Neal Cassady, the official site, to keep alive the beat inspiration of the man and the myth

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1- Now you can SHOP on our website. Click the SHOP button to see what's being offered!

2- This website design inspired by Carolyn Cassady. See Carolyn's painting of Neal's desk (top of page). Note the various items he used working as a railroad conductor. There is another Carolyn drawing (of Neal) on Neal's page.

3- "Archives" page coming soon.

Neal Cassady was undeniably the real genius behind the Beat movement. He was a force of nature. The inspiration behind Jack Kerouac’s novel On the Road, the man Allen Ginsberg dedicated his landmark poem Howl to, the man who motivated and inspired William S. Burroughs, Ken Kesey, the Merry Pranksters, the Grateful Dead…and untold number of others.

Who was this man? To the world, he was an icon of the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the psychedelic movement of the 1960s, the Holy Goof, Cowboy Neal at the wheel of the bus Furthur on the road to Nevereverland,

To us, he was husband, father, and friend. We are the Cassady family, dedicated to bringing you the real Neal, the Neal we knew. Neal’s wife Carolyn Cassady and their children; Cathy Cassady Sylvia, Jami Cassady Ratto and John Allen Cassady wanted to bring the world the truth about the man, the myth, the one and only Neal Cassady.

So join us in this odyssey of discovery, learn the truth behind the myth as we memorialize not the legend, but the man, Neal Cassady.

Enjoy our website but please note that all photos, as well as images of Carolyn's paintings are copyright protected. Please contact Carolyn for permission to use them.

carolyn.cassady@btinternet.com