{"product_id":"9780988412231","title":"AsEverWas: Memoirs of a Beat Survivor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#4063b4\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAsEverWas,\u003c\/i\u003e along with Ed Sanders’ \u003ci\u003eTales of Beatnik Glory \u003c\/i\u003eare the two most important tomes I’ve seen recounting those decades of the twentieth century. \u003c\/font\u003e — Larry Sawyer, Editor, \u003ci\u003eMilk Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#4063b4\"\u003eHammond takes you places you want to linger and others that cause you to shudder with fears you might not know you had. It was the sixties, but you haven’t read this story before. \u003c\/font\u003e — Comment on Amazon.com from a reader in Sioux Falls, South Dakota\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#4063b4\"\u003eHammond’s book may be one of the quintessential freak histories. \u003c\/font\u003e — Michael Simmons, \u003ci\u003eLA Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e columnist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#4063b4\"\u003e It brought back memories I’ve never had! \u003c\/font\u003e — Gary Fulkerson, singer\/songwriter \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the counterculture was busy being born in Los Angeles and San Francisco in the mid-1960s, Hammond Guthrie found himself in the midst of hipster heaven, somewhere between late Beat and early Hippie. A budding painter and writer, he quickly made friends with many of the musicians, poets, performance artists and street people who were blazing trails into new lifestyles. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRealizing that life was meant to be a total trip, a non-stop adventure, he left the West Coast with his wife for England and immersed himself in the alternative scene in London – the world of \u003ci\u003e International Times, \u003c\/i\u003ethe UFO Club, Arts Lab, inner-city squats – with a writing gig at \u003ci\u003eTime Out\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving on to Amsterdam, he befriended Provos and free-living bohemians, while building a promising career in the art world – the Stedelijk Museum even bought his paintings for their collection. \u003cbr\u003e But in the early 1970s the trip took a surreal turn. His wife started taking free love far too literally, and her amorous escapade with a drug dealer entangled them both in a nerve-racking intrigue in the twilight zone of Tangier. Hammond’s Moroccan mission was to spring five Americans, including his wife’s lover, from 60-year prison sentences for wholesale hashish smuggling. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere he tells it all in his playful style, with a keen eye for absurd detail and an unflagging sense of humor. Among the hundreds of famous and not-so-famous personalities he encountered along the way were the Buffalo Springfield, Del Close, Max Crosley, Richie Havens, Nico, Carmen McCrea, Allen Ginsberg, John \"Hoppy\" Hopkins, William Burroughs, Simon Vinkenoog, Kenneth Alsop, Pete Townshend, and Emmet Grogan. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#4063b4\"\u003eI laughed, I cried. It’s a marvelous book written in intriguing conversational style, bringing back wonderful memories from a wonderful time. \u003c\/font\u003e — Herb Gold, Beat journalist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#4063b4\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAsEverWas \u003c\/i\u003ecaptures the story of countless others who lived on the fringes during an era when the country was at an important crossroads. Anyone who was alive during these turbulent times and who gives a damn about just how we got here should read this book\u003c\/font\u003e — John Aiello, poet and journalist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#4063b4\"\u003eHelps you see, feel and understand the moods, people and places that shaped an extraordinary decade. For its style and its lessons, Hammond Guthrie’s memoir is a rare and important achievement. \u003c\/font\u003e — Stew Albert, co-founder of the Yippies \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#4063b4\"\u003eI’m blown away by the stories – [he] really [has] seen and done it all. Just fascinating and, unlike so many of the other accounts I’ve seen, [Hammond] actually does remember.\u003c\/font\u003e — Jeff Tamarkin, author of \u003ci\u003eGot a Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#4063b4\"\u003e‘What a marvelous surprise lurking beneath the cover of this one.’\u003c\/font\u003e — \u003ci\u003eJack Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jorvik Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50008364548336,"sku":"9780988412231","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780988412231_p0.jpg?v=1784262716","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780988412231","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}