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Paul Krassner

Author and key figure in the counterculture of the 1960's shares his Coney Island memories

Interviewer:
Charles Denson
Interviewee:
Paul Krassner
Interview Date:
August 3 2007

Themes

writers

Languages

English

Places

Steeplechase Park

Periods

1960 - 1969

Interview Highlight Bookmarks

  • Introduction to Paul Krassner
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  • Excerpt from Krassner's Autobiography
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  • Swimming naked as a child
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    Legendary Paul Krassner reads an excerpt from his autobiography, "Confessions of a Raving, Unconfined Nut: Misadventures in the Counter-Culture" about his experience at Steeplechase Park.

    Paul Krassner passed away on July 21, 2019 at the age of 87.

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