9th and Hennepin (New Animation)

Sep 10, 20105 min read

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Published: Sep 10, 2010

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I just completed work on an animation based on the Tom Waits piece, "9th and Hennepin," from the album "Rain Dogs."

It can be viewed on Newgrounds, here: www.newgrounds.com/portal/view…

To celebrate its completion and my love for Tom Waits, I've made a Feature based on the piece's lyrics. Thanks to all the talented artists on display here for their continuing efforts. So, without futher ado...
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Was 9th and Hennepin...

All the donuts have names that sound like prostitutes, and the moon's teethmarks are on the sky, like a tarp thrown all over this.

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And the broken umbrellas like dead birds
And the steam comes out of the grill
Like the whole goddamn town's ready to blow...

And the bricks are all scarred with jailhouse tattoos
And everyone is behaving like dogs

And the horses are coming down Violin Road
And Dutch is dead on his feet
And all the rooms they smell like diesel
And you take on the dreams of the ones who have slept here

And I'm lost in the window, and I hide in the stairway
And I hang in the curtain, and I sleep in your hat...

Creepy British Man with a Cat by deadclown89

And no one brings anything small into a bar around here
They all started out with bad directions

And the girl behind the counter has a tattooed tear
One for every year he's away, she said
Such a crumbling beauty, ah
There's nothing wrong with her that a hundred dollars won't fix

She has that razor sadness that only gets worse
With the clang and the thunder of the Southern Pacific going by

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And the clock ticks out like a dripping faucet
til you're full of rag water and bitters and blue ruin
And you spill out over the side to anyone who will listen...