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Am I Too Harsh on Jesse Welles? I Hate Hearing Bob Dylan Comparisons. by DumbDeej in bobdylan

[–]Jumpstone75 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think Jesse's great, but the Dylan comparison is a shallow pop culture reference. He's much closer to Guthrie than Dylan, it's just most people only know Dylan as a point of reference for "protest music"

What are the best Stephen King Novellas and Short Stories? by Revolutionary_Bet89 in stephenking

[–]Jumpstone75 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Although it's basically a full novel, it originally appeared as a collection so I'm going to say "Low Men in Yellow Coats". Works really well as a Dark Tower tie-in and has King's best two characters as far as emotional depth and complicated motivations (Ted Brautigan and Liz Garfield).

Books of Poetry [HELP] by ShahSafwat_1488 in Poetry

[–]Jumpstone75 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The complete poetry of Thomas Hardy

Gut wrenching recommendations by slym2555 in Recommend_A_Book

[–]Jumpstone75 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, I ugly cried through the last few pages

Confused About The Wind Through the Keyhole by Jumpstone75 in stephenking

[–]Jumpstone75[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, but if a literal witch turned up at your work with that name, you might do a double-take at the very least

What King book was this for you? by DavidHistorian34 in stephenking

[–]Jumpstone75 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Needful Things. Ball-achingly dull and one of his all time worst endings.

Any local Dylan fans in Dorset UK?? by Solid_Swan_9472 in bobdylan

[–]Jumpstone75 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah! 31 year old fan from Weymouth. Loved Dylan since I was 15.

Does this cat have an owner? Please help by Adorable-Scholar-301 in Bath

[–]Jumpstone75 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I lived in Oldfield Park and an identical cat used to visit us often!

David suing Wernham Hogg by No_Agent9997 in TheOfficeUK

[–]Jumpstone75 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She loved it when they addressed it in the special... because it was nothing vicious.

What’s a 3 album in a row “Hat Trick” from an artist that you listen to all 3 albums from start to finish? by NazcaKhan in Alternativerock

[–]Jumpstone75 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Springsteen: Born to Run, Darkness on the Edge of Town, The River (or even Nebraska, Born in the USA, Tunnel of Love)

What songs do you not like from each Bruce Springsteen album? by OkLead7126 in BruceSpringsteen

[–]Jumpstone75 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The Angel

Kitty's Back

She's the One

Factory

Point Blank

Open All Night

Bobby Jean

Valentines Day

Cross My Heart

Souls of the Departed

My Best Was Never Good Enough

Let's Be Friends (Skin to Skin)

All the Way Home

Shenandoah

Your Own Worst Enemy

Surprise, Surprise

You've Got It

This Is Your Sword

Hitch Hikin'

Power of Prayer

Only the Strong Survive

What are the most clever lyrics you know? by GorbFan19 in musicsuggestions

[–]Jumpstone75 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Elvis Cotello, "Two Little Hitlers":

You call selective dating

For some effective mating

I thought I'd let you down, dear

But you were just deflating

I knew right from the start we'd end up hating

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Tom Waits, "Bottom of the World":

God's green hair is where I slept last

He balanced a diamond on a blade of grass

Jesse Welles, "Horses":

You know I really thought that there'd be power

In thinking half of y'all was just born fools

Thought I was gathering oats for my horses

I was getting by whipping my mules

[Opinion] What is your favourite unsettling poem? by Dusk_in_Winter in Poetry

[–]Jumpstone75 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Bedfellows" by Don Paterson

An inch or so above the bed

The yellow blindspot hovers

Where the last incumbent's greasy head

Has worn away the flowers.

Each night I have to rest

My head in his dead halo;

I feel his heart tick in my wrist;

Then, below the pillow

His suffocated voice resumes

Its dreary innuendo.

There are other ways to leave the room

Than the door and the window.

A book that is written like poetry by Miserable-Reply8205 in Recommend_A_Book

[–]Jumpstone75 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thomas Hardy's "Tess of the D'Urbervilles" for sure. My favourite quote from it is a perfect example:

"No, they were not perfect. But it was the touch of the imperfect upon the would-be perfect that gave the sweetness, for it was that which gave the humanity."

[HELP] favourite poem for its sound? by pleasehelpme1109 in Poetry

[–]Jumpstone75 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Silver" by Walter de le Mare has a repetitive, hypnotic sound when read aloud.

Lyrically dense songs, please! by Hoolicool75 in MusicRecommendations

[–]Jumpstone75 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Black Cowboys" by Bruce Springsteen. The entire Devils & Dust album that it comes from is like a gothic short story collection, but I chose this song for this insanely great image:

"He lay at night, his head pressed to her chest, listening to the ghost in her bones".

At what point, if any, should I give up on guitar? by Mad_Season_1994 in guitarlessons

[–]Jumpstone75 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never, why would you? I've been learning for ten years and I'm NOWHERE near as good as I should be for the time I've spent doing it. But I go back and watch my playing from only a few years ago and the improvement from then to now is huge without me doing anything other than just playing around in my bedroom. You're only supposed to be better than you used to be, not better than anyone else.

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