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Neal Cassady

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Musician

The Resume

    (February 8, 1926-February 4, 1968)
    Considered the real genius behind the Beat movement even though never published a book
    Appeared as a main character in books by John Clellon Holmes, Jack Kerouac and Tom Wolfe

Why he might be annoying:

    He had a sexual affair with fellow beat-icon Allen Ginsberg while balancing it with the numerous other heterosexual relationships and a wife.
    The Grateful Dead sing about 'Cowboy Neal' in their lyrics.
    He served a two-year stretch in San Quentin prison.
    He got his friend, Diane Hanson, pregnant and married her while still married to Carolyn Cassady.
    Even though they had three children, his wife Carolyn Cassady said she asked for a divorce 'hoping to free him from family responsibilities.'
    A friend once said that: 'If the Marlboro man smoked dope his name would be Neal Cassady.'
    He suffered from manic depression.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was raised by an alcoholic father on skid row.
    His son John Allen is named after Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg.
    In the 1960's, Cassady became the muse for novelist Ken Kesey.
    Allen Ginsberg said that without Neal Cassady, the Beat Generation would never have happened.
    He was a hero of the 1960s counterculture.
    Jack Kerouac didn't bat an eye when told the news his friend and character in his novels 'On The Road,' 'Visions of Cody,' 'Dharma Bums,' 'The Subterraneans,' 'Big Sur,' and 'Desolation Angels' died on a railroad track in Mexico.

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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 16 Votes: 81.25% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 32 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 36 Votes: 52.78% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 34 Votes: 55.88% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 74 Votes: 77.03% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 123 Votes: 55.28% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 172 Votes: 65.70% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 255 Votes: 65.10% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 561 Votes: 62.57% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 732 Votes: 71.17% Annoying