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Solitary Figure in a Theater - Edward Hopper, 1903

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'crazy quilt' decorative throw of silk, velvet, and cotton. united states, c. 1877.

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—Ricardo J. Quinones

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lyrics to "here's to the state of richard nixon" by phil ochs, a rewrite of his "here's to the state of mississippi," typewritten by the author at the apartment of chip berlet on january 20th, 1974

phil explained the song in a march 22nd, 1974 interview with the ann arbor sun:

“So [‘Here's to the State of Mississippi’] was a study of the symbology of evil. Being born in the south myself, I didn't feel comfortable attacking it, so I stopped singing the song for a while. Especially after Mississippi John Hurt, one drunken night, said ‘Phil, you really shouldn't sing that song anymore. After all, people like me are from Mississippi too.’

So I had to look around for a new symbol of evil and along he came in 1968, more than I could hope for, and I switched the song, right around the time of Cambodia and Kent State. I kept rewriting it—you know Agnew used to be in it—to the changing circumstances. Finally over Xmas we recorded it.”