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Monday, July 11, 2005
BOOK NEWS III
The only reason I'm posting this at all is because William Burroughs was supposedly an "icon in the counterculture movement" and "was considered a leading member of the Beat Generation." Reading that just cracked me up! I mean, really, look at the old geezer. I'll probably live to regret that bit of snarkiness when I'm a geezerette.
Historic designation for Burroughs' home sought
Lawrence city commissioners tonight may make it a little easier to remember. Commissioners will consider approving a recommendation by the city’s Historic Resources Commission to place the former home of renowned but controversial author William S. Burroughs on the Lawrence Register of Historic Places.
James Grauerholz — longtime friend and current executor of Burroughs’ estate — said the move was appropriate, even though he acknowledged that the writer was far from being universally loved. Burroughs accidentally shot and killed his wife during a “William Tell” game in 1951 in Mexico City and was a frequent drug user.
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