My Allen Ginsberg Obsession (with List)

I've been OD'ing on Allen Ginsberg lately. A totally fascinating person (more because of his lifestyle and social network possibly than his writing) - but still he is currently one of my favorite writers. I've discovered we actually have a lot in common, so I decided to compile a little list.

Merely for my own amusement (since you won't find "we both have a large audience" on this list) here it is:

...We both have mothers named Naomi.

... We both have a case of cacoethes where writing is concerned (his just happened to get him published. Oh, and um, he could write really good too. :)

...We're both into Buddhism, meditation, and Yoga. (He did a lot to promote it in this country. I bumble around with it. But I still say it counts!)

... We're both into guys.

...We're both bibliophiles.

...We both seek enlightenment, and have visions of sunflowers
(I wonder if any of those things might be related?)

...We both like to travel (ok he did a LOT of it; I've done some, less as I get older, & these days I'm mostly only traveling via surfing. But we still both LIKE it!)

....We both appreciate art (I think I draw better than he did, though! Sorry Allen! Trying
to be open and honest here, per your example! I still love your drawings tho- and they're still worth way more than mine!)

... His literary fame was (arguably) born in the 50's. I was born in the 50's (not arguably.)

... He had his pic taken naked with Gregory Corso, which was later published on a postcard. I have a postcard of him and Gregory Corso naked together. (It's super cute, too!)

...We both like lists (I didn't actually list that yet, so I say it counts!)


So that's my list so far (I'm only a little ways into my study of Ginsberg, and there's SO much material!) But one thing we don't have in common is, I'm still alive, for now anyhow, so I am going to get away from this computer and go for a run! I think Allen would appreciate that, too!