June Hughes wrote:

#.......He has subscriptions to those Magazines......#

I thought the reference was to Tom Waits?

Yes, from Mules Variations. Jenny got it right! #.... he has
subscriptions to those magazines .... never waves when he goes by, he's
hiding something from the rest of us, he's all to himself, I think I
know why ... he took down the tire swing from the Peppertree, he has no
children of his own you see ... he has no dog, he has no friends and
his lawn is dying ....#

TW Fan