Why It Matters

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James Stafford

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From The Stacks: Benny Jones, ‘Pity The Man’

Oh my, look at this train wreck. Never has an album been so aptly named as Pity the Man. I pity Benny’s choice in leisure suits. I pity his butterfly collar and his coiffure. But more than anything, I pity poor Benny’s striking resemblance to a hillbilly Ted Cruz, and that’s enough to land Pity…

Oh my, look at this train wreck.

Never has an album been so aptly named as Pity the Man. I pity Benny’s choice in leisure suits. I pity his butterfly collar and his coiffure. But more than anything, I pity poor Benny’s striking resemblance to a hillbilly Ted Cruz, and that’s enough to land Pity the Man in the Bad Album Cover Hall of Fame.

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Responses to “From The Stacks: Benny Jones, ‘Pity The Man’”

  1. James Stafford

    Oh man, you’re right! That’s frightening and awesome.

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  2. Kelly Mahan Jaramillo

    If you read the title of each song out loud, putting some southern sauce in your voice and emphasizing certain words, you have yourself a great little evangelical burst of sermon. Fun! (Waving your hands is optional, but I highly recommend it)

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  3. James Stafford

    “My prediction? Pain.”

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  4. Robbo

    Hmm. I wonder if a young Laurence Tureaud ever saw this album, which got the wheels turning.

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