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Gram Parsons slipped into the room wearing a floppy hat, a long-sleeve Harley-Davidson T-shirt, and a Mona Lisa smile....His jeans had a patch on the knee: “Apple Wine Is Fine.”
He had just woken up, and the whole room downshifted to a lower gear. The day that began with coffee now had the feeling of a mint julep. He arrived like a talented character actor enters a movie, with a secret behind his eyes.
— Jan 11, 2026 08:22PM
He had just woken up, and the whole room downshifted to a lower gear. The day that began with coffee now had the feeling of a mint julep. He arrived like a talented character actor enters a movie, with a secret behind his eyes.
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..(cont'd)
"Once you knew that, you could free yourself".
I asked him how quickly he could determine which kind of person someone was.
“Within three minutes,” he answered.
“Do you know what kind of person I am?”
He nodded. “But you don’t. And that’s what you get to spend your life figuring out.”
He was, of course, full of shit.
— Jan 10, 2026 05:09PM
"Once you knew that, you could free yourself".
I asked him how quickly he could determine which kind of person someone was.
“Within three minutes,” he answered.
“Do you know what kind of person I am?”
He nodded. “But you don’t. And that’s what you get to spend your life figuring out.”
He was, of course, full of shit.
Morts.
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I once sat next to a psychiatrist on a flight. He was pissed off that he’d lost his seat in first class.
Somewhere after his second Jack Daniel’s and soda, he told me the secret to the world.
“None of us,” he said, “are that special.” He went on to elaborate.
"Everybody fell into one of five different categories...
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— Jan 10, 2026 05:07PM
Somewhere after his second Jack Daniel’s and soda, he told me the secret to the world.
“None of us,” he said, “are that special.” He went on to elaborate.
"Everybody fell into one of five different categories...
(Cont'd)
