Larry from Apartments by Built Like Alaska

I didn't like Larry. He was rude, violent, and unpredictable. He liked to sit under the pecan tree after gathering nuts and let his pot belly glisten. Kids took to calling him naked Larry because he never wore a shirt in summer. He would have "episodes" where he would become infatuated with female tenants, mostly Joyce. He would use his booted foot to block her from closing her door after she would become frightened. He would speak in tongues and claimed that he had am implant in his brain to keep his synapses from misfiring. He also carried a magnet in his pocket to reset this implant after it triggered.

Built Like Alaska: a rock band from California. Surrounded by rolling pastures, a cold river, and stony foot hills, the band has developed their craft to reflect the scenery surrounding them. Bringing a rural perspective to sturdy rock songs, the music has been said to conjure images both "warm and rich as the central valley sun” and as isolated as a “mic stand draped in cob webs...."

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