Marc Olmsted's "Don't Hesitate: Knowing Allen Ginsberg" (2014)

Scotland: Beatdom Books (book, memoir, autobiography, biography), 2014.
10" x 9" x 0.5", 199 pages, softcover, ISBN 978-0-956952-57-8.

Don't Hesitate: Knowing Allen Ginsberg '72 through '97 – Letters & Recollections by Marc Olmsted, as published by Beatdom Books (Scotland) in 2014. This is a memoir of Allen Ginsberg through a friendship and history of correspondence (much of which is reproduced in this book) by poet Marc Olmsted. Introduction by Bill Morgan

This contains many mentions and memories of William S. Burroughs as well, with photographs, reproductions of signed books, and Allen Ginsberg mentions in letters. Marc Olmsted also discusses the making of his short film “Burroughs on Bowery”. A much more interesting source of Burroughs information than one might immediately assume based on the title.

This copy was inscribed by Marc Olmsted to "John" on 28 June 2015.

Contents:

• Introduction by Bill Morgan
• "Part 1 – Starting Out: Letters 1972-1974"
• "Part 2 – Going Crazy: Letters 1975-1976"
• "Part 3 – New York and Back: Letters 1977-1978"
• "Part 4 – Naropa: Anecdotes"
• "Part 5 – Back Again: More Anecdotes"
• "Part 6 – the Job: Performing with Allen and My New Wave Band, The Job; Letters 1980-1983" 
• "Part 7 – Sober to L.A.: Part of Best Minds: A Tribute to Allen Ginsberg on His 60th Birthday, edited by Bill Morgan and Bob Rosenthal"
• "Part 8 – Lama: Living in a Tibetan Meditation Center, San Francisco, Where Allen Visits; Letters 1989"
• "Part 9 – Drubdra: 3-Year Retreat under Lama Tharchin in 'Drubdra'; Letters 1993-1994"
• "Part 10 – Last Days: His Last Note 1996"
• Appendix
• Acknowledgments