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DangerBe carefulBe cautiousI’ll catch you unawareLook outI’ll get youYou know thisBe preparedI’ll catch you unawareLook out sonWatch outGo for it In the first paragraph of Grim Anniversaries, I could have been more clear that what I saw with Harriet was my impression of her situation and nothing more. She and I didn’t discuss her wellnessContinue reading “Chapter 7: Danger”

The story of Pylon is fascinating. To say that R.E.M. copied Pylon’s style would be unfair, but the unique sound of both bands was strikingly similar. Compare Pylon’s Gyrate (1980) with Chronic Town (1981) and Murmur (1983). Compare R.E.M.’s Reckoning (1984) with Chomp (1983). These cats were nourished by the same soil. Athens is aContinue reading “Chapter 8: Stop It”

You’re funny and you don’t know whyYou’re funny and you can’t even cryYou’re funny and you don’t know whyYou’re funny and you don’t even try‘Cause your head’s shaking and your arms are shakingAnd your feet are shaking ’cause the earth is shakingYou’re hungry and you don’t know whyYou’re hungry and you can’t even cryYou takeContinue reading “Chapter 9: Crazy”

Several points are worth mentioning about No Clocks. The conversation with the Sorceress in No Clocks was actually a series of e-mail exchange a couple of months after the Weather Report scene, but I moved it to the end of Destination Unknown. Chronologically, it occurred around Chapter 11. With Jane having distanced herself, I hadContinue reading “Epilogue: No Clocks”

I’ve said that The Strange Remain is the same story as the first three-quarters of the book, combined, played out four times faster. And that’s how it really was from December 2018 to the end. With the Creatives was among the very last pieces I wrote, and I hated it. I needed to have aContinue reading “Chapter 32: Look Alive”

You think you’ve seen me beforeYou drive a brand new FordI think you should give it awayI think you should catch that trainI never thought it would come to thisI never thought I’d miss your kissI never thought I’d give you awayI never thought you’d catch that trainThe planeet earth has lots of seedsI knowContinue reading “Chapter 33: M-Train”