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Late
To the party
And a dollar
Short.

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She was
Painfully shy;
I was
Painfully painful.

THIS IS WHERE THAT STORY SEEMS TO BE HEADING

Something about articles, didn't he say?
Relying on a memory like rusty pipes—you make the call.

There was a place / right down on the corner.

Shitty tippers and their lowlife ways ruined you for everybody,
but as they say in Spain: "¡Basta!"

And there's always an “anyway,” so if you play your cards right
you can have one too.

I can't imagine living another day without me.
Doesn't it always taste better on a clear plastic fork?

How much salve does a body need these days?
I'll tell you how much: too much.

Come to Jesus and come as you are.

When I broke your heart I meant to break your will.
Rest assured I will never break the bank.

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I know why
The caged bird
Sings:
Karaoke!

Slipshod Sonnet #8

I have a very hard time spelling
resuscitate who the hell doesn’t
you know you’ve had it when happy
trails makes you cry and this sweet
old world finally feels so funny
oh right clients aren’t supposed
to have manners it’s not your
yarmulke they mind it’s your
manner a big world full of it what
a total shit show it turned out
to be here’s hoping all those new
folks don’t turn out insipid but
no one’s holding their breath and
even so I look good in blue.

Tagged by Steakbellie

At least I think it was me he tagged ("Steve Caratzaz").

The assignment: To write about certain topics in blocks of 8 (hooray!).

8 passions in my life:

The Three Stooges (Shemp era)
Hockey
Guitar
Poetry
Film
Art
Old School Pro Wrestling
Coffee

8 things to do before I die:

Return to Amsterdam
Learn to speak French
Move to Montreal
Perform stand-up comedy again
Have a book published (by someone other than myself)
Learn how to ice skate
Front a rock band called I've Just Been Slain
Own a car

8 things I often say:

I don't know.
I really don't know.
I have no idea.
I'm sorry.
Fuck this.
Fuck that.
Fuck it.
Yyyay!

8 books I read recently:

Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? - Philip K. Dick
No Country For Old Men - Cormac McCarthy
The Waste Land and Other Poems - T.S. Eliot
The Tartar Steppe - Dino Buzzati
Tender Buttons - Gertrude Stein
The Invisible Man - H.G. Wells
Jesus' Son - Denis Johnson
The Seven Story Mountain - Thomas Merton

8 songs that mean something to me:

"Lemon Tree" - Trini Lopez
"Sweet Jane" - Lou Reed
"Gimmie Some Good Times" - Lou Reed
"Carmelita" - GG Allin
"Somewhere" from West Side Story - Tom Waits
Symphony No. 38 ("Prague") - Mozart
"Foi Na Cruz" - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
"This Must Be The Night" - Mink DeVille

8 qualities I look for in a friend:

Sense of humor
Patience
Creativity
Irony
Humility
Ability to calculate a fair tip
Loyalty

8 people who I'm passing this on to:

MsAPhillips
MsHellion
MrHellion
Richard Lopez
Gina Myers
Dott
William Glenn
Eek!

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Why
Should the aged
Eagle
Stretch its
Wings?

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One more
Than one
Is one more
Once.

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Ever thankful
For the
Little things,
Like: irony.

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What kind
Of pants
Make you
Feel dressed?

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Living
In the
Real world:
There you go.

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Let’s talk about
The dictionary definition
of “twat.”

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Always taking
Long walks
Into the
Can't understand.

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It's the same
Day
As it always
Is.

iTuneage - recent baker's dozen

1. "Before They Make Me Run" - New Barbarians
2. "Life's Too Short" - Paul Bailey Ensemble
3. "Lonely Woman" - Ornette Coleman
4. "Dick Dogs" - Sonny Sharrock Band
5. "Success" - Iggy Pop
6. "Moon Beeps" - The Intelligence
7. "Abuse" - Frank's Museum
8. "Concrete & Clay" - Unit 4+2
9. "Postcard" - The Who
10. "Volcano" - Swans
11. "Small Change" - The Jags
12. "Stay" - David Bowie
13. "God Save the Queen" - The Sex Pistols

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She said
She threw it
In the garbage.

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What
Do you
Think
The coroner
Will
Find?

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You people
With your
Mental health
Issues:
Viva!

WHAT TO SAVE FROM A FIRE

Not Che Guevara’s hair
Not your father’s Jaguar
Not your High School Yearbook
Not your fountain pen
Not your Trini Lopez single
Not what you ate for breakfast
Not the first thing you thought of when you woke up
Not that nagging doubt
Not yesterday’s news
Not tomorrow’s troubles
Not a Charleston Chew
Not an impossible situation
Not your unmanageable life
Not your answered prayers
Not your unanswered prayers

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The next station
Is no closer
Than this.

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Love
Your nightmares—
They will
Make you
Well.

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When's the
Last time
You did
The Worm?

* * *

For Corey Hasty

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You will
Have to
Live
Again and again.

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The story:
Mad as hell,
Scared to death.

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In the meantime
There's the question
Of meaning.

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Ask them:
What do they
Expect from
You?

STILL LIFE WITH SLIM JIM

Go ahead snap out of it
You never had it so good

He's late so he'll just listen
Left a bad taste but I digress

And if you think that's bad
Forget it brother forget it

There is a lonely woman
Her complaints all out of tune

Fully charged fully aware
The only one left standing

You feel a bitter wind coming
Try not to be in time for it

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More will be
Revealed;
More will be
Required.

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Start praying
Before the devil
Knows you’ve relapsed.