O naslovu albuma ' Tuxedomoona ' možda nije na odmet sljedeća informacija: The record s title refers in part to the bardo, according to Tibetan Buddhism an intermediate state between living and death. In the bardo, a study on Buddhism tells us, the subtle consciousness undergoes all manner of extremely vivid experiences both intensely horrific and vastly peaceful. The title refers even more directly to a rundown Paris hotel with no name, where a group of Beat writers set up residence in the late 1950 s.