Black Snake Moan (Over the Phone) - Captain Beefheart

One time in the late 1960s Don Van Vliet was short of money and selling vacuum cleaners door to door for a living. He knocked on a door in southern California and recognized the man who answered the door: science fiction writer and prophet of psychedelia Aldous Huxley. Beefheart slowly looked down at the vacuum, up at Huxley, and said, "Sir, this sucks."
Captain Beefheart Phone Black Snake Moan

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[briteness]

Is that a bomb he's carrying? Was the Captain one of those Weathermen?

[hartalum73]

In fact, Huxley died on the same date as another very famous person, and so was cheated out of some headlines on November 22, 1963. 

[TheTinCanHitMan]

Aldous huxley died early 1960s so I don't see how that story is ever possible.

[CitizenScribbler]

Is this the same guy that called me at 3am several years ago who screamed at me to dust the watertank and give birth to kittens? ;)

[Steve7508]

What's the story of this recording? Any info?

[artranchero]

My immediate reaction is one of disturbed wonder and profound curiosity.

[daegrant]

The story I read was that van Vliet said "I can assure you sir, this machine really sucks." Eitherway, very amusing