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I am the one who—referenced blind

in City Lights (9/15)—will refrain

from stories of woe befalling

critics who end up calling

someone’s rock ‘n’ roll darling

a washed-up has-been.

But one mystery remains:

How did Mike Kanin

know what I wasn’t going

to say come Saturday, September 16?

One conclusion comes to hand:

He must be a mindreader,

a veritable soothsayer.

And what can I say except

GET OUT OF MY HEAD,

MAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!

Rockville, MD