{"id":30,"date":"2018-05-14T19:07:12","date_gmt":"2018-05-14T19:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/?page_id=30"},"modified":"2025-06-03T02:27:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T09:27:53","slug":"behind-the-basketball-diaries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/background\/behind-the-basketball-diaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Behind The Basketball Diaries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/works\/literary-works\/diaries-and-fiction-by-jim-carroll\/the-basketball-diaries\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"576\">The Book<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Information about all the various editions of&nbsp;<em>The Basketball Diaries<\/em>, with photos and descriptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/background\/important-places\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"31\">Important Places<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>An interactive map detailing Jim Carroll locations with photos, descriptions, and links.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Characters in the book:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/background\/behind-the-basketball-diaries\/trinity-school-1968-yearbook\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"646\">1964-1968 Trinity Yearbooks<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Pages from Jim Carroll&#8217;s senior yearbook.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/background\/behind-the-basketball-diaries\/characters-in-the-basketball-diaries\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4311\"><br>List of all the characters<\/a>\u00a0who appear in the book.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicboy.com\/bobby.php\"><br><\/a>x&#8221;Bobby Sachs&#8221; broken gallery link &#8211;&#8220;Bobby got leukemia, 14 years old . . .&#8221; &#8212; this will be part of another gallery . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/background\/the-basketball-diaries-film-in-context\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"9047\">The 1995 Film in Context<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Details and analysis of Scott Kalvert&#8217;s 1995 film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/works\/stage-adaptations\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"7084\">Stage Adaptations<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Information photos about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/works\/stage-adaptations\/the-basketball-diaries-hits-off-off-off-broadway\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4720\">Pascal Ulli&#8217;s stage adaptation<\/a> performed at the 2001 New York International Fringe Festival, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/works\/stage-adaptations\/workshop-production-of-jim-carrolls-the-basketball-diaries-2008\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"7789\">Joe Tantalo&#8217;s 2008 workshop production<\/a> at 59E59 Theater in NYC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/the-basketball-diaries-controversies\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4701\">Controversies<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Information, articles, and commentary dealing with the shootings in Kentucky and Colorado, bannings, and other controversies associated with the book and film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/background\/behind-the-basketball-diaries\/stories-from-dennis-driscoll\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4652\">Stories from Dennis Driscoll<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dennis grew up in Jim Carroll&#8217;s neighborhood in Inwood during the period of\u00a0<em>The Basketball Diaries.<\/em> He was a few years younger than Jim Carroll, but his stories provide some context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/background\/behind-the-basketball-diaries\/stories-from-dennis-driscoll\/first-shot\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4410\">First Shot<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/background\/behind-the-basketball-diaries\/stories-from-dennis-driscoll\/sour-grapes\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4649\">Sour Grapes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/background\/behind-the-basketball-diaries\/stories-from-dennis-driscoll\/fun-with-acid\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4375\">Fun with Acid<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/background\/behind-the-basketball-diaries\/stories-from-dennis-driscoll\/dennys-o-d\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4369\">Denny&#8217;s O.D.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Book Information about all the various editions of&nbsp;The Basketball Diaries, with photos and descriptions. Important Places An interactive map detailing Jim Carroll locations with photos, descriptions, and links. Characters in the book: 1964-1968 Trinity Yearbooks\u00a0&#8212; Pages from Jim Carroll&#8217;s senior yearbook.List of all the characters\u00a0who appear in the book.x&#8221;Bobby Sachs&#8221; broken gallery link &#8211;&#8220;Bobby &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/background\/behind-the-basketball-diaries\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Behind The Basketball Diaries<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":13,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"folder":[13],"class_list":["post-30","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P9VlUH-u","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13,"url":"https:\/\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/background\/","url_meta":{"origin":30,"position":0},"title":"Background &#038; Context","author":"Cassie Carter","date":"May 14, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"These are some special feature areas on individual topics to provide more in-depth information on Jim Carroll. About Jim Carroll Overview of Jim Carroll's life and works (see also Biographies). In Memoriam Acknowledgment and documentation of Carroll's death Behind The Basketball Diaries These pages offer background and context for\u00a0The Basketball\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/carroll-dicaprio-bd-film.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/carroll-dicaprio-bd-film.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/carroll-dicaprio-bd-film.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/carroll-dicaprio-bd-film.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":8855,"url":"https:\/\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/works\/jim-carroll-music-and-spoken-word\/spoken-word-lecture-recordings-by-jim-carroll\/basketball-diaries-audio-literature\/","url_meta":{"origin":30,"position":1},"title":"The Basketball Diaries (Audio Literature)","author":"Cassie Carter","date":"March 7, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Cover Art: The Basketball Diaries Audiobook The Basketball DiariesBy:\u00a0Jim CarrollRead by:\u00a0Jim CarrollPublished:\u00a01995Publisher:\u00a0Audio LiteratureFormat:\u00a0audio cassetteCover photo:\u00a0Michael ZagarisMusic by:\u00a0Lenny Kaye In this Audio Literature presentation, consisting of two audiotapes, Jim Carroll reads his cult classic book\u00a0The Basketball Diaries, which he wrote between the ages of 12 and 16, from 1962 to 1966.\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"Cover Art: The Basketball Diaries Audiobook","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/bdaudio.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":8651,"url":"https:\/\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/works\/literary-works\/diaries-and-fiction-by-jim-carroll\/the-basketball-diaries\/the-basketball-diaries-bantam-edition\/","url_meta":{"origin":30,"position":2},"title":"The Basketball Diaries (Bantam Edition)","author":"Cassie Carter","date":"March 6, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The Basketball DiariesSecond EditionBy: Jim CarrollPublished: 1980Publisher: BantamFormat: PaperbackCover photograph: Michael Zagaris The Bantam edition was released alongside the Jim Carroll Band's first album,\u00a0Catholic Boy, and features a cover blurb by Frank Zappa. The jacket photo is from the same photo session as the cover photos on the\u00a01998 edition\u00a0and\u00a0audiobook\u00a0of\u00a0The Basketball\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/bd_bantam.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4035,"url":"https:\/\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/photos-video-audio\/photo-gallery\/the-jim-carroll-website-image-gallery-misc-new-images\/","url_meta":{"origin":30,"position":3},"title":"The Jim Carroll Website: Image Gallery: Misc. New Images","author":"catholicboy.com","date":"January 10, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"> > Misc. New Images > 8 January 2001 >These are images for which I haven't yet created pages. 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