“every Friday night he would set up a desk in the Tight Manhole, an Irish bar where the mine workers drank and sang songs of misery. The oil company paid him to report on all the charitable and civic-minded projects they had in the works as well as hard-hitting news stories happening in Haggleworth. Because of his honest face and gifted speaking voice, men and women would come in from all the other bars in Haggleworth—the Dirty Chute, the Mine Shaft, the Rear End, the Suspect Opening, the Black Orifice, the Poop Chute, too many to list here—all to listen to The Shell Oil Burgundy Hour.”
― Let Me Off at the Top!: My Classy Life and Other Musings
― Let Me Off at the Top!: My Classy Life and Other Musings
“I’m gonna admit it: When one of those nuns showered with us after wrestling practice there were more than a few boners on display.”
― Let Me Off at the Top!: My Classy Life and Other Musings
― Let Me Off at the Top!: My Classy Life and Other Musings
Underground Knowledge — A discussion group
— 24641 members
— last activity 11 hours, 8 min ago
This global discussion group has been designed to encourage debates about important and underreported issues of our era. All you need is an enquiring ...more
Blake Stevens’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Blake Stevens’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Blake Stevens
Lists liked by Blake Stevens



































