[COMPLETE] The Old Soak, and Hail And Farewell by Don Marquis - tg

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The Old Soak, and Hail And Farewell by Don Marquis (1878 - 1937).
("Marquis" pronounced "MAR-kwis".)

This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/the-old-soak-and-hail-and-farewell-by-don-marquis/
"Hail and Farewell" is a collection of poems in honour of alcohol, drunkenness, and all things related.

In "The Old Soak", an old codger grumbles and connives to get alcohol in the age of Prohibition. Part is narrative, and part is installments from The Old Soak's papers.

“I'm writing a diary. A diary of the past. A kind of gol-dinged autobiography of what me and Old King Booze done before he went into the grave and took one of my feet with him. In just a little while now there won't be any one in this here broad land of ours, speaking of it geographically, that knows what an old-fashioned barroom was like. They'll meet up with the word, future generations of posterity will, and wonder and wonder and wonder just what a saloon could have resembled, and they will cudgel their brains in vain, as the poet says."

“Have you got any of it written?” we asked him. “Here's the start of it,” said he.

We present it just as the Old Soak penned it.
( TriciaG & the text)
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Post by KevinS »

I would like to step up to the bar with section one.
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Post by silverquill »

Wall, I'll sidle up beside ye and read Section 2. 8-)
While I'm at it, let me do 7 and 26 as well, just to wet me whistle....
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Got 'em. Thanks!
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silverquill wrote: August 4th, 2019, 1:50 pm Wall, I'll sidle up beside ye and read Section 2. 8-)
While I'm at it, let me do 7 and 26 as well, just to wet me whistle....
Young man, do you have any ID?
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Post by TriciaG »

Well, that was quick!

I was going to tweak you on the pronunciation of Marquis, but then I looked it up. You're right; I was wrong. :oops:

PL OK!
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Post by Anitazz »

Oh, what fun! May I claim sections 24, 25, 31, 34 and 39?
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You may. Have fun! 8-)
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Section 8, please. (I presume you'll want me sober.)
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KevinS wrote: August 5th, 2019, 10:59 am Section 8, please. (I presume you'll want me sober.)
Oops - I didn't see this until now. You're in for 8. And yes, sober please. ;)
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Anita - your sections are all PL OK (and well done!). Thank you!
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