Moody's Skidrow Beanery Kansas Underground from Beat to Hip by Patrick Joseph O'Connor - 1999

Wichita, KS: Rowfant Press, 2001. First edition. Trade Paperback Original. Fine. As new copy with no flaws. 12mo, bookseller #002078.

Rowfant Press, 2001-11. Paperback. Good.

Rowfant Press, 2001-11-01. 1st. Paperback. Used:Good.

Macmillan Pub Co, 1990-03. Hardcover. Good.

Wichita, KS: Rowfant Press. Very Good. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 1929731051 . Signed by O'Connor to Southwest poet Tony Moffeit. Modest rubbing to the covers. A collection of stories about a boy who lived in this west side Wichita neighborhood in the 1950s. Illustrated with black and white photos. By the author of Wichita Blues: Discovery. ; 155 pages; Signed by Author .

Albuquerque, NM: Mother Road Publications, 1995. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 4to, 124pp, printed wrappers. Scarce later issue of this mimeo revolution era underground poetry magazine with a definite countercultural vibe. Includes an interesting memoir of the first LSD bust in Kansas by Patrick Joseph O'Connor, other interesting work. Unmarked copy, light wear, independent bookstore label to back cover.

Rowfant Press, November 1997. Paper Back. New.

Wichita, Ks: Rowfant Press, 1997. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Octavo. 159, [1]pp. Illustrated. Printed wrappers. Fine. Signed by the author. 60s memoir.

Contents appears as unopened, unread & unblemished in like wraps/as shown..
Signed by Author in FTP
Artists and writers Jim Davis, Robert Branaman, Alan Russo, Dave Haselwood, Michael McClure, Bruce Conner, and Charles Plymell all spent time in a Wichita bar, A Blackout, formerly The Silver Dollar. So did musicians Mike Finnegan and Jerry Hahn.
A Blackout Tavern, 2930 E. 21st, a fixture in Wichita's Movement since the 1950s, has been gone over fifteen years. Pat O'Connor has collected several stories connected with the tavern into a book, Tales From A Blackout.
Wichita made its mark on the national counterculture, and the scenery of the 1950s and 1960s is accurately described in this book. From its days in Wichita's beat era, the bar was a gathering place for the unconventional--beat poets, folk singers and early acid rock bands. And there was a loyalty to the bar, shown in the bumper stickers that declared "I Drink At A Blackout" on a black and red flag.
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Prentice Hall Ptr, 1984-01. Paperback. Good.