Al Aronowitz was a fascinating man to interview. He had met Jack Kerouac and was the first print journalist to take the Beat Generation seriously. While others were castigating them as "beatniks", Al recognized that they were a literary movement. He treated them with respect and got to be good friends with Kerouac, and especially with Allen Ginsberg, who had a profound effect on Al's life. Al was a prominent writer for the New York Post in his younger years, and had a weekly column which earned him respect among his readers but incurred jealousy in his employers. He was more than a writer, he was also a mover and shaker, someone who could see the future developing before it had happened. He is the man who introduced Bob Dylan to the Beatles and was the first person to introduce country music to New York City.

With the internet Al has found a vehicle for his voice and the voices of others who have something to say but might have difficulty getting published. His montly newszine "The AGAlist" is his publication, and he goes by the moniker "The Blacklisted Journalist".