August 2, 2006

"The big show is inside my head"

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A dead shed on the shore of the Au Train River.

For years I've kept an eye on this shed perched precariously near the edge of the river.  You can see it from the Cameron Crossing Bridge.  It finally gave up.

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The waitress brought me another drink.  She wanted to light my hurricane lamp again.  I wouldn't let her.  "Can you see anything in the dark, with your sunglasses on?" she asked me.

"The big show is inside my head," I said.

Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (born November 11, 1922)
American writer famous for his imaginative satires.
The quote is from his novel Breakfast of Champions (1973)

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