Deceivers, stupefied through fable,<\/p>\n
Say let’s make a deal at the dinner table<\/p>\n
Put you on tour, put your record on wax (trust me!)<\/p>\n
Sign your life on the x<\/p>\n
You exit, x-off, but what you really get:<\/p>\n
A box of Newports, and Puma sweats (damn!)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Am I the last person in America to notice that the insignia for Newport cigarettes is an inverted Nike swoosh? It adds new resonance to that passage from “Gas Face,” by 3rd Bass: Deceivers, stupefied through fable, Say let’s make a deal at the dinner table Put you on tour, put your record on wax … <\/p>\n
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