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THE GIRL WITH THE GUITAR

from DEMOS by Rick Berlin

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I forget her name (typically), but she played a solo set at the Lizard Lounge, delta blues with a fiery slide guitar. She was SO IN COMMAND. It was breathtaking. Never forget it. She owned the room.

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the girl with the guitar (for margaret of Mr Airplane Man)

the girl with the guitar
like a boy in her arms
twanging away like a ice storm
slidin up the frets
a bottle on the neck
empathetic, sexy,
+ disturbing

like a knife in the water
like a moth to the flame 
twisted rusty strings
played like she could save
you, you + me

the girl with the guitar
like a pretty boy in her arms
twanging away like a ice storm
a  spot light on her face
she looks like she won't break
yr heart
but you ain't sure 
r you

catholic school girl knee socks
trippin up her legs
short skirt is a triumph
of the will
on a table's a gin + tonic
ice shaking from the sonic
boom, boom...

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from DEMOS, released November 18, 2012

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Rick Berlin (now playing w/ THE NICKEL & DIME BAND) Jamaica Plain

A giant on the Boston music scene. His colorful songwriting + strong stage presence have influenced countless other artists since the early 1970s. He continues to make music w/ intelligence + integrity, building an international reputation around his knotty, singular piano playing, straight-from-the-heart singing and a style of character-based songwriting that's drawn comparisons to Waits + Cohen ... more

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