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Review of Kerouac’s ‘The Sea Is My Brother’

March 9, 2012 by PaulM Posted in Culture, History, Lowell Leave a Comment

Sarah Vogelsong of Richmond, Virginia, and the Washington Independent Review of Books, an online publication, reviewed the new novel by Jack Kerouac, “The Sea Is My Brother,” published in England and the United States. Kerouac wrote the book in 1942-43, when he was 20 years old, much of it originally composed by hand…

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Here’s the New Movie Trailer for ‘On the Road’

March 9, 2012 by PaulM Posted in Culture, History, Lowell 1 Comment

The “On the Road” movie trailer was released today. See it here.

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Eagle and the Moon

March 9, 2012 by DickH Posted in Lowell 2 Comments

An incredible photo taken Thursday night by Tony Sampas

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New content on Howl in Lowell

March 9, 2012 by DickH Posted in Current Events, Lowell Leave a Comment

The city’s newest source of information, Howl in Lowell, has added a big chunk of new content to its site. There’s a great story and video about “Live from Studio A”, a new program on LTC. It is hosted by Jerry Bisantz and each episode features a playwright from around…

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Upcoming Genealogy events in Chelmsford

March 9, 2012 by DickH Posted in Current Events, Greater Lowell Leave a Comment

The Chelmsford Genealogy Club passed along news of two upcoming events. On Saturday, March 17, 2012 from 1:30 to 4:30 PM, the club will host a Genealogy Jam Session at the Chelmsford Library. Using the more familiar jam session of musicians as a model, this is an opportunity for anyone…

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Uncle Dave Does the Kerouac Thing

March 9, 2012 by PaulM Posted in Culture, History, Lowell Leave a Comment

In his opinion column today, NYTimes writer David Brooks muses about his lifelong affection for the New York Mets baseball team. As he usually does, Brooks expands from particular to universal and winds up making an observation about what makes people truly happy. In his analysis he uses two American…

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Lowell National Historical Park Land Exchange Act

March 9, 2012 by Tony Posted in Uncategorized 2 Comments

Last week the US House of Representatives approved the Lowell Nation Park Exchange Act filed by Congresswoman Niki Tsongas.  According to a press Release issues Tsongas’ office on February 29: The bill permits the transfer of the National Park’s surface parking lots on Dutton Street to the City in exchange…

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The Road We’ve Traveled Official Trailer

March 8, 2012 by DickH Posted in Current Events, Election 2012 Leave a Comment

Here’s a preview of the Obama 2012 campaign:   [youtube]NXtJhLUOFXE[/youtube]

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SUN Shines for Kerouac’s 90th Birthday

March 8, 2012 by PaulM Posted in Culture, History, Lowell Leave a Comment

Nancye Tuttle of the Sun has the story on the Lowell celebration for what would be Jack Kerouac’s 90th birthday this coming Monday, March 12.

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Kerouac in Boston Magazine—A Good Word

March 8, 2012 by PaulM Posted in Culture, History, Lowell Leave a Comment

Boston Magazine salutes Jack Kerouac of Lowell for all his writerly accomplishments.

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