53 Interesting Facts About the Number 53: #1 53 Miles West of Venus by the B-52s
Last year, in January, I played 52 pickup and published a series of post about various “things” I wanted to pick up over the year. While I lost interest in blogging about the project, I did reflect on the idea of what I had lost along the way and wanted to pick up again–and what I didn’t want to pick up.
Two Sundays ago, I started a new poem: 53 Interesting Facts About the Number 53. Each Sunday from today 1/11, I intend to post one interesting fact about the number 53: one a week for one year plus one week.
At some point, I will publish the full poem. I have an idea for a performance piece with it too. But in the meantime, here’s this week’s installment:
#1 “53 Miles West of Venus” is a song by the B-52s from their record Wild Planet.
PS Isn’t this a fun video from November 1980? It was just released via the B-52s official YouTube page a few months ago. Enjoy!
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