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Burroughs Keynote Commentary [Philosophy of The Nova Convention] \n\t\t036\t“Roosevelt After Inauguration”\n\t\t082\tJohn Giorno “Eating the Sky” [a duet with himself]\n\t\t246\tPatti Smith Comments concerning Keith Richards, The Nova Convention and other related or unrelated subjects\n\t\t329\t“Poem for Jim Morrison”\n\t\t362\t“Bumblebee”\n\t\t530\tSide 1 ends\nTwo\t\t\tTime: 32:42 mins.\n\t\t000\t\n\t\t010\tIntroduction of William S. Burroughs by Brion Gyson\n\t\t037\tWilliam S. Burroughs “Letter from Dr. Benway in Jonestown”\n\t\t049\tPhilip Glass “Building” from Einstein On The Beach\n\t\t084\tBrion Gysin Introductory Comments\n\t\t094\t“Kick that Habit”\n\t\t106\t“Junk is No Good Baby”\n\t\t128\t“Somebody Special”\n\t\t142\t“Blue Baboon Blues”\n\t\t169\tFrank Zappa Reads Burroughs “The Talking Asshole” from Naked Lunch\n\t\t239\tWilliam S. Burroughs “This is Kim Carson” from Place of the Dead Roads\n\t\t268\t“The Collapse of Any Currency”\n\t\t297\t“The Whole Tamale”\n\t\t375\t“The Coming of the Purple Better One”\n\t\t425\t“The Aggressive Southern Ape May block Your Way to Space”\n\t\t524\tSide 2 ends\n\n"],"Note":["[]"],"Related_works":["[]"],"_version_":1853670554182090752,"timestamp":"2026-01-07T14:59:58.590Z","score":4.665928}]