Lou Reed Appreciation Blog
robertlovespi:

The newly-named spider loureedia annulipes (yes, named after Lou Reed).

robertlovespi:

The newly-named spider loureedia annulipes (yes, named after Lou Reed).

Um, sure, everybody wants euphoria, but I don’t need to get it this way. Prescribed opiates have let me know that doing this would, in Lou Reed’s words, “be the death of me.”
Lou’s song on this subject, “Heroin,” is enticing, but it is also a valuable warning. Few realize that. It’s not a simple druggie song, dammit.

Um, sure, everybody wants euphoria, but I don’t need to get it this way. Prescribed opiates have let me know that doing this would, in Lou Reed’s words, “be the death of me.”

Lou’s song on this subject, “Heroin,” is enticing, but it is also a valuable warning. Few realize that. It’s not a simple druggie song, dammit.

robertlovespi:

The Velvet Underground

“Venus In Furs”

vellocetsynthemescdrencrom:

Lou Reed - “American Poet” Album

vellocetsynthemescdrencrom:

Lou Reed - “American Poet” Album

The Velvet Underground - Femme Fatale
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farewelltothebraincells:

The Velvet Underground - “Femme Fatale”

she’ll build you up to just put you down
what a clown. 

astralsilence:

Patti Smith & Lou Reed 

astralsilence:

Patti Smith & Lou Reed 

laimportanciadellamarsereckoner:

Oh! Sweet Nothin’ - The Velvet Underground

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