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Sep 17, 2022Liked by Lo Carmen

Nice!

A good waitress can right a wrong day., for sure.

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Sep 22, 2022Liked by Lo Carmen

https://youtu.be/OKGHFfAqADs

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Sep 18, 2022·edited Sep 18, 2022Liked by Lo Carmen

i'm on a first name basis with bob also....great read...will be reading more of your stuff, for sure.

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I really enjoyed this read. It's easy to grab some songs about a topic, but this is a great story. You must have seen a lot of interesting people in the Cross. I love the Dylan lyric, a great example of why they call him the song poet.

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Sep 17, 2022Liked by Lo Carmen

Waitress In A Donut Shop is a song written by Dan Hicks and Ken Burgan of The Lp Last Train To Hicksville...The Home Of Happy Feet. Give it a listen.

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I love this!

I have been a waitress a few times and have mixed feelings around it but certainly there is a romanticism around waitresses. It seems to straddle glam and ordinary. Perhaps it’s the fact that most waitresses are ladies in waiting- always hankering after a dream or in between jobs. It’s a role that evokes transience. It’s made me want to write my own piece about waitresses! Thanks.

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Sep 17, 2022Liked by Lo Carmen

Maria Maldaur DID have a song called Waitress In A Donut Shop. Didn't you listen to the album of that title?

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Sep 17, 2022Liked by Lo Carmen

Not every waitress song is positive - Fountains of Wayne's superb Halley's Waitress describes an experience I've had as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=274CB0VL7_4

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Sep 11, 2022Liked by Lo Carmen

Another great read, Lo!

Check out The Prettiest Waitress in Memphis by Cory Branan.

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I loved the mention of Warren Zevon. He was one of a kind.

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this was a great read...you should give “White Dress” by Lana Del Rey a listen :)

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