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Aug 10, 2017 12:04 AM
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ThatGuyWhoThinksEveryoneIsAPineapple
I immediately thought of DOAWK. Haven't read it in years, but I saw it.
AmIdoingthisrightNoOkay
How have I gone 90% of my life knowing his books and not his face?!?!
TwoYoots
https://imgur.com/Tvm1Hnk
SharkDoctor
One of my old roommates was his cousin. Wayne Silverstein. He was a crackhead
MerToo
Yarrr, he missed his true calling as a Pirate.
UrdnotJoeVasNormandy
I recall my 1st grade teacher stating how scary he looks
captyossarian42
Ah, casual racism. Also, folks should read the porn he wrote.
HousePest
Casual.. racism? You do know he was white, right? And nothing.. absolutely nothing in that post was racist. Toward white or black tbh.
IAmTheOneWhoRingsDoorbells
I didn't know Shel Silverstein was actually MC Ride
nicoslavia
Hustle bones comin out his mouth...
scooter2615
Wrote the song a boy named Sue.
rouverius
Soon
sultin
Underrated comment of the day
TwoYoots
https://imgur.com/Tvm1Hnk
intaglioguy
"Ohhhhhh, Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout... would not take the garbage out."
BleachItsWhatsForDinner
*Sidewalk ending intensifies*
orangearcadi
*attic lights turning on*
TheGreyKnightsBANNED
People at my old school used to think it was a murderer that went out and walked the school grounds... We never knew it was the author.
Foxyrain
I think he looks quite handsome in that picture with the guitar
AbsolutelyNotPleaseStop
You guys ever listen to "The Great Smokeout" by Shel Silverstein? Crazy considering I read all of the poem books as a kid
Vaderliscious
BendyBatchCrumblyCakes
Saw a one man performance of his play, "The Devil in Billy Markham" and it was fantastic.
ComicSansHumor
Cuntard
also shel silverstein: http://shelsilversteinnnn.weebly.com/uploads/1/8/6/2/18628102/471075.jpg?214
ThisIsJustToComment
There will be Shel to pay.
shunofagun
Lol ... Welcome to Shel
Aimanfire
Welcome to s- *turns around* *sees the end of the sidewalk* yeah welcome to shel
endfreq
Dude hung out at the Playboy mansion and did mad drugs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohFHsOBuLc4
TMNTloverthatisalsofromnycbywayofmaine
And frequented Panchitos Restaurant in NYC
Jerlymanzin86
Also wrote "a boy named sue" for all you the cash fans that didn't know.
Somnophobe
'Penicillin Penny' was probably my favorite from him.
ZeroIsPlural
Also Dr. Hook's "Cover of the Rolling Stone"
TallCanOChips
I did not. Thank you for this
somethingsomethingdadpun
Don't judge a book by its cover!
BlackDragoness
Can I just say, I hate that fucking book. Stupid tree. Stop giving. You're making me cry. Stop taking, little boy. You're killing it!!!
PhuckYourFeelings
Don't tell me what to do. I'll judge a book before I even know that it's a book.
captainclutch
Can we judge the author though?
OphelianAshe
I'm not much of a man by the light of day, but by night I'm one hell of a lover!
TheDrYou
Am I the only one who thinks The Giving Tree is sad as hell, I wanna cry every time I read it.
UncleBuck71
The giving tree wasn't about giving, it was about not giving too much.
HarryHamwallet
usernamethativeneverusedbeforethisone
It has a happy ending, the tree was happy. Giving makes you happy, you just have to keep giving till you get there.
FishingForConversation
I thought Shel Silverstein was a woman for a long time
biohazard918
I though they were the protagonist of portal.
HighImpactSexualViolence
I'm almost 100% certain that her name is Chell. I don't think she has an official last name though.
azztr0creep
the giving tree is the worst story EVER
UncleBuck71
Twilight?
LoopsieDaisy
I have this memory that feels like a dream that he came to my school are read some of his where the sidewalk ends poems. Used a sleeping 1/2
LoopsieDaisy
2/2 bag to act out the boa constrictor. No idea if it was a fever dream or what
UnapolageticallyMe
I have a memory of a guy who brought a puppet to school and the puppet kept screaming 'BANANA PUDDING' and idk if it was real or not
CatsAndBikesAndCarsAndBeer
YOU SHOULD HEAR THAT GLORIOUS BASTARD SING!!! https://youtu.be/Bwjz9PNh_ZA
BarleySinger
Sing???...or whatever the hell It was he did. Voice like cans being dragged down a gravel road. A voice like Guthry (Woody). And songs...
BarleySinger
"Mr Rogers I'm living in sin with your daughter", "She's doing qualudes again" ...
TexasBaconMan
"Going down to Texas..."
shiyal
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Edwird
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ThatguythatsaysTHEEdumbestShit
And they say only white folks are rednecks.....
CatsAndBikesAndCarsAndBeer
Que?
1skin2skin3skinForeskin
He wrote a lot of songs for famous musicians. A Boy Named Sue being the most well known.
CatsAndBikesAndCarsAndBeer
Yes! I think he had a couple Cash songs but I can't remember off the top of my head.
Memphisblues34
He wrote a lot of songs for a band called Dr. Hook. Definitely worth a listen. some really good songs in their library.
AnonOmis1000
Oh shit really?
Sageypie
Yeah. After Cash made it into a huge hit, Shel went back and wrote a sequel song to it that he went around on shows and sung. Dad's POV.
MelodramaticMagikarp
Wow! I had no idea. I wonder if he wrote One Piece at a Time. That seems like his kind of style. Will googlize it and return with answer.
MelodramaticMagikarp
Wiki confirms Shel wrote Sue. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Songs_written_by_Shel_Silverstein#/search
MelodramaticMagikarp
One Piece was written by Wayne Kemp. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Piece_at_a_Time