October 2010

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“Short men cast tall shadows when the sun is setting.
- Unknown (possibly Marx)” —Dad recalled this one being pulled out by his World Civilizations professor in college. The same professor who predicted that they were witnessing the demise of western culture. In 1969.

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“He’d once told me that the art of getting ahead in New York was based on learning how to express dissatisfaction in an interesting way. The air was full of rage and complaint. People had no tolerance for your particular hardship unless you knew how to entertain them with it.”

— Don DeLillo, White Noise

” —I’d forgotten about this one. DeLillo quotes often sound profound but, after you give them some thought, sort of miss the mark. Not here…this is right on. (rediscovered thanks to Slaughterhouse90210.)

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Tweeter and the Monkey Man Traveling Wilburys

Tweeter and the Monkey Man by the Traveling Wilburys

This, oddly enough, was my introduction to Bob Dylan (not to mention my very favorite song growing up.) It was only very recently that I found out that weird voice in the background that sounds like Tom Petty is IN FACT TOM PETTY. Jeez, the things you learn….

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