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C. Nolan Deweese – Names of Forties


C. Nolan Deweese

Names of Forties


Rotting Lightning, Halfway There, Street Cred.,
Trapdoor, Devilmint, Big Bear,
Spit Eye, Glass Eye, Crooked Eye, Aye Eye,
Gizzard Juice, Steel Toe/Head, Short-Cut,
Rattlesnake Tide, Malt Assault, Clothes Line,
One-Honk, Liquid Plumber, Yellow Snow,
Air Pocket, Fancy Brown, Olde Sweetheart,
Stoop Special Blend, Under the Brown Bag,
Free Game, Leprechaun Glasses, Class Warfare.

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