HAPPY BIRTHDAY

November 4, 1951 ~ February 24, 2013
JOIE COOK
Poet, Artist, Musician,
Joie's books and performances are legendary in San Francisco, though her habitat has included New York, New Orleans, Baltimore, Provincetown, San Diego, Portland and Seattle. Especially beloved in bohemian poetry communities in North Beach and the Mission district of San Francisco, Joie Cook was the first featured poet inaugurating the infamous Cafe Babar series of the 1980s.

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Nov. 11, 1922 ~ d April 11, 2007 (aged 84)
New York City, U.S.
Modern American writer Kurt Vonnegut,
highlights the horrors & absurdities of
20th century "civilization."

Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time
Documentary Movie Trailer | IFC Films
RELEASE DATE: November 19, 2021
Kurt Vonnegut shows and discusses his artwork and Other videos found with Vonnegut (youtube)

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~ Nov, 13, 1937~ HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Diamond Dave Whitaker, legendary San Francisco Poet activist. He came to San Francisco in 1957 because he wanted to be a part of the beatnik movement.

Diamond Dave Whitaker is" a force of nature".

Diamond Dave is credited with inspiring a young Bob Dylan and he has spent over 40 years encouraging newer souls to experiment with their own thoughts and words and art.
"Be free - that what it's all about,"

Diamond Dave brings people together and gets them involved...He says that is what keeps him young. "My job is to keep it going on." Dave continues keeping on and keeping it going on. Always coming up with original ideas for bringing the people together.
It was Diamond Dave's inspiration that started the "Pome under the Dome" Poetry Event held each May in City Hall, where poets from all over the city come to share their work with each other and the public. And Diamond Dave also started the annually held Poetry for Peace reading held at the Ferry Building by the Gandhi Statue.


"Cast a wide net - Find the common Thread - Let life Flourish -Then Don't Panic... just keep it ... Organic!" ...Diamond Dave.