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Mike Goodenow Weber's avatar

Brilliant.

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𝐃𝐮𝐕𝐀𝐘 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐗's avatar

Parts of this made me feel BILL HICKS .... I think U and me are the last of the Writers who cram all dat shit 2getha into 1 long Paragraph. Proving THOMAS BERNHARD was onto something.

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Russell C. Smith's avatar

Bill Hicks. Hah! High compliment. I'll have to check Bernhard out. Looking like my opening to him may be his short stories.

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Obsidian Blackbird.'s avatar

Bill Hick... wow... squeegee your third eye... what a beast he was... could he exist now.. or would he be cancelled...

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Russell C. Smith's avatar

Third Eye has just been squeegeed. I can see clearly now. Some comedians, performers, writers, artists are so much of their time, they are somehow a part of that particular time/space fabric.

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Obsidian Blackbird.'s avatar

Im am man out of time myself.... I cant behave now as I did then... but I do anyway.

I might put on a hicks show... just change the names of the politicians... few people would know I stole the act... see what happens.

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Peter Johnson's avatar

Man, insane, controlled energy in this one. Really good!

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Russell C. Smith's avatar

Peter, Thanks for staying on for the trip. I think you see this piece.

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Russell C. Smith's avatar

Thank you, Franco.

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Russell C. Smith's avatar

Thanks, Alisa.

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Victor D. Sandiego's avatar

Nice capture of the insidious thief we call TV which robs us so much humanity. Don't remember exactly which year it was, but I'm approaching 50 years since I had a TV. Thanks for sharing, Russell.

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Russell C. Smith's avatar

Victor, Thanks for your insightful comment.

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Russell C. Smith's avatar

Elizabeth, Thanks for digging what I do.

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