Tom's story: 2010
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2010 — Tom was 31 and 32
30 pieces on this year: 2 dated to this year · 25 from a range of years, shown here in the middle · 3 made this year or later.
DATED TO 2010
1569Poems & Song Lyrics (Blue, September 23, 2010) With Songs For A Lady First Demo CD-R
2010 (age 31 or 32) PROVED
PRINTED BOOKS, BINDERS AND NOTEBOOKS
Tom's blue-covered printed book POEMS & SONG LYRICS by Tom Jensen with his dedication dated September 23, 2010, kept with a CD-R of his first Songs for a Lady demo.
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1993SOCIAL BLADE YOUTUBE STATS
September 21, 2010 (age 32)
LETTERS, FLYERS, PRINTOUTS AND RECORDS
A printout dated 9/21/2010 of the online statistics for Tom's readtomdotcom YouTube channel - its rank, daily and monthly subscriber changes, and the other channels linked to it.
the card says: written at age 32
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ABOUT 2010: FROM A RANGE OF YEARS, SHOWN HERE IN THE MIDDLE
2193 4 2 1
about 2007-2013 (age 29 to 34)
POEMS IN THE 34 ALBUMS
Tom's production papers for his parody 3 4 2 1: a printed web page of the Feist song 1234 annotated in his hand with FUZZY MATH timing notes, and a printed 3 4 2 1 lyric sheet with blue vocal cues, pink highlighting and a handwritten '28 secs' note.
the card says: written at age 29 to 34
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946When it comes to the ladies...
between April 2008 and April 2013 (age 29 to 34) LIKELY
LADY WEAVER PIECES
Tom's handwritten three-line quip "When it comes to the ladies... you can go gaga over gaga / But I'll TAKE the weaver," in black pen on a lined legal sheet; published in Shorter Lyrics (2013).
the card says: written between 2008 and April 2013 (age 29 to 34)
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1934CHOMSKIAN POETRY
about 2009-2011 (age 30 to 33)
SET LISTS, SONG LISTS, TITLE LISTS AND INDEXES
A printed sheet headed CHOMSKIAN POETRY under a picture of Noam Chomsky's eyes, listing the 53 titles of Tom's Chomskian Poetry collection in two columns, from 01 another history lesson and 02 beast to 53 you spilled my coffee, tied to his 2011 book Chomskian Poems.
the card says: about 2009-2011 (age 30 to 33)
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237ANY GIVEN DAY
about 2008-2013 (age 29 to 35) BEST GUESS
SONGS - WORDS THAT BECAME SONGS (IN THE SONG LISTS)
Tom's handwritten production notes for the song DEAD END (song list 2, track 1 of the 34 albums), in pencil with blue and orange ink: piano and string cues, 'do do' vocal ideas and section timings.
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802he will stand beside you
about 2008-2013 (age 29 to 35) BEST GUESS
POEMS IN THE 34 ALBUMS
Tom's handwritten pencil working notes for the lyric HE WILL STAND BESIDE YOU ("Remember there is someone watching from above"), with stage directions like "long pause" on lined notebook paper; the lyric is in the 34 Albums and his first book Poems By Tom (2007).
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949I'm still the same
about 2008-2013 (age 29 to 35) BEST GUESS
POEMS NOT YET RELEASED
Tom's two pencilled loose-leaf sheets for a love song, one with "I'm still the same guy... TAKE ME AWAY... Yeah I'm still the same" and the other with his rhyme list "Don't go away / Some day we may / day, obey, pay, today"; previously unpublished.
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1080READ JUSTIN TOM.COM - 18 SONGS CD-R
about 2008-2013 (age 29 to 35) BEST GUESS
CDS, CD-RS AND CASSETTES
A silver CD-R of 18 of Tom's songs, hand-labeled in permanent marker Read Justin Tom.com / 18 Songs, in a purple jewel case.
1149J.D. JUSTICE - UNITY
about 2008-2012 (age 29 to 34) BEST GUESS
CDS, CD-RS AND CASSETTES
A home-burned CD-R in a red jewel case, J.D. JUSTICE - UNITY, seventeen songs by JD Justice from Tom Jensen's lyrics, three Christmas gift stickers on the front, about 2008-2012.
the card says: about 2008-2012 (age 30 to 34)
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1582JUSTIN JUSTICE.com - 18 songs
about 2008-2013 (age 29 to 35) BEST GUESS
CDS, CD-RS AND CASSETTES
A CD-R of eighteen of Tom's songs, hand-labeled JUSTIN JUSTICE.com - Read Tom.com - 18 songs, kept with a green paperback BASES - best baseball stat ever by Brian Rainstorm.
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1766JUSTIN JUSTICE 18 SONGS DISC
about 2008-2013 (age 29 to 35) BEST GUESS
CDS, CD-RS AND CASSETTES
A CD in a blue case of 18 songs with lyrics by Tom Jensen set to music and sung by one of his collaborators, including ALISON'S AIRPLANE, FRESCO and LITTLE BIRD, with a printed insert pointing to readtom.com.
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1767JUSTIN JUSTICE 18 SONGS DISC PURPLE CASE
about 2008-2013 (age 29 to 35) BEST GUESS
CDS, CD-RS AND CASSETTES
A CD in a purple case of 18 songs with lyrics by Tom Jensen set to music and sung by one of his collaborators, including LAST CUP OF COFFEE, UNITY and IN THE POURING RAIN, with a printed insert.
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1768JUSTIN JUSTICE 18 SONGS DISC
about 2008-2013 (age 29 to 35) BEST GUESS
CDS, CD-RS AND CASSETTES
A CD in a purple case of 18 songs with Tom Jensen's lyrics set to music and sung by one of his collaborators, from ALISON'S AIRPLANE to LITTLE BIRD, with a printed insert pointing to readtom.com.
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1771READTOM COM 20 SONG COMP DISC
about 2008-2013 (age 29 to 35) BEST GUESS
CDS, CD-RS AND CASSETTES
Tom's hand-labeled Memorex CD-R ReadTom.com, a compilation of songs made from his lyrics, in a case with a printed insert and his business card.
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1772READTOM COM 20 SONG COMP DISC
about 2008-2013 (age 29 to 35) BEST GUESS
CDS, CD-RS AND CASSETTES
Tom's hand-labeled Memorex CD-R ReadTom.com, a compilation of songs made from his lyrics with a printed track insert, in a case with his business card.
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1773READTOM COM 20 SONG COMP DISC
about 2008-2013 (age 29 to 35) BEST GUESS
CDS, CD-RS AND CASSETTES
Tom's hand-labeled Memorex CD-R ReadTom.com of songs made from his lyrics, in a case with an insert and his business card.
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1783DIVISION STAPLES CDR CIRCLED 2
about 2008-2013 (age 29 to 35) BEST GUESS
CDS, CD-RS AND CASSETTES
Tom's own recordable CD marked DIVISION in his hand, numbered 2 in a circle and signed ReadTom.com, kept in its case with Tom's DON'T WORRY, I WILL SAVE THE WORLD FROM EVIL business card naming him Thinker, Writer, Poet, Songwriter and Activist.
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1794DIVISION CIRCLED 5
about 2008-2013 (age 29 to 35) BEST GUESS
CDS, CD-RS AND CASSETTES
Tom's own recordable CD marked DIVISION and ReadTom.com in his hand, numbered 5, kept in its case with his DON'T WORRY, I WILL SAVE THE WORLD FROM EVIL business card; the case back holds the printed DIVISION insert - lyrics by Tom Jensen, music and vocals by Justin Justice, 12 tracks from breaking her heart to right between the eyes.
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1795UNITY CDR CIRCLED 3 READTOM COM
about 2008-2013 (age 29 to 35) BEST GUESS
CDS, CD-RS AND CASSETTES
Tom's own recordable CD marked UNITY and ReadTom.com in his hand and numbered 3 in a circle, in its case.
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1799RED NOTE ON WINTER AND SUMMER HAPPINESS POEMS, WITH LISTENER COMMENTS
about 2008-2012 (age 29 to 34) BEST GUESS
NOTES, PLANS AND BUSINESS PAPERS
A red handwritten note by Tom about his winter and summer happiness poems, kept with a stack of printed pages of listener comments on his songs.
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1924TRACK LIST WITH START TIMES
about 2008-2013 (age 29 to 35) BEST GUESS
SET LISTS, SONG LISTS, TITLE LISTS AND INDEXES
A white sheet on which Tom wrote out in black ink a full running order with start times, from TRAIN at 0:01 through UNITY, WATER FLESH BONE and LITTLE BIRD to SEE THIS THRU at 1:28:56.
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1959PITCHED TO TIFFANY
about 2008-2012 (age 29 to 34) BEST GUESS
NOTES, PLANS AND BUSINESS PAPERS
Eleven sheets (ten handwritten, one a typed YouTube printout) of Tom's records of which of his songs he pitched to which online singers - On the Rocks, Melody of Sorrow, Innocence Lost, Black Dress, Fight for Peace and more - with lists of listeners by country and a diagram of his READTOM.COM crew, friends and fans.
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1797IN SINCE PRINTOUT
about 2010-2011 (age 31 to 33) BEST GUESS
SET LISTS, SONG LISTS, TITLE LISTS AND INDEXES
Two lined notebook sheets in Tom's hand, both headed IN SINCE PRINTOUT, listing his song titles written since his last printed list - among them ZEROES, WHICH IS WHICH, WHAT I DO, PASS A RASH, STUPID and HIGH NOON.
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862i haven't played for fourteen days
about 2008-2012 (age 29 to 34) NOT SURE
POEMS NOT YET RELEASED
Tom's handwritten and drawn notebook sheet with a scribbled-out line "i haven't played for fourteen days," a shaded pencil circle, a sketch labelled "There's a hole in the pole," margin words "Second hand knicker wearing Tramp," and dabs of colour, on lined notebook paper; previously unpublished.
Dated from this piece's own words, the dated books and the pieces around it; this date is not sure.
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A WIDE GUESS: MORE THAN 10 YEARS, SHOWN HERE IN THE MIDDLE
1638READTOM.COM SONG-CARD LAYOUT BOARD
about 1996-2025 (age 18 to 46) - an estimate - a wide guess NOT PROVED
SET LISTS, SONG LISTS, TITLE LISTS AND INDEXES
Tom's song-card layout board for his readtom.com song index - dozens of small printed title cards with a film-strip border, color-coded by genre, fixed onto a board made from a flattened cereal box, including titles such as HOUSE OF SHATTERED GLASS, TRAIN, UNITY and TABLE FOR TWO.
the card says: written at about age 18 to 46 - an estimate
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1736I Bought extra ticket to a
about 1996-2025 (age 18 to 46) - an estimate - a wide guess NOT PROVED
NOTES, PLANS AND BUSINESS PAPERS
Tom's short handwritten note on a single off-white sheet about buying an extra ticket to a Marc Maron comedy show, with a few times jotted below.
the card says: written at about age 18 to 46 - an estimate
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MADE IN 2010 OR LATER
These carry a first possible date (a print date, a date on the paper). They may be later.
1139PROTEST POEMS BY PROTESTING POET
February 2010 or later (age 31 or older) PROVED
PRINTED BOOKS, BINDERS AND NOTEBOOKS
A printed brown-cover paperback, Protest Poems by Protesting Poet, 37 political poems, a printed index and pencil title lists under singers' names, February 2010 or later (age 31 or older).
the card says: made at age 31 or later
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1143MY BIG BLACK BOOK OF POEMS & SONG LYRICS
July 2010 or later (age 31 or older) PROVED
PRINTED BOOKS, BINDERS AND NOTEBOOKS
A black Lulu-printed paperback, MY BIG BLACK BOOK of poems & song lyrics by Tom Jensen, with a pencilled song-demo note inside, July 2010 or later (age 31 or older).
the card says: made at age 31 or later
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1567The Essential Jensen
April 2010 or later (age 31 or older) BEST GUESS
PRINTED BOOKS, BINDERS AND NOTEBOOKS
Tom's printed paperback THE ESSENTIAL JENSEN, a 345-page black-covered anthology of his lyrics, with his dedication and About Me page dated April 25, 2010.
the card says: made at age 31 or later
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MEMORABILIA FROM THIS STORY
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What the words mean: PROVED a date or a dated book proves it. BEST GUESS our best reading, not yet proved. TOM SAID Tom's own word. LIKELY strong clues, not yet proved. NOT PROVED an estimate from the pieces around it. NOT SURE the sources disagree. No word: the card gives none yet. "About 1996-2002" means somewhere in those years; the piece is shown once, in the middle year.