Lingua Franca

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”My solid pigeon, that drape is a killer-diller, an E-flat Dillinger, a bit of a fly thing all on one page.”  Any idea what that means?  It’s hipster slang for “My, that’s a nice dress you’re wearing.”  In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge the roots of hipster slang – old movies, pulp novels and blues songs.  Also, singer-songwriter John Wesley Harding - he says the lyrics always come first.

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August 02, 2024