<p>After a long day of grading papers and driving for dollars, I crashed out on Saturday night and slept right through my scheduled live show. But no worries, join me in the car on Sunday morning as I deliver food to the good, hung-over people of Birmingham, AL.</p><p><br /></p><p>Later that night, sit with me outside to celebrate the milestone of what I'm choosing to believe those thousands of screaming, cigar-puffing folks were cheering on in Tuscaloosa on Saturday Night. That's right, I finally finished “Gravity's Rainbow”! — a book it took me 12 years - and just as many tries - to finish. I give you (what I'm sure won't be) my final thoughts on the novel.</p><p>Listen on Spotify and Apple Music: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbU5tR3FBRmJJWGRFblZINHg2YjQzYTdELUJ5d3xBQ3Jtc0traDNFZkpkbGRhTlc5X0JhR1JhUWs0SEI5UmJvWER0VXhLaHZsTFFLSnByVzZQa25lS0ZSMHFUTHFWS3RQbWZFb081TUZ0eHBsTEEwdzc0WlRqV01KMHlWTmw0VGtyUEtWWG45S0Q5Z0s0NkJfM1Vidw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.apple.com%2Fus%2Fpodcast%2Fthe-midnight-citizen-episode-273-work-is-for-people%2Fid1518504761%3Fi%3D1000682768043&amp;v=UypZpPuOmyc" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...</a></p><p><br /></p><p>…and be sure to join the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/midnightcitizenpodcast" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Facebook page</a> and find me on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/the_midnightcitizenpodcast/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a>! “Smoke em’ if you got em’!”</p><p><br /></p><p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial Share-Alike US License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released October 2025 on <a href="http://mikesbonfire.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">mikesbonfire.substack.com</a> and <a href="http://onsug.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">The Overnightscape Underground</a>.</p><p></p>