Attention Warren Zevon fans!

[Johnny Marr]

For all the narrative of declining artistic returns, I thought his last
album was pretty good although I might have been partially unsighted* by
sentiment

*way to mix my metonymy

On Sunday, November 14, 2021, David Elliott via Pynchon-l <
pynchon-l at waste.org> wrote:

>
> Run Straight Down – Warren Zevon from Transverse City andalso on I'll
> Sleep When I'm Dead (An Anthology)
>
> I went walking in the wasted city
>
> Started thinking about entropy
>
> Smelled the wind from the ruined river
>
> Went home to watch TV
>
> And it's worse when I try to remember
>
> When I think about then and now
>
> I'd rather see it on the news at eleven
>
> Sit back, and watch it run straight down
>
> Run straight down
>
> Run straight down
>
> I can see it with my eyes closed
>
> Run straight down
>
> We've been living in the shadows all our lives
>
> Where it's stand in line and don't look back and don't lookleft and don't
> look right
>
> So we hide our eyes and wonder who'll survive
>
> Waiting for the night...
>
> Fluorocarbons in the ozone layer
>
> First the water and the wildlife go
>
> Pretty soon there's not a creature stirring
>
> 'Cept the robots at the dynamo
>
> And it's worse when I try to remember
>
> When I think about then and now
>
> I'd rather see it on the news at eleven
>
> Sit back, and watch it run straight down
>
> Run straight down
>
> Run straight down
>
> I can see it with my eyes closed
>
> Run straight down
>
>
>     On Sunday, November 14, 2021, 06:01:54 PM EST, Allan Balliett <
> allan.balliett at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  For what it's worth, As atypical as it is of his usual approach, Carmelita
> is by far my favorite Zevon song.
>
> Allan in WV
>
>
> On Sun, Nov 14, 2021 at 5:50 PM Allen Ruch <quail at shipwrecklibrary.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Just a clarification. A few people have contacted me thinking I wanted to
> > pirate the music. I was only looking for the *liner notes* for this
> > particular compilation, because Pynchon is mentioned. And thanks to
> Allan,
> > I have obtained them, so: mission accomplished!
> >
> > I just wanted to make sure nobody thought I was trying to steal Mr.
> > Zevon’s intellectual property. (Although this comp *is* out of print, so
> I
> > wouldn’t feel *too* guilty.) But still, I should have been more clear.
> > Hell, I spend half my disposable income on Bandcamp, or buying those
> > fucking King Crimson box sets that cost soooo much and taste soooo
> sweet….!
> > And being a big Warren Zevon fan, I actually own most of the original
> > albums on vinyl and CD. Just not that Rhino comp.
> >
> > Thanks again,
> >
> > —Quail
> >
> > PS: “Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner” is my favorite WZ song, too.
> But
> > I also really like the first two tracks on “Transverse City.” Any song
> that
> > chants chemical names is ok in my book!
> >
> >
> > From: Arthur Fuller <fuller.artful at gmail.com>
> > Date: Sunday, November 14, 2021 at 5:36 PM
> > To: Allan Balliett <allan.balliett at gmail.com>
> > Cc: Allen Ruch <quail at shipwrecklibrary.com>, The Whole Sick Crew <
> > pynchon-l at waste.org>
> > Subject: Re: Attention Warren Zevon fans!
> >
> > To quote Warren himself, "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead." I don't think that
> > Warren would mind to have his music shared, and I for one would eagerly
> > collect all I can find. Ever since I heard "Werewolves of London" while
> > visiting L.A. I have bought every record. and also watched all his
> > appearances on Letterman, courtesy YouTube. Hard to say which is my fave
> > song, but it is either "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner" or "The
> Great
> > Pretender".
> >
> > On Sun, Nov 14, 2021 at 3:23 PM Allan Balliett <allan.balliett at gmail.com
> > <mailto:allan.balliett at gmail.com>> wrote:
> > Normally I'd be happy to provide for you but just today Donal Fagen
> shamed
> > out of this questionable practice
> >
> > (You looking for the tunes or the cover graphics?)
> >
> > -Allan in WV
> >
> > On Sun, Nov 14, 2021 at 2:59 PM Allen Ruch <quail at shipwrecklibrary.com
> > <mailto:quail at shipwrecklibrary.com>>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hello friendly neighborhood Listers!
> > >
> > > I understand that the late, great Warren Zevon mentions Pynchon as an
> > > influence in the liner notes of the 1996 Rhino “I’ll Sleep When I’m
> Dead”
> > > anthology:
> > >
> > >
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27ll_Sleep_When_I%27m_Dead_(
> An_Anthology)
> > >
> > > Does anyone out there in the Zone have a copy of this CD set? And if
> so,
> > > would you please mail me off-list?
> > >
> > > Thank you!
> > >
> > > —Quail
> > >
> > >
> > > --
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> > >
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> >
> >
> > --
> > Arthur
> >
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> >
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