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Daughters of our various riots

Started by vmarinelli · 3 months ago

As anyone following me on Twitter will be all too keenly aware, I’ve been listening to an awful lot of The National lately.

So, I’ll understand if no one believes me, that the title of this post actually didn’t start out as a reference to Daughters Of the SoHo Riots, a track from their 2005 [...] ... Continue reading »

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  • angryyoungwoman

    3 months ago

    This is a really beautiful and touching post. Isn't it interesting that there arepeople who touch our lives without ever knowing it?
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  • vmarinelli

    3 months ago

    I know. I feel like the family in the AP story is kind of like... a shadow presence in my own life? It's hard to explain. But, yeah, it's why this newspaper clipping has followed me everywhere I went for the last 16 years. Which is a lot of places. Crazy, crazy places...
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  • Robguy

    3 months ago

    I have a few little memory files around - clippings, photos, poetry. John usually questions why I continue to hold onto them.
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  • vmarinelli

    3 months ago

    I'd think that whatever you might have managed to hold onto, leaving Wisconsin for Australia? Has to be pretty important. You tell your man I said so! :)
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  • Derrick

    3 months ago

    Whoa. This is like...well, whoa. Stuff like this makes you stop and think about the things that are important, and not dwell on the superficial. Thanks for sharing, sweets.
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