7 Years Rotting
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Hopefully that's because you love it, rather than you can't retire... I could stop after 2 more but I am 6 years ahead of my wife so I'll hang on until she gets 30. We'll both retire from the school district and get the hell out of this God forsaken sauna full of annoying idiots.manshank wrote:no end in sight for me..............
Spike, congratulations on your 14 years. As Daniel Johnston so perfectly put it in "Living Life"
Oh.
This is life
This is life
And everything's all right
Living living living living living living living living life
I hope that moderator Saratoga Jay doesn't deem this a threadjack.
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Have you ever read any Larry Brown? In his book Fay, she runs across a couple of Mississippi boys who work for a plywood mill. Larry was a big fan of good music and musicians. I'm patiently awaiting May 22 for Just One More - A Musical Tribute to Larry Brownsturgeongeneral wrote:I grew up in Arkansas and when I was younger I remember working on the assembly line at a plywood mill... during breaks I would read Jack Kerouac and Kurt Vonnegut. They allowed me to take 'mental vacations' while on the job... There was a big world out there beyond the smell of wet wood pulp and goddammit I was going to experience it.
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spike,
actually it is not from anywhere. I was reading this thread about assembly line work and I was inspired to sling these words together. I grew up in Arkansas and when I was younger I remember working on the assembly line at a plywood mill and a dunnage bag factory. It was a mind numbing experience and during breaks I would read Jack Kerouac and Kurt Vonnegut. They allowed me to take 'mental vacations' while on the job.
believe me, I had my own 'Looking For A Way Out' odyssey. Checking the watch every fifteen minutes. Learned to crawl inside my head and check out until time to punch out. There was a big world out there beyond the smell of wet wood pulp and goddammit I was going to experience it.
actually it is not from anywhere. I was reading this thread about assembly line work and I was inspired to sling these words together. I grew up in Arkansas and when I was younger I remember working on the assembly line at a plywood mill and a dunnage bag factory. It was a mind numbing experience and during breaks I would read Jack Kerouac and Kurt Vonnegut. They allowed me to take 'mental vacations' while on the job.
believe me, I had my own 'Looking For A Way Out' odyssey. Checking the watch every fifteen minutes. Learned to crawl inside my head and check out until time to punch out. There was a big world out there beyond the smell of wet wood pulp and goddammit I was going to experience it.
At the risk of exposing my ignorance for the return of greater musical knowlege, who and what is that from?sturgeongeneral wrote:One day I worked his machine—
tried to stay in his footprints
got twisted up and fell.
No one noticed. I pulled myself up—
what's his payoff?—blew my nose
into a greasy sleeve.
Six o'clock, punch in time
Six o'clock, crawl inside myself
Find that little room inside my mind
Two o'clock, punch out time
Two o'clock, a day closer to
Six o'clock, punch in time
Are You kidding? It was Slobberbone covering I Got Drunk that lead me to Uncle Tupelo, then Son Volt.(I should probably check out this Wilco band too) I bought 89-93 for I Got Drunk. First few chords of Graveyard Shift and I was completely hooked. After research I quickly bought No Depression for Factory Belt. It was unreal. I kick myself for not knowing them sooner.countryfeedback wrote: Wondering if 'bone fans out there can recall them covering this song?
After Slobberbone broke up I was exploring UT and SV like it was new stuff. Now with Bone members in The Drams and Son Volt 2.0 and this new radio station that plays it all I'm like a kid in a candy store. I can't remember whan I've been so excited about music.
I'm going to see Son Volt this Thursday at Ridgelea Theater in Ft. Worth. I hope they get an on air interview with this new station (92.5 The Lone Star Dallas/Ft. Worth) that is now playing so much of Jay's music.
PS. I have a burned copy of said cover but I think tapers have better versions than I.
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One day I worked his machine—
tried to stay in his footprints
got twisted up and fell.
No one noticed. I pulled myself up—
what's his payoff?—blew my nose
into a greasy sleeve.
Six o'clock, punch in time
Six o'clock, crawl inside myself
Find that little room inside my mind
Two o'clock, punch out time
Two o'clock, a day closer to
Six o'clock, punch in time
tried to stay in his footprints
got twisted up and fell.
No one noticed. I pulled myself up—
what's his payoff?—blew my nose
into a greasy sleeve.
Six o'clock, punch in time
Six o'clock, crawl inside myself
Find that little room inside my mind
Two o'clock, punch out time
Two o'clock, a day closer to
Six o'clock, punch in time