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THE GARDEN OF LOVE
I went to the Garden of Love,
And saw what I never had seen:
A Chapel was built in the midst,
Where I used to play on the green.
And the gates of this Chapel were shut,
And "Thou shalt not" writ over the door;
So I turn'd to the Garden of Love
That so many sweet flowers bore;
And I saw it was filled with graves,
And tomb-stones where flowers should be;
And priests in black gowns were walking their rounds,
And binding with briars my joy and desires.
[William Blake, from "Songs of Experience"]
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Category: Entertainment • Local
Posted on: August 31, 2008 3:45 PM, by PZ Myers
Shortly, I'll be heading north to the lovely town of Fargo for an evening of fine entertainment. Roy Zimmerman will be playing at the Red Raven Espresso Parlor at 8pm! Come on down!
If there any other Pharynguloids in the eastern North Dakota area, let's try and pack the house!
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Comments
Posted by: Kirk | August 31, 2008 4:03 PM
Say hello to whats-her-name Mcdermot. Yes, I'm pretty sure I spelled it wrong. You know who I mean.
Posted by: rmp | August 31, 2008 4:08 PM
Damn, why don't these things ever happen when I'm in that part of the state?
Posted by: Tony Sidaway | August 31, 2008 4:10 PM
Watch out for those wood chippers!
Posted by: PZ Myers | August 31, 2008 4:13 PM
Watch out for them? Why? Should I bring my own?
Posted by: Eamon Knight | August 31, 2008 4:27 PM
No, no: the woodchipper is in Minnesota, someplace near Brainerd.
In Fargo: just watch out for the fat bastard who looks like a car salesman talking in hushed voices with two low-lifes in the back corner. In particular, the tall quiet guy is prone to random violence.
(Why did they call that movie that, anyways? Sure, it starts and (approximately) ends there -- but all the bits in between happen back in MN).
Posted by: Thomas Allen | August 31, 2008 4:30 PM
I think Tony is warning you against the fate of Carl in Fargo. If the movie script is any indicator, Marge Gunderson won't show up until your last bits are being fed into the wood chipper.
Posted by: PZ Myers | August 31, 2008 4:37 PM
I know. But I'm the rural Minnesotan here. It's those cosmopolitan Fargo residents who have to worry.
Posted by: Mike Haubrich, FCD | August 31, 2008 4:58 PM
PZ! Why are you going up there! We were counting on you to storm the Cathedral and the Basilica to steal some crackers!
The Republican Catholics are in town.
Hey - Everybody. FULL STOP. MISSION ABORT!
Posted by: scooter | August 31, 2008 5:08 PM
Roy Zimmerman is fucking awesome
Posted by: Carlie | August 31, 2008 5:33 PM
Have fun!!!! He's totally fabulous. I see that he has his new song about impeachment done, so you ought to get to hear that one, too.
Posted by: Sam S | August 31, 2008 6:52 PM
I am SO there!
Posted by: phein | August 31, 2008 7:48 PM
Roy Zimmerman? Any relation to Bobby?
They had a festival in Bobby Zimmerman's honor up in Duluth a couple of weekends ago, although they call him by his stage name, Dillon, or something like that.
Posted by: Gaffa | September 1, 2008 5:21 AM
Sorry I missed the show, PZ! I live in the area, but had various things to attend to (such as my ex-fiance mysteriously showing up in my life again after two years).
Glad to hear it sounded great.