Herbert Huncke, photobooth, Times Square circa 1940. Ginsberg Collection -(c) Estate of Allen Ginsberg
January 9 – It’s our annual birthday shout-out to the archetypal figure of the “Beats”,
Herbert Huncke
Our photo-portfolio of Ginsberg photos of Huncke (posted on the occasion of his Centennial) is available here
Our Centennial posting – here
The Beat Museum celebration of him (well-worth perusing) – here –
Previous Huncke birthday tributes on the Allen Ginsberg Project can be seen – here, here here, here here and here
Posthumous hommage – The New York noise-jazz trio Grid, back in November, teamed up with Lydia Lunch to produce this – “Stranglehold – The World According to Herbert Huncke”
Birthday Greetings, Herbert. Remembering you on your birthday..