Regarding #8: Maybe Earle thought Robert Johnson was a time traveler like Marty McFly. Hey, “Terraplane” is as good a name as any for a time machine and “Tarotplane” is even better which makes sense since everybody knows that the blues was invented by Captain Beefheart in 1739 (the year Mookie Wllson stole home) and HE stole the idea from Sun Ra! All I’m saying people is READ THE SIGNS!
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Regarding #8: Maybe Earle thought Robert Johnson was a time traveler like Marty McFly. Hey, “Terraplane” is as good a name as any for a time machine and “Tarotplane” is even better which makes sense since everybody knows that the blues was invented by Captain Beefheart in 1739 (the year Mookie Wllson stole home) and HE stole the idea from Sun Ra! All I’m saying people is READ THE SIGNS!
Regarding number 4, I wonder if it’s the style of writing or what the book reveals that make it so depressing.