The Roker’s Song, 1943
Bar on the West Coast of South Africa In a hole in the wall bar on the west coast of South Africa, a man is found with a poem inked in flesh… ‘The Roker’s Song’ In a hole in the Read More …
Category: Music
One toke over the line, 1971
“I’m waitin’ for the train that goes home sweet Mary Hopin’ that the train is on time Sittin’ downtown in a railway station One toke over the line” – Brewer & Shipley Lawrence Welk deals with Champagne Ladies who misbehave, Read More …
I Surely Would, 1970
“Honey, it’s all about drugs and promiscuous sex. Simon and Garfunkel is poetry! Yes it’s poetry. It’s the poetry of drugs and promiscuous sex. Look at the picture on the cover, they’re on pot.” -Scene from ‘Almost Famous’ El Condor Read More …
You’re gonna miss me, 1968
“At one time, I had it notarised that I was from another planet. By a lawyer.” – Roky Erickson You’re Gonna Miss Me In 1968 the lead singer of the 13th Floor Elevators, Roky Erickson, while performing at Read More …
In her Victory Garden, 1945
“In her Victory Garden, the seeds grow all around, She plants you dig, she’s flipped her wig, Sweet Marihuana Brown” -Barney Bigard Sextet victory garden, M. Rose Sweet Marihuana Brown Boy she’s really fancy, the wildest chick in town. Read More …