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by
Ken Lieck
Butthole Surfers songs you might find on the menu at a fancy restaurant:
“BBQ Pope”
“Eindhoven Chicken Masque”
“Sweatloaf”
“Boiled Dove” in “Pepper” sauce
(and for our vegetarian friends)
“Cream Corn From the Socket of Davis”
“George Lucas’ Chocolate”
“Flame Grape”
“Strawberry” flavored “Psychedelic Jam”
“Alcohol” with “Cough Syrup” chaser
This article appears in September 28 • 2001.
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