46. That’s how many times the line, “Turn the cameras off”, appeared in “Child Actor”, the third-to-the-last track of the twelfth and newest Foo Fighters studio album, Your Favorite Toy.
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LI: Another Conversation Among Deranged Writers I / Notes to Self XXXI
Another Conversation Between Deranged Writers I: Of Bullies & Favorite Songs
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On April 10, 2012, after gulping a can of his favorite Coca-Cola (fresh from the cool refrigerator) at home, The Deranged Writer, in his pambahay outfit, heard a familiar song: Tootsie Gueverra’s “Kaba.” When he heard the OPM hit, it reminded Dewey not of love, but of a hurtful period: third grade. That was the year he was still the butt of the bullies’ jokes, and he was incredibly annoyed by that one classmate who kept singing “Kaba” every morning.
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Give I
Gain relief for you while I carry your burden
I was hesitant at first, but now I have to
Viewing your own agony is just as painful
Enduring the hurt with you, even for a while
Give (Poetry Series): I, II, III
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