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Burroughs at Thanksgiving

Every year we like to share this video of William S. Burroughs saying his Thanksgiving Prayer…

David S. Wills

David S. Wills is the founder and editor of Beatdom literary journal and the author of Scientologist! William S. Burroughs and the Weird Cult, World Citizen: Allen Ginsberg as Traveller, and High White Notes: The Rise and Fall of Gonzo Journalism.

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  • Thanks for young idealism as well as for old wisdom! I loved his voice and ironic message...
    Yet I can't help but feel that today he would be among those who Occupy Wall Street
    Because my definition of every cynic is: a disappointed idealist!

    Thanks for the new generation of young who are picking up the torch that we once held high!
    May God Bless America!

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