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"When I was fourteen I lay down with you

our eyes misty with urge,

our mouths in open moan

The sun was big in those late afternoons

swollen and red-ripe,

it filtered in stripes on wallpaper

and wet linen.

—Do you know what we are? you said"

Art Garfunkel, What Is It All But Luminous: Notes from an Underground Man

Care to discuss this pearl?

In the immortal words of everyone's favorite bi uncle Art:

"We showed each other our versions of masturbation (mine used a hand)."

But you know, just musicians being very together and stuff like that.

simon and garfunkel

And the other idiot still asking himself 50 years later or so why didn't he write him.

"In May of ’69, Mike took the film to Rome, and Paul’s writing changed from “I know your part’ll go fine”—words of a deep friendship (“The Only Living Boy in New York”)—to “Why don’t you write me?”—words of frustration.

(...)

Why didn’t I write him? No doubt Paul and I enriched each other’s lives immeasurably. Where could the crazy notion come from of moving on from this wonderful duo? From hurt. From crazy motion. If Paul felt Mike had given me the means to “sock it to him,” maybe I was doing just that. Why didn’t I write him? Who are these two sensitive Jewish boys whose mothers loved them so much? Who throws the stone and who throws the return stone? Whose stone is imagined? Whose real?"

Of course, taken from What Is It All but Luminous: Notes From An Underground Man by Artie himself.

hes so crazy like. if i dont hear from you right now im going to kill myself

Paul Simon and Art “there is no gay component in the two of us that I am aware of” Garfunkel Valentine’s Day post.

I'm a hardcore fan and my eyes bled through most of it, so I can only imagine what it does to normal readers' brains.

started reading art garfunkel’s memoir on the train. gayest straight man alive. no wonder he’s bi

Can't get enough of these idiots. Sorry not sorry.