Has politics crept back into my posts? Hitchens says we can never ignore politics. He drinks a lot.

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Start asking yourself who you’d endure a DNC poetry slam for.

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what do you get at a deli in hell?
a dill with the devil.
rrrrummmm- new song, BLOOD FUNNEL (inspired by one of the only christmas presents i got anyone- don’t ask)- this album’s gonna be fucking packed like nobody’s business - about 4 seconds of space left, and i might just try to do a 3 second […]

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SWEPT BY OCEAN BREEZES [green]
THREE GREAT HOTELS [white]
PAIN’S FIREWORKS [red]
SOUSA’S BAND [yellow]
SEIDL’S GREAT ORCHESTRA [blue]
THE RACES [red]
NOW–MANHATTAN BEACH–NOW [white]
This was the message delivered on Broadway’s first electric sign, back in the 1890s.  David Nye explains: “First, each line appeared separately, disappearing as the next line came on; then at the end all the lines were lighted […]

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its all about the rum- working on material for the second album while the first isn’t even done, though getting closer (but as opposed to men of letters- we’ll actually have liner notes- sexy afro chick burning one in a garden of demonic pussy flowers- “hey, i just work here”).
GENTLE: not really up for the Wu (working that […]

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Latest Youtube single on playback in the Gentle confines: “Oddcouple” by Ghost and Cappa. Not sure what album you can find it on, but would you even consider buying the album in this frenzied new order?

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A prairie populist could run on the FAT platform–family, accountability and toughness.

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Job Summary: Will develop and implement strategic plans for major events and corporate/foundation donors to maximize giving potential. Will develop campaign materials, direct solicitation of gifts/grants & event sponsorships. Will direct event participant recruitment, event logistics & leading volunteer committees.
Position requires proven success in leading/interacting w/individuals from diverse cultural & socio-economic backgrounds. High level of […]

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Gentlemen–pun intended, sadly–who’s on for Wu Tang Jan. 2? Can we still get tickets? Can we get fleeced at the door? Can we reach the fathomless?
Call. I’ll very likely pick up. We should sort this out.

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much love to the soul of George Dupris, Men of Letters supporter and a damned good friend.
not many days go by where i don’t look at the world and think of something George used to say-
“what a debacle.”
ssy the aural oracle

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Can you rap in the rain?

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Can you rap in the woods?

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give ol’ 4-arms his due, he killed the god of love after all.
Rumrunners are entering the mixing stage (just realized the pun…huh.) bad mojo music to get sick and annihilate the cosmos to- autoerotic asphyxiation in rhythm, drugs, flowers with one thousand eyes and tongues, sounds what teeth feel like.
talked to someone who was genuinly […]

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Everyone likes seeing their own breath in the winter, but nothing heralds the solstice quite like a dog’s breath, on a hill, or a sidewalk.

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Only 57 spammers today. Maybe everyone went Christmas shopping. In other news, call me the withstanding wonder when you see me…if you ever do. Ho ho ho…eggnog n’ Baileys…crass uncles…probing aunts…

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