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Replacing my blog at http://pablosmoglives.wordpress.com


A Society of Droogs

"There is none righteous, no, not one:”Romans 3:10   What's the difference between A Clockwork Orange and 2019's Joker?  In Joker, Alex wins. Watch the compressed sitcom version of A Clockwork Orange in this 5-minute clip, when Alex defeats the gang...

Nathan Payne 2 minute read 23 Jan 2023 0 comments $0.04

Teams Are Better Than Communities

People who know me know how much I dislike the buzzwords that have infiltrated public discourse.  "Community," "content," "creator," and the like, are all generic words that are interchangeable and therefore meaningless, and which devalue everything...

Nathan Payne 8 minute read 21 Jan 2023 0 comments $0.01

Hellfire in a Nutshell

"May they all sleep tight down in hell tonightor wherever they may be"Shane MacGowan   Did I ever tell you the story about getting smoked out by Billy The Kid?  It's true, Billy The Kid smoked me out from the great and horrible beyond.  I was hanging...

Nathan Payne 6 minute read 20 Jan 2023 0 comments $0.02

Cigarette Poem

It's over. I am throwing them away. The last 2 cigarros,hopefully for life. The gringo businessis finallycoming to a close. I find I amhungover from it. Dealing with gringosis like going on a bender. It's something from whichit is necessaryto recover...

Nathan Payne 2 minute read 18 Jan 2023 0 comments $0.06

Boxcars of Thought

"I like bein' freeand that makes mean idiot I suppose"Stan Rogers   Remember the scene from The Pianist when everybody is logging into their social media accounts, and either Adrien Brody's character or one of his siblings says this boxcar is better...

Nathan Payne 5 minute read 16 Jan 2023 0 comments $0.03

Song of the Gringo

Today was ridiculous.  I copped a ride from a kid wearing a life preserver, and we went back in time to the 1930s.  All the Mexicans were having a wedding, at which my great-grandfather was scheduled to perform.  I bought a serape and a large hat and...

Nathan Payne 3 minute read 14 Jan 2023 0 comments $0.01

My Nico Year

"The darkness is my birthright."Nico   I might as well warn you up front, you may very well have no business here.  Not reading this blog, not listening to my music, never stopping to wonder how the world never seems to improve in spite of a compulsi...

Nathan Payne 7 minute read 12 Jan 2023 0 comments $0.09

Ghosts Before Breakfast

"In the future only those who are members of a chamber are allowed to be productive in our cultural life.  Membership is open only to those who fulfill the entrance condition.  In this way all unwanted and damaging elements have been excluded."  Jose...

Nathan Payne 5 minute read 5 Jan 2023 0 comments $0.04

The Star Fish

"The streets are full of admirable craftsmen, but so few practical dreamers." Man Ray   I propose that we start the new year with a dream.  A surreal foray into the beautiful world of the broken heart.  Not in real life, of course.  No way.  I'm not...

Nathan Payne 1 minute read 3 Jan 2023 0 comments $0.08

The Dancing Pig (is it for real?)

How oppressed are transgender pigs, really?  Was there ever a time when gay people were tough, maybe even cool?  What was it like in the dark ages, when people had too much self-respect to wear their kink in their Army photos?  Were they afraid to we...

Nathan Payne 6 minute read 30 Dec 2022 0 comments $0.03