The "fearsome excavation on Magnolia Boulevard" was a 15-foot deep and wide hole the city dug in the early summer of 1974 that took up most of the the right lane in front of the North Hollywood apartment building I lived in. The city left the hole open for several weeks with only a couple of cones and a sawhorse to warn drivers away from it. I felt it was just a matter of time before somebody drove their car into it and was surprised that no one did before they finally filled it in. I still laugh whenever I hear them sing this lyric because I know EXACTLY what "fearsome excavation" the lyric refers to. It's 43 years later and I still love listening to Steely Dan.
The "fearsome excavation on Magnolia Boulevard" was a 15-foot deep and wide hole the city dug in the early summer of 1974 that took up most of the the right lane in front of the North Hollywood apartment building I lived in. The city left the hole open for several weeks with only a couple of cones and a sawhorse to warn drivers away from it. I felt it was just a matter of time before somebody drove their car into it and was surprised that no one did before they finally filled it in. I still laugh whenever I hear them sing this lyric because I know EXACTLY what "fearsome excavation" the lyric refers to. It's 43 years later and I still love listening to Steely Dan.