Ernest Noyes Brookings is another character who emerged from the world of the Duplex Planet, a 'zine that David Greenberger started in 1979 that documented the conversations and activities of the residents of the Duplex nursing home. In 1980, Greenberger, the activities director of the nursing home, encouraged the 82-year-old Brookings, a former machine parts designer, to write poetry. Noyes produced several hundred poems and Greenberger executive produced several albums of Noyes' lyrics set to music by artists such as XTC, Morphine, Ben Vaughn, Peter Holsapple, the Young Fresh Fellows, Fred Frith, and dozens more. ~ Erik Hage, Rovi