Tom Waits - 9th & Hennepin

I live a few blocks from there.

great but the best bit was missing.the bit about being full of ragwater bitters and blue ruin.

Hey, this is awesome, thanks for posting it. This is my favorite Waits song/poem it's really cool to see it like this. The guy is like Dylan in that his art isn't just his music/poetry, he's made himself into a work of his unique art. Awesome.

A mediocre entertainer can only achieve greatness if he/she is able to become a caricature of themself.

Best singer ever for being able to simulate a cat heaving up a hairball.

Nye's bar rocks!

yeah or in dublin he said"you talk about bad areas, like this place 9th and hennepin, and it turns out the person you're talking to is from there and they say"9th and hennepin? they do some great frozen yoghurt over there" and you say"really? cos you can get killed for wearing corduroy on 9th and henneppin" :l

were can i get the big time concert on video or whatever? i want it on my ipod too

You're talking out of your ass. Tom Waits was ALWAYS playing a character.

I remember this 9th and Hennepin, Moby Dick's bar. This reality is long since gone, but I remember

Moby's was on Block E, which is Hennepin between 6th & 7th streets. Close to 9th & Hennepin, but not quite.