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By Misti Date: 2002 Jun 12 Comment on this Work [[2002.06.12.04.07.4208]] |
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more classic rock twisted sheets palpitating insomnia oh, the exquisite aftershocks of hollowed out nothing to lose honesty neon luv junkies never learn they crave the burn and don't whimper for aloe tonight was hallowed and hellish tried to embellish the loneliness with another ill-fated date Steak & Ale without the ale then another trip to the used bookstore Venus Trines At Midnight (out of print) on sale for twenty bucks and then Barnes & Noble as a last resort for an overpriced novel that couldn't be found anyplace else and after that a beer, naturally but just one which actually turned into a shot of Cuervo one Tecate one Dos Equis and a pack of Newports not inhaled a prop more than anything something to play with while mumbling insults at the blonde joy killer who kept paying the band three bucks to cancel requests like "Time Warp" and "Nothing Else Matters" it feels so unbelievably awesome to be the only person in the bar who yells out the correct answer to,"What is Mr. Mojo Risin'?" it's like first grade all over again stupidly beaming dreaming distant dreams as they play "Blister in the Sun" a request from far left field but it only cost a dollar oh, just one more thing before going home to watch "American History X" Village Inn for white toast and gravy and onion rings then a donation of pocket change for children with special needs in exchange for a peppermint to save for the kind of kiss that could turn destiny on its deaf ear but wait keep on going to California or if not California the Rio Puerco bridge on old Route 66 for no other reason than to see the stars and drive back into the topaz complicity hardly sated but partially placated and ready for the next surprise. |