I’ve never seen Tom Waits live. I would suppose it is the
way to experience Mr. Waits. But the LP which contains this song and others on
my list (“Nighthawks at the Diner”) seems so perfect that I wonder if seeing
him live would be a letdown.
“..my veal cutlet tried to beat the shit out of my cup of
coffee, but my cup of coffee just wasn’t strong enough to defend itself”.
