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"fast car, fine ass: these things will pass...

...and they won't get more profound."

sad news on two fronts in silverjew land. 1) the great lyricist david berman officially dissolved the silver jews in january, causing me to be totally pissed. he is among the very finest lyricists of our time.

2) immediately after posting the news that the jews were kaput, he posts this bombshell. turns out, his dad is the patently evil right wing lobbyist rick berman, who's basically the dude from 'thank you for smoking,' only more evil, and less funny. mother jones has the story:

A few years ago, David Berman says, he laid down the gauntlet with his dad and demanded he shut down his operation—a real Luke Skywalker/Darth Vader moment, one imagines. The high-priced lobbyist refused, according to his son. "He has just gotten worse. More evil. More powerful. We've been 'estranged' for over three years." (...)

Beyond being a talented songsmith, with a devoted following and more than a few indie hits under his belt, David Berman has also won praise for his poetry and cartoons. He seems to view his career up to this point as an effort to repent for, if not counter, the sins of his father. "In a way," he writes, "I am the son of a demon come to make good the damage."

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posted by the cold cowboy @ 4:15 PM