Tom's story: 2014
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2014 — Tom was 35 and 36
63 pieces on this year: 4 dated to this year · 16 from a range of years, shown here in the middle · 6 made this year or later · 37 written by this year at the latest.
DATED TO 2014
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1093BRIAN RAINSTORM'S SONG LYRIC BOOK red/yellow
2014 (age 35 or 36) BEST GUESS
PRINTED BOOKS, BINDERS AND NOTEBOOKS
Tom's red and yellow printed book BRIAN RAINSTORM'S SONG LYRIC BOOK (130 SONGS), his song lyrics published under his pen name Brian Rainstorm.
1588BRIAN RAINSTORM'S SONG LYRIC BOOK (130 SONGS)
2014 (age 35 or 36) BEST GUESS
PRINTED BOOKS, BINDERS AND NOTEBOOKS
A Sony 700MB CD-R hand-marked LADY Weaver, from Tom's Lady Weaver music project.
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1655QUOTES, SCARY TRUTHS, ACCRUED WISDOM AND FUNNY HAHAS
2014 (age 35 or 36) BEST GUESS
PRINTED BOOKS, BINDERS AND NOTEBOOKS
A printed black paperback of QUOTES, SCARY TRUTHS, ACCRUED WISDOM AND FUNNY HAHAS, Tom's book of his own quotes and one-liners published under his pen name Brian Rainstorm.
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1656QUOTES, SCARY TRUTHS, ACCRUED WISDOM AND FUNNY HAHAS
2014 (age 35 or 36) BEST GUESS
PRINTED BOOKS, BINDERS AND NOTEBOOKS
A printed black paperback of QUOTES, SCARY TRUTHS, ACCRUED WISDOM AND FUNNY HAHAS, Tom's book of his own quotes and one-liners published under his pen name Brian Rainstorm.
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ABOUT 2014: FROM A RANGE OF YEARS, SHOWN HERE IN THE MIDDLE
1626The Quick Version
about 2013-2015 (age 34 to 37) LIKELY
ESSAYS AND OTHER WRITINGS (NOT LYRICS)
Tom's typed and signed letter The Quick Version, telling how he has written poems meant as song lyrics since he was 17 and heard Bob Dylan's LIKE A ROLLING STONE on the radio in his father's minivan; never before published.
the card says: about 2013-2015 (age 34 to 37)
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1725GLOBAL POLICY
about 2013-2015 (age 34 to 37) BEST GUESS
ESSAYS AND OTHER WRITINGS (NOT LYRICS)
Tom's handwritten political writing GLOBAL POLICY on lined notebook paper, setting out his 1 Wish Plan for world affairs and a Unification Plan covering tariffs, borders and state-by-state issues, written as Brian Rainstorm.
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1774BRIANRAINSTORM SLEEVE
about 2013-2015 (age 34 to 37) BEST GUESS
CDS, CD-RS AND CASSETTES
A CD in a white sleeve with a printed track list headed LYRICS BY Brian Rainstorm, Tom's pen name, listing songs made from his words by musicians around the world, with a BRIANRAINSTORM.COM business card.
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1776BRIANRAINSTORM SLEEVE
about 2013-2015 (age 34 to 37) BEST GUESS
CDS, CD-RS AND CASSETTES
A compact disc in a white sleeve whose round window shows a printed track list headed LYRICS BY Brian Rainstorm - titles such as FLESH AND BONE and GYPSY MAMMA that match Tom's own lyrics, set to music by other songwriters - kept with a BRIANRAINSTORM.COM songwriter's business card.
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1777BRIANRAINSTORM SLEEVE
about 2013-2015 (age 34 to 37) BEST GUESS
CDS, CD-RS AND CASSETTES
A compact disc in a white sleeve with a printed track list headed LYRICS BY Brian Rainstorm, including FLESH AND BONE, GYPSY MAMMA, ROCKING THE WORLD, FRESCO, UNTITLED UNLABELED and RIPPLES - titles that match Tom's own lyrics - kept with a BRIANRAINSTORM.COM poet and writer business card.
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1778BRIANRAINSTORM SLEEVE
about 2013-2015 (age 34 to 37) BEST GUESS
CDS, CD-RS AND CASSETTES
A compact disc in a white sleeve with a printed LYRICS BY Brian Rainstorm track list of songs built on Tom's lyrics, kept with a BRIANRAINSTORM.COM business card reading Poet, Writer, Talented Non-Celebrity.
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1779BRIANRAINSTORM SLEEVE
about 2013-2015 (age 34 to 37) BEST GUESS
CDS, CD-RS AND CASSETTES
A compact disc in a white sleeve with a printed LYRICS BY Brian Rainstorm track list - WATER FLESH AND BONE, MAYBE SOMEDAY, GYPSY MAMMA, WATCHER and more, titles that match Tom's own lyrics - with a BRIANRAINSTORM.COM songwriter's business card laid on top.
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1780BRIANRAINSTORM SLEEVE
about 2013-2015 (age 34 to 37) BEST GUESS
CDS, CD-RS AND CASSETTES
A compact disc in a white paper sleeve with a round window showing a LYRICS BY Brian Rainstorm track list of songs on Tom's lyrics, sorted by theme (relationships, heartbreak, inspiring), kept with a BRIANRAINSTORM.COM business card.
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1781BRIANRAINSTORM SLEEVE
about 2013-2015 (age 34 to 37) BEST GUESS
CDS, CD-RS AND CASSETTES
A compact disc in a white paper sleeve showing a LYRICS BY Brian Rainstorm track list - WATER FLESH AND BONE, ROCKING THE WORLD, FRESCO, UNTITLED UNLABELED, RIPPLES and UNITY, titles matching Tom's lyrics - with a BRIANRAINSTORM.COM songwriter's business card.
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1782BRIANRAINSTORM SLEEVE BLUE
about 2013-2015 (age 34 to 37) BEST GUESS
CDS, CD-RS AND CASSETTES
A compact disc in a blue sleeve with a printed LYRICS BY Brian Rainstorm track list of songs on Tom's lyrics - FLESH AND BONE, GYPSY MAMMA, WATCHER, FRESCO, RIPPLES - kept with a BRIANRAINSTORM.COM business card.
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1785SURE LINES KLAUS BLUETNER CIRCLED 19
about 2013-2015 (age 34 to 37) BEST GUESS
CDS, CD-RS AND CASSETTES
A recordable CD of SURE LINES, a 24-track album with music and vocals by Klaus Bluetner and lyrics by Tom Jensen (printed back insert), the disc handwritten and numbered 19 in a circle, in its case with Tom's DON'T WORRY, I WILL SAVE THE WORLD FROM EVIL business card.
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1786SURE LINES CIRCLED 1
about 2013-2015 (age 34 to 37) BEST GUESS
CDS, CD-RS AND CASSETTES
A recordable CD of SURE LINES, Tom's 24-track collaboration with Klaus Bluetner (music and vocals; lyrics by Tom, per the back insert), handwritten, marked ReadTom.com and numbered 1 in a circle, in its case with Tom's DON'T WORRY, I WILL SAVE THE WORLD FROM EVIL business card.
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1787SURE LINES CIRCLED 18
about 2013-2015 (age 34 to 37) BEST GUESS
CDS, CD-RS AND CASSETTES
A recordable CD of SURE LINES, Tom's music collaboration with Klaus Bluetner, handwritten and numbered 18 in a circle, in its case with Tom's DON'T WORRY, I WILL SAVE THE WORLD FROM EVIL business card on top.
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1620CustomInk.com Order
about 2014-2015 (age 36) BEST GUESS
OBJECTS AND KEEPSAKES (TICKETS, POSTERS, SIGNS, SHIRTS, A GUITAR)
Tom's printed CustomInk.com order receipt from August 29, 2014 for ten black Gildan Ultra Cotton XL T-shirts (one design, front and back), $205.10, marked by 9/12 in large handwriting.
the card says: made at age 36
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1156GREAT TO SHITTY - HAND-DRAWN LINE GRAPH, 0 TO 40
about 2010-2019 (age 31 to 41) - an estimate NOT SURE
ART BY TOM
A hand-drawn untitled line graph in green, red and blue marker on plain paper, Great at the top to shitty at the bottom, x-axis numbered 0 to 40, about 2010-2019.
the card says: written at about age 32 to 41 - an estimate
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1159BEING SOBER HURTS LESS WHEN YOU CRASH - HAND-DRAWN CHART
about 2010-2019 (age 31 to 41) - an estimate NOT SURE
ART BY TOM
A hand-drawn chart in pen on torn ruled paper, Being Sober hurts less when you crash, with a ladder of highs from caffeine to heroin, then the crash, about 2010-2019.
the card says: written at about age 32 to 41 - an estimate
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MADE IN 2014 OR LATER
These carry a first possible date (a print date, a date on the paper). They may be later.
1084POETRY IS NOT DEAD YET
August 2014 or later (age 36 or older) PROVED
PRINTED BOOKS, BINDERS AND NOTEBOOKS
A printed paperback of Tom's poems, POETRY IS NOT DEAD YET, published under his pen name Brian Rainstorm, with bold yellow lettering on a dark cover and 475 pages of poems.
the card says: made at age 36 or later
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1146POETRY IS NOT DEAD YET
August 2014 or later (age 36 or older) PROVED
PRINTED BOOKS, BINDERS AND NOTEBOOKS
A black printed paperback with yellow lettering, POETRY IS NOT DEAD YET by Brian Rainstorm, Tom's pen name, 475 pages of poems, August 2014 or later (age 36 or older).
the card says: made at age 36 or later
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1571Poetry Is Not Dead Yet by Brian Rainstorm (Book) With Songs For A Lady First Demo CD-R
August 2014 or later (age 36 or older) PROVED
PRINTED BOOKS, BINDERS AND NOTEBOOKS
Tom's printed book POETRY IS NOT DEAD YET, written under his pen name Brian Rainstorm, with poems such as Actress and Advice running to page 475, kept with a Memorex CD-R of his first Songs for a Lady demo, hand-lettered third copy.
the card says: made at age 36 or later
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1654QUOTES, SCARY TRUTHS, ACCRUED WISDOM AND FUNNY HAHAS
August 2014 or later (age 36 or older) PROVED
PRINTED BOOKS, BINDERS AND NOTEBOOKS
A printed black paperback of QUOTES, SCARY TRUTHS, ACCRUED WISDOM AND FUNNY HAHAS, Tom's collection of his own sayings published under his pen name Brian Rainstorm in 2014, with a notes page and a page left for doodling.
the card says: made at age 36 or later
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1136BRIAN RAINSTORM'S SONG LYRIC BOOK (130 SONGS) (COPY 1 OF 2)
August 2014 or later (age 36 or older) PROVED
PRINTED BOOKS, BINDERS AND NOTEBOOKS
A printed red paperback with yellow lettering, Brian Rainstorm's Song Lyric Book, holding 130 song lyrics turned into songs through YouTube collaborations, August 2014 or later (age 36 or older).
the card says: made at age 36 or later
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1137BRIAN RAINSTORM'S SONG LYRIC BOOK (130 SONGS) (COPY 2 OF 2)
August 2014 or later (age 36 or older) PROVED
PRINTED BOOKS, BINDERS AND NOTEBOOKS
A printed red paperback with yellow lettering, Brian Rainstorm's Song Lyric Book, holding 130 song lyrics turned into songs through YouTube collaborations, August 2014 or later (age 36 or older).
the card says: made at age 36 or later
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WRITTEN BY 2014 AT THE LATEST
A book dated 2014 holds these words, so they were written by then. They may be much older.
246The LeBronecon...
written by August 2014 at the latest (age 36) - it may be older PROVED
POEMS NOT YET RELEASED
Tom's handwritten half lyric The LeBronecon..., a wordplay piece about a star athlete worth more than your whole country, state and city, in black marker with many edits on white paper, published in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014).
the card says: about July to August 2014 (age 35 or 36)
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453Quick Wit
written by August 2014 at the latest (age 36) - it may be older PROVED
POEMS NOT YET RELEASED
Tom's handwritten poem Quick wit, signed with his pen name Brian Rainstorm, a rapid-fire rhyme about spitting it out before you get dissed, circled on a torn lined sheet, published in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead.
the card says: written by age 36 at the latest
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454It's Alright
written by August 2014 at the latest (age 36) - it may be older PROVED
POEMS NOT YET RELEASED
Tom's handwritten poem IT'S ALRIGHT by Brian Rainstorm (The past is mad at the future), with circled verses and yellow highlighting, on a spiral-pad sheet together with a second sheet of his quotes, published in the 34 albums.
the card says: written by age 36 at the latest
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456I broke up with your sister
written by August 2014 at the latest (age 36) - it may be older PROVED
POEMS NOT YET RELEASED
Tom's handwritten comic lyric I broke up with your sister (when I saw your picture), a send-up of country songs, in black ink with purple edits on a spiral-torn lined sheet, published in the 34 albums.
the card says: written by age 36 at the latest
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457Mad Man Mumblings
written by August 2014 at the latest (age 36) - it may be older PROVED
POEMS NOT YET RELEASED
Tom's handwritten fragments on a torn strip of notebook paper, including vegetarians eat vegetables and MAD MAN MUMBLINGS (While debating the pros and cons of invading), published in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead.
the card says: written by age 36 at the latest
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472FRIENDS AND COUNTRYMEN
written by August 2014 at the latest (age 36) - it may be older PROVED
POEMS NOT YET RELEASED
Tom's handwritten poems TOAST (While it lasted it sure was fun, but now look out Hooverville) and FRIENDS AND COUNTRYMEN (So anyone who rebels against authority), on lined sheets, published in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead.
the card says: written by age 36 at the latest for TOAST; written by age 34 at the latest for FRIENDS AND COUNTRYMEN
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477I just moved the clouds with my mind
written by August 2014 at the latest (age 36) - it may be older PROVED
POEMS NOT YET RELEASED
Tom's handwritten pencil poem I just moved the clouds with my mind (because I needed some sunshine), on a torn and stained lined sheet, published in his poem anthologies.
the card says: written by age 36 at the latest
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939I am the rules
written by August 2014 at the latest (age 36) - it may be older PROVED
POEMS NOT YET RELEASED
Tom's handwritten lined sheet of working notes, including "(to go in) I am the rules" and "We do business as business is being done."
the card says: written by age 36 at the latest
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244SUPER STAR
written by August 2014 at the latest (age 36) - it may be older
POEMS NOT YET RELEASED
Tom's handwritten rap lyric SUPER STAR, signed B.R. for his Brian Rainstorm name, with the crossed-out working title PARKING LOT, on a torn loose-leaf sheet, published in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014).
the card says: written by age 36 at the latest
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245She's MORE of a
written by August 2014 at the latest (age 36) - it may be older
POEMS NOT YET RELEASED
Tom's handwritten half lyric 'She's got more of a flare for the dramatic', a run of comic comparisons, on a loose-leaf sheet with typed paper strips glued below, published in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014).
the card says: written by age 36 at the latest
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262Try to live your life as if Love was tangible
written by August 2014 at the latest (age 36) - it may be older
POEMS NOT YET RELEASED
Tom's handwritten short lyric 'Try to live your life as if Love was tangible', five lines with scribbled-out words on a plain white sheet, published in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014).
the card says: written by age 36 at the latest
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458If you play fast and loose with the truth
written by August 2014 at the latest (age 36) - it may be older
POEMS NOT YET RELEASED
Tom's handwritten cursive short poem If you play fast and loose with the truth (after the fog of war fades there might not be anyone left to sign a truce), on a spiral-torn lined sheet with a stain at the right, published in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead.
the card says: written by age 36 at the latest
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459It's so hard to go from being
written by August 2014 at the latest (age 36) - it may be older
POEMS NOT YET RELEASED
Tom's handwritten pencil poem It's so hard to go from being obsessed with the material and then blend back with all that is spiritual, on a sheet of ruled notebook paper, published in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead.
the card says: written by age 36 at the latest
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461You might be down to your final days
written by August 2014 at the latest (age 36) - it may be older
POEMS NOT YET RELEASED
Tom's handwritten five-line poem opening You might be down to your final days since I'm down to my last straw, on an otherwise blank lined notebook sheet, published in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead.
the card says: written by age 36 at the latest
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463I am closest to those who are the farthest away
written by August 2014 at the latest (age 36) - it may be older
POEMS NOT YET RELEASED
Tom's handwritten poem I am closest to those who are the farthest away, written in blue, black and a little red ink on a white paper plate, published in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead.
the card says: written by age 36 at the latest
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464I got people dropping like flies
written by August 2014 at the latest (age 36) - it may be older
POEMS IN THE 34 ALBUMS
Tom's handwritten eight-line poem I got people dropping like flies, with syllable counts of 8 marked down the margin, on a lined sheet, published in the 34 albums and Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead.
the card says: written by age 36 at the latest
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465When you put it on the poster
written by August 2014 at the latest (age 36) - it may be older
POEMS IN THE 34 ALBUMS
Tom's handwritten working notes for the song NAME IN LIGHTS (set list 3, track 10): a torn strip reading When you put it on the poster, the shorter the name, the bigger the print, and a full lined sheet of numbered verse ideas 1 to 7.
the card says: written by age 36 at the latest
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468ALL IN
written by December 2014 at the latest (age 36) - it may be older
POEMS NOT YET RELEASED
Tom's handwritten poem ALL IN (When she said her cell phone was on, I'm too far gone was my response), written down several lined sheets joined end to end and ending Yeah, I'm all in... all the way, published in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead.
the card says: written by age 36 at the latest
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469BROWNIES AND LOVE (with ANSWER UP)
written by August 2014 at the latest (age 36) - it may be older
LOOSE LYRICS, ONE-LINERS AND RHYME WORD BANKS
Tom's previously unpublished handwritten lyrics BROWNIES AND LOVE (If I was famous... I'd be dead) and ANSWER UP, in capitals, kept with a printed July 2003 bar-and-grill music schedule.
the card says: written by age 36 at the latest
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470PLEDGE
written by August 2014 at the latest (age 36) - it may be older
POEMS IN THE 34 ALBUMS
Tom's handwritten lyric PLEDGE (Globalization without exploitation should be the pledge of this next generation), which became the song PLEDGE (set list 13, track 10), with the title in bubble letters and crossed-out lines, in pen on pale green lined paper.
the card says: written by age 36 at the latest
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473TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION
written by August 2014 at the latest (age 36) - it may be older
POEMS IN THE 34 ALBUMS
Tom's handwritten lyric TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION IS WHAT the Baby Boomers did to MY-MY-MY Generation, which went into the song THIRTY SECONDS (set list 8, track 1), on a legal sheet with two small index cards of related lines.
the card says: written by age 36 at the latest
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475I Visualize Greatness in the Morning
written by December 2014 at the latest (age 36) - it may be older
POEMS NOT YET RELEASED
Tom's handwritten short poem I visualize greatness in the morning (so hopefully I'll get to it by the afternoon), on a torn sheet of loose-leaf.
the card says: written by age 36 at the latest
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476They say lightening never strikes in the same place twice
written by August 2014 at the latest (age 36) - it may be older
POEMS NOT YET RELEASED
Tom's previously unpublished handwritten couplet They say lightning never strikes in the same place twice (I say we all deserve a second chance in this game called life), on a lined notebook sheet.
the card says: written by age 36 at the latest
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478A heartbeat ceases every New York minute
written by August 2014 at the latest (age 36) - it may be older
POEMS NOT YET RELEASED
Tom's handwritten working draft A heartbeat ceases every New York minute, with a boxed alternate verse and an arrow marking the choice, on a lined notebook sheet, published in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead.
the card says: written by age 36 at the latest
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479Now There's an Outrageous Thought
written by August 2014 at the latest (age 36) - it may be older
POEMS NOT YET RELEASED
Tom's handwritten poem Now there's an outrageous thought... thinking you can contain this lot, on a torn lined sheet, published in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead.
the card says: written by age 36 at the latest
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480You Thought You Gave In
written by August 2014 at the latest (age 36) - it may be older
POEMS NOT YET RELEASED
Tom's handwritten poem you thought you gave in when you felt like giving up, written as numbered stanzas 1 to 7 on a full lined sheet, published in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead.
the card says: written by age 36 at the latest
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481Tonight's My Ego's
written by March 2014 at the latest (age 35) - it may be older
SONGS - WORDS THAT BECAME SONGS (IN THE SONG LISTS)
Tom's handwritten drafts for the song NIGHT OUT (song list 5, track 1) on three small lined note cards - tonight's my ego's night out, I'm ready to go, and Far away from this place.
the card says: written by age 35 at the latest
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507I got white washed and covered in snow
written by 2014 at the latest (age 35) - book day not found, the later year is used - it may be older
POEMS NOT YET RELEASED
Tom's handwritten pencil poem I got white washed and covered in snow by the neighbor bully, right outside my home, on a lined notebook sheet.
the card says: written by age 35 at the latest
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822They say lightening never strikes in the same place twice
written by August 2014 at the latest (age 36) - it may be older
POEMS NOT YET RELEASED
Tom's handwritten short poem THEY SAY LIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES IN THE SAME PLACE TWICE, written in pen on a torn lined index card; these lines are part of the poem LAZY AFTERNOON in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014).
the card says: written by age 36 at the latest
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841LOSING SIGHT
written by August 2014 at the latest (age 36) - it may be older
POEMS NOT YET RELEASED
Tom's handwritten short poem LOSING SIGHT ("I've been losing sight of the light"), in cursive on a folded sheet of lined notebook paper, which became the song LET ME IN (set list 1, track 12) in the 34 Albums and appears in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014).
the card says: written by age 36 at the latest
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854I got the Moo Moo Blues
written by August 2014 at the latest (age 36) - it may be older
POEMS NOT YET RELEASED
Tom's handwritten short poem "I got the Moo Moo Blues," a country scene of cows, horses under a tree, a stream and cloudless dreams, with "All these" in the margin, on a stained sheet of lined notebook paper; published in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014).
the card says: written by age 36 at the latest
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923Time for another game
written by August 2014 at the latest (age 36) - it may be older
POEMS NOT YET RELEASED
Tom's handwritten poem "Time for another game / on another plane," a topsy-turvy world where triangles are square and day is night, eleven lines with his crossings-out on a torn sheet of lined notebook paper; published in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014).
the card says: written by age 36 at the latest
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924When I got lost inside
written by August 2014 at the latest (age 36) - it may be older
POEMS NOT YET RELEASED
Tom's handwritten short poem "When I got lost inside A MALL / WITH so many FLOORS and STORES," swearing never to go back, with crossed-out and inserted words on a torn sheet of lined notebook paper; published in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014).
the card says: written by age 36 at the latest
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927I'm not sure if her first instinct is to be fantastic
written by August 2014 at the latest (age 36) - it may be older
POEMS NOT YET RELEASED
Tom's handwritten one-line poem "I'm not sure if her first instinct is to be fantastic," in purple cursive on a three-hole-punched sheet of lined notebook paper; published in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014).
the card says: written by age 36 at the latest
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1095Candy Rapper Superstar
written by August 2014 at the latest (age 36) - it may be older
POEMS NOT YET RELEASED
Tom's comic rap poem CANDY RAPPER SUPERSTAR, written under his pen name Brian Rainstorm, on bound typed pages with his handwritten ink notes and a separate handwritten lined sheet; published in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014).
the card says: written by age 36 at the latest
455Can't Buy Me (page 2)
written by August 2014 at the latest (age 36) - it may be older BEST GUESS
POEMS NOT YET RELEASED
Tom's handwritten black-ink lyric draft Can't Buy Me P.2, a list of soap operas, game shows, sitcoms and shootouts, on a spiral notebook page with struck lines and a timing note in the margin, published in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead.
the card says: written by age 36 at the latest
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1722Sorry, but you owe me a drink
written by March 2014 at the latest (age 35) - it may be older BEST GUESS
LOOSE LYRICS, ONE-LINERS AND RHYME WORD BANKS
Tom's printed collection of pickup-line cards, about two dozen slips of cheeky one-liners such as Sorry, but you owe me a drink... because when I first saw you, I dropped mine.
the card says: written by age 35 at the latest
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1723RATED R · on the adults-only pages
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