John Mercer Patton

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    A woman’s a two-face
    A worrisome thing who’ll lead ya t’ sing the blues in the night.
    —Johnny Mercer (1909–1976)

    An accent mark, perhaps, instead of a whole western accent—a point of punctuation rather than a uniform twang. That is how it should be worn: as a quiet point of character reference, an apt phrase of sartorial allusion—macho, sotto voce.
    —Phil Patton (b. 1953)