Thursday, September 18, 2008

1920's Side Show

More men need to wear dresses. You may not recognize him without the beard...pre-Carmensita days at the Knitting Factory.

Devendra Banhart- Shake Sugaree


Recession. The word everyone's been whispering. Afraid to admit the dire economic state. Worrying that you can't keep up with all the neighbors. Well, the entire culdesac has taken out third a mortgage, the kids won't be getting that shiny new toy because of daddy's layoff at the factory. Many are comparing our country's financial downturn to an earlier era that most have only read about in history class. When the least trusted institution was the bank, tumble weeds swept the dusty roads and the cheeks of the nation hung sallow with hunger. The only tune they could carry was the blues.

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