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Who wakes up before noon, anyway?

October 6, 2011 By Jordan

when Night/ Darkens the Streets, then wander forth the Sons/ Of Belial, flown with insolence and wine…

…Johnny “I got 99 Problems” Milton, from that poem, Book I

Could there be a more boring book about such an intriguing topic?  How society came to stay awake all night. Interesting enough, yeah? Oh, the answer is lamps. Really. Fascinating.

Here’s a contemporary revision: it’s not last call yet, ESPN Classic, nicotine, a song just flew in the window, and you, yeah you, keep stealing the damn covers.

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