Benjibopper

• Alexander the Great died at the age of thirty-three
• So did Jesus
• 33 is the number of the best NHL goalie ever to lace up his skates - a million blogger buddy points to whomsoever can correctly name him. Hint: he has tourette syndrome.
  
• In reference to gramophone records, 33 refers to a type of record by its revolution speed of 33⅓ revolutions per minute.
• 33 is a song by the Smashing Pumpkins on their Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness album.
• In French, Italian, Romanian, Spanish and Portuguese, 33 is the word a patient is usually asked to say when a doctor is listening to his or her lungs with a stethoscope (Trente-Trois, Trentatrè, Treizeci şi trei, Treinta y Tres and Trinta e Três)
• A normal human spine has 33 vertebrae when the bones that form the coccyx are counted individually
• The Scottish Rite of Freemasonry has 33 degrees.
• 33 were Uruguay's national Independence Heroes that liberated the country in 1825 from the Brazilian Empire, they are populary known as "Treinta y Tres Orientales" (The Thirty-Three Orientals), one of Uruguay's national states and its capital city is named " Treinta y Tres" after them.

Thanks Wiki, except for the Jesus reference and the one about the goalie. Those were mine.

This one here needs a tune:


If this is the end
let's get it right
If morning explodes
let's enjoy the night

I seen the signs
in the neon trees
If I stand and fight
be the end of me

If we're all going down
it's a sinking boat
If the water is rising
enjoy the coast

I don't wanna die
I have no choice
Terms are encrypted
in a dumb child's voice

Nobody knows
what lies under-covers
If it's disease and death
let them be my lovers

I did my best
my gods know it's true
I did okay
better than you

I asked very little
gave back twice as much
I got old
grew out of touch

If this is the end
let's get it right
If morning explodes
let's enjoy the night

Labels: 2008, nova scotia, philosophy, Poetry

Down to three potential titles for my novel. Please tell me your personal favourite:

Living in the Dirt
Child of Earth
Drive-by Saviours

-Bopper

Labels: publishing, subway novel

Okay, I'm adding some more potential titles for my novel. Please help with your feedback. Which of these do you think will make a publisher furrow his or her brow and think, "hmm, that sounds like it's worth a look":

In the Dirt
Dirt Rich
Clean and Dirty
Bleeding on a Dirt Floor
Living in the Dirt
Burning Boats
Live Cargo
Control Freaks and Other Skeptics
God and Other Skeptics
Bumi
This Child of Earth
Child of Earth
Illegals and Drive-by Tourists
Drive-by Saviours
The Illegal
The Illegal Boy
The Fisher-Boy
The Storyteller

Thanks kindly for your feedback.

-Bopper

Labels: subway novel