road to nowhere, part 5

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shindig shindig sonny and cher shindig shindig marths and the vandellas utica syracuse watertown new york utica syracuse watertown new york rochester buffalo cleveland ohio cleveland ohio cleveland ohio the spirits of the dead johnny appleseed daniel boone davy crockett sonny and cher sonny and cher sonny and cher pull over pull over i think we are safe now a little further a little further j robert oppenheimer j robert oppenheimer edward teller john von neumann alfred e newman alfred e newman sonny and cher roll down the window roll down the window dean acheson dean acjeson allen dulles bay of pigs madame nhu madame nhu i think we are safe now madame chiang kai-shek pearl buck eleanor rooevelt amelia earhart amelia earhart amelia earhart we need some new tires we don’t need them tight now madame nhu madame nhu henry cabot lodge bay of pigs bay of pigs jose feiciano jack e leonard don rickles soupy sales pee wee herman pee wee herman clint eastwood dracula frankenstein amelia earhart i think we need some new tires right now elvis presley elvis presley waiting for the robert e lee fats domino fats domino jefferson davis john brown john brown battle of new orleans jim brown jim brown y a tittle y a tittle johnny unitas khruschev herbert hoover charles lindbergh waiting for the robert e lee mike fink mike fink john henry john henry john henry was a steel driving man a steel driving man waiting for the robert e lee watch that lonesome sun go down annie oakley annie oakley jack slade pat garrett pat garrett bat masterson wyatt earp geronimo geromimo pancho villa pancho villa pancho villa black jack pershing black jack pershing j robert oppenhreimer edward teller edward teller edward teller ambrose bierce ambrose bierce ambrose bierce part 6

patience

by sylvie anomie

when the waitresses got off the bus in new york city they were surprised at the amount of ducks in central park and walked around exclaiming at the varieties of hot sausage even though they had been forewarned by the quiet gentleman on the ferry in holland and the ladies maids on holiday in singapore the wind blows strange candy wrappers down the streets sanctified by young lovers but the winos who have seen it all before do not need a new revelation everybody hates bankers that is why they always look sad and why the pigeons fall silent when the bankers’ wives walk by, digesting their morning croissants say what you will about the decline of civilization you can still get a decent cup of coffee it you have patience and are willing to listen to the experts from "october in new york" by sylvie anomie

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cleverly concealing his profound disgust at having to use a paper napkin while the children of the invaders ran past the windows of the ritz the ambassador turned and faced the sun he is still god he said of his disgraced master and deserves the respect of one miss cyrus lit another cigarette do not drive yourself mad, my friend she advised the ambassador as she placed the burnt match in her vest pocket do not drive myself mad! he exclaimed next you will tell me not to go for my sunday morning promenade! the promenade is closed, miss cyrus replied for repairs, is the official word these things never work when you most need them do you think i might have just one more?