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Measuring Steve Allen for Jack Kerouac (Horrors in Wax #7)



Wax Windbag Steve Allen waves goodbye to Wax Johnny Carson after having his head measured for waxing. I've always hated Allen for wasting the rare opportunity of having Jack Kerouac on his gabfest, but blowing it by patronizing the writer with facile "beatnik" questions and persisting to punctuate the incredible opportunity by tinkling his piano keys in pseudo jazz riffs for the whole interview. Watch, judge for yourself.

2 comments:

  1. He kind of redeemed himself by having the young Frank Zappa on to play music on his bicycle. (It's on youtube if you haven't seen it yet.)

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  2. Nope, not redeemed! I've wanted to criticize Steve Allen for treating Kerouac that way since high school.

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