Weird Sh*t You've Never Heard

[CosmicPal]

I'll start it off with the song, Poor Edward, by Tom Waits. The song is based on a real life man born with a face on the back of his head. His name was Edward Mondrake. He hung himself at the age of 24.

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxf1mpgOzm1qzss3to1_400.jpg

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[CosmicPal]

Table Top Joe, another freakish song by Tom Waits. This song has absolutely nothing to do with a pool hall player, but rather the "Amazing Half Man" Johnny Eck who was born with half a body. He scored an acting role in the mythical movie, Freaks!

http://www.showhistory.com/EckFolder/johnny.eck.ripleysax.jpg

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[Okie_Apparition]

Was he the dad from the Waltons

[listopencil]

I picked up this CD from an odd little thrift store kind of place that has since closed down. I bought it for a dollar as a joke and it has almost given me a dollar's worth of entertainment. I laughed when I bought it, and I laughed again when I found it in the garage yesterday (several years later). That's not bad. You could call it a vegetarian feminist rap album I guess. Just a really weird collection. Here's one track that I found on Youtube:

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[JD10367]

One of the great one hit wonders of all time, Bloodrock with "D.O.A." from way back in 1971.

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