Jimmy Doom's Roulette Weal

Jimmy Doom's Roulette Weal

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Jimmy Doom's Roulette Weal
Jimmy Doom's Roulette Weal
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Dec 20, 2024
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I get free drinks to stand on a stage with a revolving cadre of other people, hacking through songs by Tom Waits, and Zappa, Blondie, and The Saints.

I wear a knit hat from my mom’s alma mater with the patch identifying it as being from my mom’s alma mater snipped off it.

The hat covers a mangled ear that people are fascinated by.

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