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Those of you who will drive out to ortonville, among the cows and unpaved roads, to be in my kitchenless house and sit contently listening to the record player while watching the cats duel.
Van Morrison his band and the Street Choir
the Coen Brothers, David Lynch, Woody Allen, Wes Anderson, Stanley Kubric, Vincent Gallo, Quentin Tarantino, these are good places to start
A Confederacy of Dunces, Please Kill Me, Not Without Laughter, etc.
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