Elvis | Elvis
May.03.2013
There once was a poet named Thomas
Who everyone said had such promise
Till he wrote that the Wasteland
would turn into Graceland
Which I don’t understand, to be Honest.
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Oct.21.2012
Make no mistake: I am a classy, elegant guy, and nothing says “classy” and “elegant” like having an Elvis impersonator renew your marriage at a wedding chapel in Las Vegas that has a 24-hour, drive-up wedding window. That’s precisely what my wife and I did the other day — though we did not use the...
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Jun.02.2011
It may seem strange to write a post for a blog on books, writing, and media regarding rock music of the 'seventies, but bear with me. Music back then was more than entertainment, more than a magnetism to attract dopers - even more than political posturing - you know, antiwar and all that.
It was a...
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Aug.27.2009
The Daily Event is proud to have Igor Yopsvoyomatsky, editor-in chief of paranoiaisfact.com, to answers readers' questions.
Dear Igor,
I sell souvenirs to tourists on the Staten Island Ferry and after eight years of Dubya I can't give America away. Nobody wants Statue of Liberty piggy banks, ...
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Jul.30.2009
OK, "Elvis" is a little British kid, and he recently posted on YouTube that he can't make himself read Of Mice and Men. Class assignment. He's really heartfelt about not liking reading at all.
Check out what he has to say:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ku0ITm_MgU
You're back? Traumatic, right? ...
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Dec.18.2008
It’s not because I’m basking in the bosom of toy-addled family love that December 26 is one of my favorite days of the year. No, I’m at peace because the day means it’ll be about 335 days before my ears are tortured by another Christmas song.
Well, to be accurate, it’ll probably be another 240 days...
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Jun.24.2008
This was the poem that I wrote for my Grandmother, Foy Bragg, before she passed away from lung cancer in 2006. Basically, this poem became her eulogy at her funeral--easily one of my best pieces.
I miss her a lot.
If you smoke--fucking quit already--there are people who love you and don't want to...
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