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We just lost one of the heroes. A music lover. And a giant of a writer.
…RIP Jack Saunders.
He had the nerve to develop at least 6 new forms of literature.
*enema verite’
*daily typewriting
*Swiss Family Paranoia-Critical
*Crank-Lettres
*stark nakedism
He was the Beet Poet. You may have known him as Art Brew. (Jeez, he had a lot of names.) They made 2 movies about him and a comic book.
He was America’s best unpublished or underpublished writer for about 50 years and possibly 500 books. I have several articles about him here at OYB. Or you can google him. His work is out there. His like will not be seen again. Rare, like the coelacanth. He was a different kind of politically incorrect.
He could cook, was an old-school archeologist for a time, and he knew music, movies and literature.
He was a class act. A hero of the underground and Mail Art and ye olde ULA. …A true Evil Genius.
He was a longtime friend and we had outlandish adventures. We spent time at his house and he spent time at ours.
He withdrew from the limelight several years ago and passed away last night after a short time in hospice.
He lasted well into his 70’s and is survived by a good-humored spouse, 2 musician boys, 3 grandkids and a community.
ULA playing card
ULA card back
his first book — his only hardcover
i took this one
his Yosarian Universalist press pass
one of his books — featuring the infamous “Jack the Raver” sketch
