Will Franco Make a Good Ginsberg?

Ginsberg went to the roof to see the enormous alien mothership.

I remember Howard Stern commenting on Ginsberg death. (Howard was a persistent tormentor of NAMBLA) After all the usual accolades & platitudes were read, he casually remarked that while Ginsberg membership in NAMBLA was nowhere mentioned, but he would've considered it a first thing to engrave onto Ginsberg tombstone.

Franco needs to brush up on his blowjob technique. Ginsburg was apparently very adept at delivering a "wet Howl" in his UWS apartment.

So, what boys did Ginz rape?

So modern day hipsters are the descendants of these Beat Generation icons? How Cool is that?!

Moloch!

Wasn't Ginsberg a member of NAMBLA? I wonder if they'll show that in the movie. His poetry is a load of over-rated garbage anyway.

I've been working here a while now but I still can't quite figure out why the comment section of Gothamist is crawling with John Birch Society types.

It's fair game. Ginsberg's pedophilia and association with NAMBLA are both part of the historical record and relevant to the post for this reason:

It's one thing to ask an actor to do a flamboyantly gay role. But would that same actor do a pedophile role?

"But would that same actor do a pedophile role?"

My guess is they'll skip the whole thing or try to sanitize it as much as possible although how one can sanitize a group as vile as NAMBLA is beyond me. I don't see this as a right wing/left wing issue either. Grown men raping boys should make people of any political affiliation sick.

As I understand it, the film focuses only on the writing of the poem, the ensuing obscenity trial, and issues raised of artistic freedom. I believe Ginsberg's association with NAMBLA did not occur until much later in his life.

"I'm a member of NAMBLA because I love boys too -- everybody does, who has a little humanity."

~ Allen Ginsberg, poet."

So simply acknowledging an unpleasant fact about someone you apparently admire makes them a 'John Birch Society' type? Sounds like a classic case of attacking the messenger when you don't like the message.

Is not liking the man's poetry considered an unacceptable breach of your political orthodoxy as well?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jeff_Goldblum.jpg

Jeff Goldblum!

when I go visit her in high school

and the guys she goes to school with...

...are strong and handsome

and really funny.

Like, do good impressions

of Jeff Goldblum and shit like that.

And, like, I just feel like a fat, dumb,

fucking stinky ass-turd when I'm there.

- What?

- It really... It sucks for my ego.

- Fuck Jeff Goldblum, man.

- That's what I say.

I think Goldblum looks like Ginsberg.

Also, that silent video doesn't work.

Ginsberg does looks like Goldblum. Also, James Franco is dreamy! (Yes, I just watched Milk.)

Is it just me or does ginsberg look like jeff goldblum?