Merry Christmas

William S. Burroughs' Thanksgiving Prayer 1986

Please take no offense, but I know you will.

"To John  Dillinger in hope he is still alive.
Thanksgiving Day November 28 1986"
 

Thanks for the wild turkey and
the passenger pigeons, destined
to be shit out through wholesome
American guts.


Thanks for a continent to despoil
and poison. 

Thanks for Indians to provide a
modicum of challenge and
danger.

Thanks for vast herds of bison to
kill and skin leaving the
carcasses to rot.

Thanks for bounties on wolves
and coyotes.

Thanks for the American dream,
To vulgarize and to falsify until
the bare lies shine through.

Thanks for the KKK.

For nigger-killin' lawmen,
feelin' their notches.

For decent church-goin' women,
with their mean, pinched, bitter,
evil faces.

Thanks for "Kill a Queer for
Christ" stickers.

Thanks for laboratory AIDS.

Thanks for Prohibition and the
war against drugs.

Thanks for a country where
nobody's allowed to mind his
own business.

Thanks for a nation of finks.

Yes, thanks for all the
memories-- all right let's see
your arms!

You always were a headache and
you always were a bore.

Thanks for the last and greatest
betrayal of the last and greatest
of human dreams.  

The greatest vocalist of all time?

May be, may be. Quite a writer as well.

Evil Halloween Muggs

There's a linque in the comments, so comment why don't ya!

✓ Ain't No Grave - Tom Jones

✓ Werewolf  - Teisco Del Rey

✓ Psycho Killer (demo) - Talking Heads

✓ Vampire Walk - Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited

✓ Killer - Sparkle Moore

✓ Demon Death - Southern Culture on the Skids

✓ It's Halloween - The Shaggs

✓ The Frightened City - The Shadows

✓ Little Demon - Screamin' Jay Hawkins

✓ Up The Devil's Pay - Old 97's

✓ Murder (Or A Heart Attack) - Old 97's

✓ I'd Rather Be Dead - Nilsson

✓ Spooky Coffins - Neal Hefti

✓ How To Murder Your Wife - Neal Hefti

✓ Spooky - McCoy Tyner & Stanley Turrentine

✓ I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You - Louis Prima

✓ Go Insane - Lindsey Buckingham

✓ Passing Ghosts - Lindisfarne

✓ My Wife Thinks You're Dead - Junior Brown

✓ Scared (Outtake) - John Lennon

✓ Death March - Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery

✓ Run Devil Run - Jenny Lewis w/the Watson Twins

✓ Saturday Nite Is Dead - Graham Parker & the Rumour

✓ Between the Devil & the Deep Blue Sea - George Harrison

✓ Slow Death - The Flamin' Groovies

✓ Shallow Grave - Elvis Costello

✓ Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group

✓ Bewitched - Combustible Edison

✓ Die Young Stay Pretty - Blondie

✓ Psychotic Girl - The Black Keys

✓ Psycho (A narrative for orchestra) - Bernard Herrmann

✓ Witchcraft - Arabella Hong

✓ Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered - Anita O'Day

✓ Don' t Be Scared - Andrew Bird

You should buy this music and much more by these horrible artists!

The Peculiar Art of Mr. Frahm

 

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CeleryGravity.zip

CeleryGravity.zip

Put You Down - Alejandro Escovedo

Bring the Water on Down - Malcolm Holcombe

Don't Look Down - Lindsey Buckingham

Down In The Willow Garden - The Everly Brothers

Way Down Now - World Party

Down To The River - Walter Clevenger

Don't Let Me Down - The Dillards

Head Down - Icecream Hands

She's Going Down - The Red Buttond

Take Me Down To The Hospital - The Replacements

You Tore Me Down - The Flamin' Groovies

Don't Let Your Deal Go Down - Flatt & Scruggs

Down (Demo) - Nilsson

Down Low - Jonny Polonsky

Walkin' Down The Line - The Astounding 12-String Guitar Of Glen Campbell

Down Yonder - Doc Watson

Melt Me Down - The Neighbors

I'm Down - The Beatles

Down Down Down-Dave Edmunds

Come Down Come Down - Icecream Hands

Low Down - The Merry-Go-Round

Somewhere Down the Line - Marshall Crenshaw

Down - Lindisfarne

The Walls Came Down - The Call

I Can't Stand Up (For Falling Down) - Elvis Costello

Nassau Shake Down - Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited

Ebury Down - Brinsley Schwarz

Ten Cats Down - The Miller Sisters

Down the Road a Piece - Chuck Berry

Goin' Down - The Monkees

Down By The Lazy River - Wonderboy

Down in Bermuda - Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers

Hand Me Down World - The Guess Who

Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton

Shut Us Down - Lindsey Buckingham

When The Sun Goes Down - Tal Bachman

You Bowed Down - Roger McGuinn

   
CeleryGravity.zip


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Girls & Boys

GIRLS

Girls.zip

Four-Eyed Girl - Rhett Miller

Cruel Girl - The Red Button

Dream Girl - Cotton Mather

Girl On The Roof - David Mead

Goodbye Girl - Squeeze

Cynical Girl -Marshall Crenshaw

Hello Little Girl - Gerry & The Pacemakers

I'll Be That Girl - Barenaked Ladies

Long Limbed Girl - Nick Lowe

The Girl from Ipanema - Astrud Gilberto

Message To My Girl - Split Enz

My Little Girl - Walter Clevenger

Mystery Girl - The Sonnets

Oh Girl - The Chi-Lites

Ordinary Girl - Bic Runga

Psychotic Girl - The Black Keys

The Girl Can't Help It - Little Richard

The Girl I'll Never Have - Linus of Hollywood

This Year's Girl - Elvis Costello

Visiting Girl - Icecream Hands

Younger Girl - Lovin' Spoonful

BOYS

Boys.zip

Shy Boy - Tomorrow

Stupid Boy - Ice Creamhands

Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) - John Lennon

Bad Boy - The Beatles

Boy Blue - ElectricLight Orchestra

Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy - Red Foley

Country Boy - Rosie Flores

Dear Boy - Ben Taylor

Hey, Boy! Hey, Girl!  - Louis Prima & Keely Smith

Lonely Boy - Walter Clevenger & The Dairy Kings

My Boy Lollipop - Millie Small

Nature Boy - Bobby Darin

Oh, Boy - Texas Tornados

Half A Boy & Half A Man - Sleepy Labeef & CJ Chenier

Paper Boy - Roy Orbison

Po' Boy - Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

Poor Boy - Split Enz

Rambunctious Boy - John Fogerty

Teddy Boy - Paul McCartney

Bluest Boy In Town - Phil Gray & The Go Boys

This Boy - The Smithereens

You should buy this music and much more by these gender specific artists!

An Apology

I received numerous (1) complaints about the censorship of an image in the previous 'Island Boy' post.

Apparently the audience has demanded that we see the 'stuff' on image #2.

Being the pandering type, I've acquiesced.

Ladies & Gentlemen, I give you:

CLICK TO ENLARGE

What's with these Island Boys?

LINK FIXED

eyeland.zip

Coconut Island - Junior Brown

Smile Jamaica - Bob Marley

Island In The Sun - Emma Roberts

Rocking Chair In Hawaii - George Harrison

Christmas Island - Bob Atcher w/ the Dinning Sisters

Beyond The Sea - Bobby Darin

Lonely Island - Everly Brothers

Bossa No Praia (Beach Samba) - Walter Wanderley

Rock Island Line - Glolden Gate Quartet

Coney Island - Good Old War

Havana Moon - Chuck Berry

Thousand Island Park - Mahavishnu Orchestra

Island of Dreams - Martin Denny & His Orchestra

Tahiti Sunrise - South Sea Serenaders

Island Boy - Melanie Fiona

Stranger on the Shore - Mr. Acker Bilk

Tropic Island Hum - Paul McCartney

Siamese Island - Euroboys

Islands - The XX

Rock Island Line - Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

Hawaii Five-O - Ventures

Island Girl - Tribal Seeds
Island In The Sun -Weezer

You should buy this music and much more by these archipelagoesque artists!

For Lisa & friends and our colorful past

CCC.zip

Picture Book - Kinks
Black Dog - Led Zepplin
Sweet Little Lisa - Dave Edmunds
Blue - The Jayhawks
Colleen Colleen - The Everyday Things
Deep Purple - April Stevens
Flowers on the Wall - Eric Heatherly
Green Shirt - Elvis Costello
Magenta Magenta - Soul'd Out
Negative Creep - Nirvana
Ode to Billy Joe - Bobbie Gentry
Developpe' - Cecchetti Council Of America
Baby Jean - Ronnie Hawkins & the Hawks
Yellow Moon - Neville Brothers
Orange Fire - Ventures
Pink Underwear - Marshmallow Coast
Roxanne - The Police
Red Cadillac And A Black Moustache - Bob Dylan
Turquoise - Earle Warren, Milt Buckner
Sally G. - Paul McCartney
White Flag - Dido
Wrapped In Grey - XTC

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The Caspian Sea Monster

Who cares what you think

Mean.zip

Mean Man Blues -  John Brim
How Can You Be So Mean To Me? - Dale Vaughn
Mean to Me - Julie London
Mean Eyed Cat - Johnny Cash
I Didn't Mean to Be Mean - Mental as Anything
Mean Little Mama - Roy Orbison
Mean Old World - T-Bone Walker
Mean Old Wine - Billy Wright
Mean and Evil - Elmore James
Mean Woman - Roy Orbison
Mean To Me - Crowded House
Mean Woman Blues - Jerry Lee Lewis
Mean Monsoon - Dan Auerbach
Sun King/Mean Mr Mustard (Extracts) - Beatles Extractions
March Of The Meanies - YS ST

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