As it happens, I believe I have identified the longest sentence David Foster Wallace ever wrote1. It occurs early in his last, unfinished novel, The Pale King, starting toward the end of Chapter 2, around the bottom ⅓ of page 21, and ending the chapter on page 24:
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Disclaimer #1 This album is a collection of songs originally recorded Billie Holiday, Etta James, Tom Waits, Ray Charles, Delaney & Bonnie, Bill Withers, and Aretha Franklin. If you’re not into that – if you’re not into blues & soul – you won’t like the album. Disclaimer #2 I’ve been a Beth Hart fan...
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First things first. Contrary to the rumor circulating far & wide, I did not retire from blogging. I just haven’t had anything interesting to say for the past 6-months. Plus, as long as we’re being honest, I’m not a good blogger. And with Twitter taking any “big” ideas I might have and stripping them...
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When: Saturday, February 26th, 2011 Where: The Blockley1, on the SW corner of 38th & Ludlow Wow! Man, I really hate to do this to everyone who wasn’t able to attend the show, but…dear lord…I’ve never seen anything like that, and I’ve been to a bunch of concerts. This will come off sounding like...
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There are few things I love more than playing games. Chess, Checkers, Risk, Monopoly, Sorry*, Rummikub, Uno, Spades, etc. I used to play video games, and then one day I woke up and realized that I was wasting the valuable minutes I have on Earth playing fucking video games, which don’t contribute one iota...
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Scat In vocal jazz, scat singing is vocal improvisation with wordless vocables, nonsense syllables or without words at all. Scat singing gives singers the ability to sing improvised melodies and rhythms, to create the equivalent of an instrumental solo using their voice. ~ Wikipedia Below are segments from twelve different, not completely obscure, semi-recognizable...
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Ghost Adventures: Salem Witch House Caution: Spoilers Below Spoiler => There ain’t no such fuckin thing as ghosts
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The following is a public safety & service announcement. You’re in your car about to go somewhere – doesn’t matter where – and just as you’re about to pull out into the lane you notice someone is approaching. Your first thought is to step on the gas and get out ahead of them but...
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For all you pussies who don’t know WTF (“Who the Fuck?”) BLS is, check this out. You better sit down first: Awesome, no? Look Zakk, don’t hate. I’m a fan. I’ve been a fan since Pride & Glory. Can I get a “Machine Gun Man”? Hoo-yah! But here’s the deal. As it stands, there’s...
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Beth Hart – My California October, 2010 (Amazon) It’s been (at the time of this review, February, 2011) just a shade over two years since Beth released “37 Days”, which has some truly incredible songs on it. I’m sure I’ve mentioned elsewhere her vocal ferocity on “One Eyed Chicken”, in which the analogy I...
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