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January 12, 2025

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I love this poem!…the images and rhythm! And of course, “the murderers”!…But also on another level, the very real way we judge folks by the way they look…Great poem! Thanks Terence and Al!

Through the humor and irony, Basile cares about that woman. That's one reason among many that he's so great.


Thanks, Leslie---glad you liked it.

Still laughing! Thanks I needed it.

I love this poem, the humor and details of how the musicians appeared. It’s a wonderful poem.

bamitty bam bam! damn

Last night's fun! Love this musical and very real poem! Bravo! You killed it!

Al has a keen eye for the ordinary
and an ear for the timbre within a whisper.

He writes as if he's got a room full of blues.

Great title.

Yes, great. There are not enough life-on-the-road poems.
Everyone looks like a murderer if you squint hard enough.

terror of The Other. But Basile handled it brilliantly and kindly, as does the poet.

What a terrific poem to start off the week! What Lally & Welt said. I recall being in a crowded elevator with Anselm Hollo when he uttered aloud to the surrounding strangers, "You know, only one of us is getting out of this box alive!" followed by his heh-heh-heh laugh. People practically sprinted out the opening door on the ground floor. Thanks, Al and Terence!

Proof that we live in the blues.

What an experience to write about. Emblematic of our contemporary world, though.

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of coming back
ten hours later
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of Teddy Wilson
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