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At the Hundredth Meridian
Me debunk an American myth?
And take my life in my hands?
Where the great plains begin,
at the hundredth meridian.
At the hundredth meridian,
where the great plains begin
Driving down a corduroy road,
weeds standing shoulder high
Ferris wheel is rusting off in the distance
At the hundredth meridian where the great plains begin
Left alone to get gigantic;
hard, huge and haunted
A generation so much dumber than its' parents came
crashing through the window.
A raven strains along the line of the road,
carrying a muddy, old skull.
The wires whistle their approval,
off down the distance.
At the hundredth meridian where the great plains begin
I remember, I remember Buffalo and I remember Hengelo
It would seem to me I remember every
single fucking thing I know
If I die of vanity, promise me, promise me,
they bury me someplace I don't want to be,
you'll dig me up and transport me, unceremoniously,
away from the swollen city-breeze, garbage-bag trees,
whispers of disease amd the acts of enormity
and lower me slowly, sadly and properly
Get Ry Cooder to sing my eulogy,
At the hundredth meridian where the great plains begin.
Time 3:20
Additional Information
A radio single
Setlist slang - Meridian
The 100th
Meridian is the 100th longitudinal line
west of Greenwich, England...
UPRR-Photo
Gallery: John Carbutt Stereo Views
Historic stereo views of the Union Pacific Railroad
excursion to the 100th Meridian in 1866.
Hengelo - city, E Netherlands, in Overijssel Province,
near Enschede. Among the principal industrial
establishments of Hengelo are textile factories,
dyehouses, machine shops, and breweries.
Pop. (1993 est.) 77,270.
Ry Cooder links
Wav file
Real
Audio file
Video lore
Production Company - The Revolver Film Company
Director - Peter Henderson
Producer - R. Allen
DOP - Sean Valentini
Editor - Michelle Czukar
Time - 3:20
Released in 1993
Shot in Australia, somewhere in the vicinity of
Melbourne while we toured Oz and New Zealand
in March 1993. Ball cap from Gros Morne National
Park in Newfoundland Canada.
If you have the Fully Completely HyperCD go to
the
Fully Completely Video page and view
At the Hundredth Meridian.
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