Examining the texture of time
Erwin Rommel and a nihilist
The Mars Volta and Norma Jean
Fathers and Sons
Shattered ONDY and Captain Don Leslie... "One time, capt. Don had a rough end to the circus season. The circus he was working for couldn't pay him quite a bit of money that he had earned. The management intended to get the money to Don, but there would be a few weeks delay. The captain was stranded with very little money. He was up in Maine and needed to get to Florida. With a few dollars and an old car, Don decided he would take partial payment with a bunch of monkeys that no one wanted. He could sell them to another circus in Florida. The monkeys would have a nice winter home once they arrived and the captain would have a little cash to hold him over until the check arrived...A grown man, in a car full of monkeys, on an 800 mile trip. It was quite a scene. The monkeys were shitting all over the place, tearing the interior to shreds, pulling his hair, grabbing the wheel and causing other motorists to freak out. They stopped at a truck plaza for a break. Capt. Don was able to trade one of the cute monkeys to a waitress for a meal and a little cash. At this point, the capt. was beside himself, so he went into a liquor store, bought a fifth and some smokes. Still with a dozen monkeys in his car, he hit the road." Then what happened? The capt. replied,"I really don't remember. All I know is, I was drunk, bruised up, and in jail and my car was a total wreck. Fucking Monkeys can't drive worth shit." Skin and Ink