David ShermanAug 5, 20224 minI've turned 70 – don't screw with meDavid Sherman I’ve turned 70 and I want some goddamn respect. I’m getting old. I want my feet anointed with oil. I want to be venerated....
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Earl FowlerJul 16, 202219 minGrokkin’ in the Free World: This is the Yawning of the Age of Aquarius One of the things [Uncle Alex] found objectionable about human beings was that they so rarely noticed it when they were happy. He himself...