VLVL [8] When BV possessed her

Paul pnuttall at paradise.net.nz
Sat Jan 23 15:29:57 CST 1999



>I had another thought on this one. Credit dentists in their ads (in
>my day on the radio--probably KFWB) emphasized that the experience would
>be painless both to your pocketbook (an easy payment plan) and to your
>nerve endings. One name I remember was Dr. Painless Parker.

Painless Parker is the name on a sign in a Captain Beefheart song, I think
Orange Claw Hammer, from Trout Mask Replica. It's a beautiful song, one of
my favourites from the album, and very accesible for anyone who's been told
this is a difficult album.




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