Very nice entry! Not one to pick at nits, but still, when citing sources it’s advantageous to ensure accuracy. The title of John the Evangelist’s final entry in the New Testament is “The Book of Revelation.” It’s also known as the “Book of the Apocalypse”, or the “Apocalypse of John.”
I love this Substack. If I remember correctly, that song is the first track on Bone Machine—I brought it home one day and some of my friends said, what have you got there? I said it was the new Tom Waits CD. They had never heard Tom Waits before so I put it on.
"In a contest of most Tom Waits-ian song title, “Earth Died Screaming” would rank high (though I’d still give the edge to “Misery’s the River of the World”)...." Good lede as ol' newshounds have a nose for...
My own favorite Waitsian title (and perhaps song) would be the Beat Lamentations of "God's Away On Business...."
Very nice entry! Not one to pick at nits, but still, when citing sources it’s advantageous to ensure accuracy. The title of John the Evangelist’s final entry in the New Testament is “The Book of Revelation.” It’s also known as the “Book of the Apocalypse”, or the “Apocalypse of John.”
I love this Substack. If I remember correctly, that song is the first track on Bone Machine—I brought it home one day and some of my friends said, what have you got there? I said it was the new Tom Waits CD. They had never heard Tom Waits before so I put it on.
It cleared the room.
🙂wouldn't you say ‘Boners’ are a left over from the time of Blackface minstrelsy?
The ‘End Men’ were called Tambo and Bones.
"In a contest of most Tom Waits-ian song title, “Earth Died Screaming” would rank high (though I’d still give the edge to “Misery’s the River of the World”)...." Good lede as ol' newshounds have a nose for...
My own favorite Waitsian title (and perhaps song) would be the Beat Lamentations of "God's Away On Business...."
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