Kind readers: Meet Larry. Larry was born and raised in New Jersey. Just over fifty years ago he became “of legal working age.” Despite his peers waking up each morning with the…
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Nashville Moon
In the car, I finally had a chance to listen to the new Magnolia Electric Co. album that Jason Molina gifted me after our meeting in Chicago. The version in my possession…
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Errands, Packing, Wedding…
Last night was relaxing. Sunset at the base with Z and Adam. Came home and did some packing, drank some beers and watched the Mets game. Sometimes (as my friends can definitely…
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Miracles in a Jacket
So I worked three days this week and I’m off today. It’s been boring, I’ve just been kind of sitting outside on the second-floor balcony drinking soda and nodding out. I thought…
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Rapid Fire
Hello wayfaring strangers. I hope you are in good health, because from what I hear, there are a million new theories about how we’re all going to die, and the media seems…
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Picture Post
I feel like Marty McFly in Back to the Future after he whips out that serious guitar solo in “Jonny B. Goode.” As the crowd of ’50s conservative suburban California kids look…
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Wednesday Only Comes Once a Week
The title of this post is a reference to my dear friend Ilya, who recently discovered that a Tuesday is a good day to come home from work and lose yourself in…
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Flat Top Tony and the Purple Canoes
On such a beautiful day, what am I going to do–sit around on the Internets and type about bullshit for an audience of 200? I don’t think so. I’m gonna do the…
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He came in out of the rain at 8:15pm without a drop on him. No name. A few blonde shaved hairs covered the sides and top of his balding head. They looked…
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Play Ball
How about those New York Metropolitans? Off to a 1-0 start this year, and they looked very energetic and ready for this season. I make no predictions other than they’ll finish with…