Description
The Burg and Other Seattle Scenes: Mostly True Stories by Jerome Gold
ISBN 978-1936364008
The stories and personal essays (and one poem) in this short book range from satirical to deadly serious, from empathetic to, well, less empathetic. Mostly they’re funny and strange.
Reviews
“Think taste! Think the sensuality of the salad bar! Think the poppy reds and tulip yellows of the botanical garden! Think Boyd’s coffee! Think Burgermaster!”
—The Stranger Than Thou
“I saw Elvis in Burgermaster.”
—Roy Orbison
“Whenever I’m cycling on the Burke-Gilman Trail, I make it a point to stop for a quick cuppa and a bowl of chili at the Burg.”
—Lance Armstrong
“This is what I meant to say when I wrote Howl.”
—Allen Ginsberg
“Camusian in it compassion, Sartrean in its layered density, de Beauvoirian in its mischief and deception, Sontagian in its (only) apparent detachment, Nin-esque in its ribald, not to say sad, humor, the dog story in this collection both reveals and conceals the world as it is, or may be, as well as begs the final unanswered questions of cats and freedom.”
—Journal of Canine Scholasticism
“A stylistic somethin’ somethin’ somethin’.”
—Snoop Doggy Dogg
“The newspaper racks are the perfect place to tie up your best friend.”
—Ron Dakron, Dachsies in Chains
“There is something to be learned here.”
—Poodle Pup Education
“Peter Orlovsky and I like to eat a Grilled Crab on Swiss whenever we are at Burgermaster.”
—Allen Ginsberg
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