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swag

(26,490 posts) Sun Nov 18, 2018, 11:40 AM Nov 2018

William S. Burroughs - Thanksgiving Prayer

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William S. Burroughs - Thanksgiving Prayer (Original Post) swag Nov 2018 OP

Burroughs reading his prayer .... Shoonra Nov 2018 #1

My favorite line..... SergeStorms Nov 2018 #2

Shoonra

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1. Burroughs reading his prayer ....

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Sun Nov 18, 2018, 01:56 PM

Nov 2018

... from the book he co-authored with S. Clay Wilson in 1989, Tornado Alley.

SergeStorms

(19,204 posts)

2. My favorite line.....

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Sun Nov 18, 2018, 07:15 PM

Nov 2018

"Thanks for the wild turkey and passenger pigeons destined to be shit of of wholesome American guts".......

Burroughs always had a knack for cutting right to the chase, never sugar-coating a syllable.

Along with "Alice's Restaurant" they make up my Thanksgiving tradition. I've gone without the turkey, dressing, relatives and such, but I've never gone without those two mainstays.

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