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Old Man Kensey
A resident of Athens who reputedly
did many of the things mentioned in the song. [Ron Henry] * There's
a relevant passage from ICFTS here. The reason Stipe wrote the
song about him was because he was the kind of person who had
a thousand and one little anecdotes about his eccentric behavior
floating around. Also, he was the Rev. Howard Finster's assistant.
[Joshua Hall-Bachner]
"Drink up the lake"
Perhaps a reference to 7
Chinese Bros.? [Ron Henry]
"Old Man Kensey wants to be a dog
catcher"
According to Stipe, Kensey tried
to kidnap dogs once for ransom money. [Ron Henry]