An Authentic Life 1.1 for pdf - Universalist Radha-Krishnaism

Then she got more money from her family. We
rented a house in Soquel. We met some writers at the
Catalyst, a Santa Cruz bar, restaurant, and concert
hall. They were planning the Fifth Annual Santa Cruz
Poet Tree Festive All in November 1981 at the Civic
Center.
The main organizers were Jerry Kamstra of
Peer Amid Press and poet, F.A. Nettelbeck. This was a
major beat poet, all star reunion featuring Lawrence
Ferlingetti, Amiri Baraka, Gregory Corso, Ishmael
Reed, Fernando Alegria, Lourdes Rivera, William
Everson, Wanda Coleman, and other greats. It was a
three day festival with a book fair on Saturday and
entertainment at night by The Humans, Andy Narell,
Max Hartstein and the 25 th Century Jazz Ensemble.
We invested some money, and I became a partner.
I sold advertising and put together a newsprint
souvenir poetry paper. I was box office manager during
the show. I hired a friend who knew kung fu as
my bodyguard.
My son, John Govinda Bohlert, was born in late
October by emergency C-section. John and his mother
came to the festival. His young ears were exposed to
poetry, punk rock, steel drums, and jazz. I hung out in
the back room smoking and drinking with the poets
and musicians having a good time. However, there
were severe thunderstorms opening night, and we
lost money.
We moved to Ashland, Oregon after the festival
to start a Whole Life Center. We wanted to be far
from population centers, and Ashland was one of the
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