Daily Archives: January 30, 2022

Driving by the Lake With John Ashbery

Posted on January 30, 2022 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“It was convenient for John Ashbery, and dumb luck for me, that I was living in Rochester and could pick him up at the airport whenever he arrived from New York to visit his mother. Sometimes, because he didn’t like … Continue reading →

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Jimbo’s Bop City

Posted on January 30, 2022 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Bop City (also known as Jimbo’s Bop City) was a jazz club operated by John ‘Jimbo’ Edwards in San Francisco from 1949 to 1965. It was situated in the back room of a Victorian house at 1690 Post Street, in … Continue reading →

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