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…by the sharp lapel of your checkered coat
Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat! This delightful tweet from Linda Holmes sent me down the rabbit hole this afternoon exploring “Sit Down, You’re Rocking the Boat” and learning a little more about its composer, Frank Loesser. “Sit Down” is a showstopper from the musical Guys & Dolls: the gambler Nicely-Nicely bullshits a temperance congregation…
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Die Unstillbare Gier
When you receive a gift from someone who was in your life for a brief time, your relationship to the gift will eventually eclipse your memories of the giver. A few summers ago, at party in an apartment above The Matador on West Burnside (before it closed), I met T. and M. They were a…
