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Cleveland, Detroit, and the other rust belt cities have so much in common, so much history that has been forgotten by the very individuals dwelling there.  The gorgeous architecture: husks of giant creatures encrusted on a lake shore. You can look at those crumbling bricks, broken glass, and you can imagine how beautiful the thing was when it was ( Read more... )

Cologne and smoke whirling around
    chromatic blues and raspy melodies-
A break from a life sung
    and a shuffle riffed as natural as breathing:

I merely inhale the cologne, a lager, and your blues-
    our blues, sir, for you'd be downright surprised.

Nine full decades aged, you sit in your indigo suit,
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