The Explanation
(for those who require one)
And, of course, that is what all of this is -- all of this: the one song, ever changing, ever reincarnated, that speaks somehow from and to and for that which is ineffable within us and without us, that is both prayer and deliverance, folly and wisdom, that inspires us to dance or smile or simply to go on, senselessly, incomprehensibly, beatifically, in the face of mortality and the truth that our lives are more ill-writ, ill-rhymed and fleeting than any song, except perhaps those songs -- that song, endlesly reincarnated -- born of that truth, be it the moon and June of that truth, or the wordless blue moan, or the rotgut or the elegant poetry of it. That nameless black-hulled ship of Ulysses, that long black train, that Terraplane, that mystery train, that Rocket '88', that Buick 6 -- same journey, same miracle, same end and endlessness."
-- Nick Tosches, Where Dead Voices Gather
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Suitcase full of Heinz Baked Beans, just in case . . .
Anyone seen Vogue lately? She looks great.
Anyone seen Vogue lately? She looks great.
That would be his second wife, Barbara Bach. This was his first, hometown sweetheart Maureen.
But all I've got is this photograph and I realize you're not coming back anymore. We still miss you Maureen.
GrOoVy threads in action
You misunderstood, I know it's his first wife Maureen, the Vogue reference is to how current that outfit is even today.
Damn, the limo left without us again!
You misunderstood, I know it's his first wife Maureen, the Vogue reference is to how current that outfit is even today.
Ah, sorry.
And now we got to carry this weight
Looks like a Zero Haliburton suitcase.
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