Stymied by the beast

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The following described sequence is a somewhat fanciful extension of Éric Angelini's latest effort, Two identical digits. In my version, the products of adjacent terms must contain a single occurrence of the three digits "666". Furthermore, those products may not contain any additional sixes. The lexicographically earliest sequence of distinct positive terms starts:

1, 666, 10, 1666, 4, 1665, 40, 1667, 400, 4165, 16, 4163, 160, 4164, 1600, 4167, 64, 1041, 640, 1042, 373, 42, 1111, 15, 444, 150, 2444, 506, 361, 988, 675, 395, 422, 203, 1422, 469, 398, 268, 1368, 173, 385, 329, 154, 303, 55, 1211, 406, 211, 79, 654, 316, 1635, 579, 616, 1082, 191, 349, 234, 285, 269, 114, 585, 849, 903, 738, 257, 2166, 251, 166, 751, 355, 723, 142, 223, 299, 534, 312, 1047, 78, 47, 780, 470, 1078, 547, 195, 188, 461, 906, 961, 694, 96, 2778, 6, 111, 60, 611, 551, 121, 146, 621, 365, 484, 427, 156, 235, 539, 94, 39, 171, 390, 940, 922, 453, 1273, 288, 926, 18, 37, 180, 370, 991, 148, 45, 1037, 450, 1480, 518, 287, 929, 61, 306, 561, 101, 165, 1010, 264, 1351, 493, 338, 286, 233, 402, 733, 773, 345, 483, 138, 157, 552, 1407, 474, 109, 1896, 879, 292, 605, 573, 242, 73, 913, 730, 1242, 537, 869, 767, 598, 267, 624, 1068, 1186, 181, 186, 1181, 302, 383, 174, 159, 419, 214, 1246, 271, 2458, 556, 1198, 367, 198, 867, 769, 997, 669, 548, 1034, 49, 34, 196, 85, 549, 340, 490, 136, 1225, 544, 1226, 87, 318, 524, 757, 273, 244, 683, 449, 438, 207, 322, 353, 1237, 1024, 1627, 84, 793, 248, 1075, 62, 43, 155, 172, 562, 1542, 123, 2542, 262, 636, 435, 613, 882, 113, 59, 452, 590, 774, 559, 477, 58, 1149, 145, 1839, 294, 339, 1294, 515, 712, 936, 178, 206, 411, 892, 747, 278, 959, 374, 459, 363, 382, 541, 308, 671, 993, 1678, 588, 1133, 802, 532, 1441, 226, 118, 387, 689, 194, 756, 1940, 1189, 485, 1374, 558, 727, 243, 686, 431, 1547, 237, 218, 948, 545, 1223, 1003, 222, 3, 1222, 30, 2220, 300, 2221, 546, 122, 153, 305, 612, 1939, 1071, 249, 589, 283, 702, 95, 807, 38, 307, 152, 1557, 538, 57, 117, 570, 1169, 714, 169, 572, 641, 182, 163, 1182, 663, 553, 522, 53, 1257, 530, 1258, 177, 258, 677, 645, 708, 758, 927, 719, 51, 366, 510, 915, 204, 866, 77, 606, 44, 2197, 440, 3106, 261, 106, 629, 265, 1044, 638, 407, 1466, 201, 466, 143, 662, 643, 648, 1028, 843, 791, 126, 529, 315, 1291, 284, 446, 71, 1446, 571, 467, 798, 835, 499, 1837, 818, 337, 999, 334, 1499, 378, 388, 1718, 1487, 603, 608, 1261, 1060, 761, 219, 414, 161, 706, 1161, 574, 259, 296, 225, 1185, 436, 1528, 1863, 358, 27, 247, 270, 2467, 404, 66, 601, 610, 765, 871, 421, 346, 684, 536, 199, 737, 904, 295, 565, 472, 1137, 586, 455, 652, 1022, 212, 739, 902, 1483, 989, 394, 489, 1362, 372, 905, 593, 281, 344, 775, 86, 31, 215, 124, 457, 938, 711, 375, 1511, 441, 582, 252, 2209, 845, 789, 376, 975, 1094, 1432, 277, 858, 439, 653, 1021, 555, 12, 1389, 48, 1388, 480, 3471, 46, 471, 184, 362, 93, 717, 298, 1717, 33, 505, 330, 808, 1283, 1377, 397, 445, 824, 2022, 577, 658, 770, 865, 771, 246, 1271, 139, 1494, 473, 141, 26, 1141, 260, 1410, 1026, 65, 564, 526, 391, 2526, 891, 187, 918, 1053, 633, 911, 622, 403, 488, 1365, 884, 1727, 965, 691, 82, 313, 820, 1313, 1117, 597, 1116, 454, 779, 599, 734, 99, 673, 990, 1683, 102, 183, 255, 732, 91, 293, 876, 1035, 644, 647, 103, 356, 468, 698, 617, 886, 231, 202, 132, 2020, 533, 125, 1333, 2, 333, 20, 833, 8, 2083, 80, 3333, 5, 1332, 50, 3332, 200, 1833, 511, 424, 393, 1391, 479, 254, 656, 2540, 853, 781, 854, 379, 1073, 2242, 1234, 443, 462, 772, 1019, 193, 962, 1193, 475, 1403, 354, 129, 517, 98, 17, 392, 170, 980, 68, 245, 272, 2449, 634, 736, 2264, 692, 342, 423, 1316, 1654, 790, 1097, 945, 705, 52, 1281, 520, 1859, 974, 359, 1856, 1329, 923, 939, 497, 1341, 609, 602, 1107, 838, 107, 2492, 729, 503, 888, 75, 889, 750, 2222, 21, ...

The region from 740000 to 890000 is detailed here:

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Drive-by

Nearby Denison Rd W was blocked off from the curve at the hidden parkette (first picture, helicopter view) to Clouston Ave (third picture, helicopter view), because of its relevance to a "700 metres away" (Weston Road & Sidney Belsey Crescent) drive-by shooting. There was no explanation given as to why the two locations are thus dissociated but it is reasonable to suppose that the shooting actually happened on Denison Rd W and that the victim managed to make his way to the other location. The second picture is my photograph of a police car blocking access on Lippincott St W.

Barring the existence of folk in the neighbourhood who actually heard/witnessed the drive-by shooting, I'll venture that the location may have been fabricated by the victim.

Seventy

1938  Two Sleepy People                         3:07  Hoagy Carmichael, Ella Logan
1955  Ain't That A Shame                        2:25  Fats Domino
1957  Wake Up Little Susie                      2:04  The Everly Brothers
1958  True Love Ways                            3:02  Buddy Holly, Dick Jacobs Orchestra
1959  ('Til) I Kissed You                       2:25  The Everly Brothers
1959  Handy Man                                 2:06  Jimmy Jones, Otis Blackwell
1959  Calendar Girl                             2:40  Neil Sedaka
1960  Good Timin'                               2:13  Jimmy Jones
1960  Walk, Don't Run                           2:09  The Ventures
1960  Funnel Of Love                            2:07  Wanda Jackson
1961  Tell Old Bill                             4:24  Dave Van Ronk
1961  Runaway                                   2:19  Del Shannon
1962  Green Onions                              2:52  Booker T. and The MG's
1962  Pipeline                                  2:22  The Chantays
1962  He's So Fine                              1:48  The Chiffons
1962  Wolverton Mountain                        2:58  Claude King
1962  Palisades Park                            1:54  Freddy Cannon
1963  It's My Party                             2:22  Lesley Gore
1965  Tombstone Blues                           6:01  Bob Dylan
1965  Colours                                   2:48  Donovan
1965  These Boots Are Made For Walkin'          2:46  Nancy Sinatra
1965  The Cuckoo                                3:25  Tom Rush
1967  I Am The Walrus                           4:36  The Beatles
1967  (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay          2:50  Otis Redding
1968  Birthday                                  2:43  The Beatles
1968  Ducks On A Pond                           9:11  The Incredible String Band
1969  Across The Universe                       3:48  The Beatles
1969  The Boxer                                 5:13  Simon & Garfunkel
1970  I Heard It Through The Grapevine         11:07  Creedence Clearwater Revival
1970  The Story In Your Eyes                    2:57  The Moody Blues
1971  Ain't No Sunshine                         2:03  Bill Withers
1973  Raised On Robbery                         3:07  Joni Mitchell
1973  Cam Ye O'er Frae France                   2:50  Steeleye Span
1975  Bandalabourou                             6:45  Ali Farka Touré
1975  Diamonds & Rust                           4:46  Joan Baez
1978  Sultans of swing                          5:36  Dire Straits
1979  Planet Claire                             4:37  the B-52's
1979  Echo Beach                                3:40  Martha and the Muffins
1979  Another Brick In The Wall (Part II)       4:01  Pink Floyd
1980  Could You Be Loved                        3:35  Bob Marley and the Wailers
1980  Mirror In The Bathroom                    3:09  The English Beat
1982  Farewell to Nova Scotia                   3:11  Touchstone
1983  Get The Balance Right (combination mix)   8:00  Depeche Mode
1983  Blue Monday                               7:29  New Order
1983  Johnny B. Goode                           4:05  Peter Tosh
1984  Ain't Necessarily So                      4:43  Bronski Beat
1984  The Bottomless Lake                       3:42  John Prine
1984  Come Out And Dance                        4:50  Martha and the Muffins
1985  Don't Stop The Dance                      4:19  Bryan Ferry
1985  Losers                                    3:14  Dave Van Ronk
1987  Hush Little Baby                          4:44  The Horse Flies
1987  I'm Your Man                              4:29  Leonard Cohen
1989  Alasdair Mhic Cholla Ghasda               2:31  Capercaillie
1991  Stand By The JAMs (12" version)           5:32  The KLF, Tammy Wynette
1992  A Night In The Mountains                  8:37  Rabih Abou-Khalil
1993  Mama Sara                                 7:13  Farafina
1993  The River                                 6:31  Geoffrey Oryema
1995  All My Tears                              3:42  Emmylou Harris
1995  Carnival                                  5:59  Natalie Merchant
1996  Sardinia Memories (After Hours)           2:31  Geoffrey Oryema
1996  Acony Bell                                3:06  Gillian Welch
1996  da eye wifey                              7:47  shooglenifty
1997  Night Ride Across the Caucasus            8:33  Loreena McKennitt
1998  Winter's Come And Gone                    2:15  Gillian Welch
2002  Garden Tree                               5:43  John Brown's Body
2003  As Time Goes By                           3:49  Rod Stewart, Queen Latifah
2004  Woman King                                4:21  Iron & Wine
2005  Thanks For The Memory                     3:11  Rod Stewart, Roy Hargrove
2007  Dark Undercoat                            4:57  Emily Jane White
2008  Roflcopter                                7:21  Ott

Losers

Back in 2003 I contributed in The Mudcat Café transcribed-by-ear lyrics for Dave Van Ronk's "Losers", noting that I was "unsure about three or so words". Now, a couple of decades later, I'm finally prepared (thanks largely to Elijah Wald) to fix that problematic second verse:

I blew my wad playing seven-card-stud
I was playing for money, they was playing for blood
On the way back home the big winner got mugged
Now he's just another loser like me

Losers, losers
I got took for my whosis
That shark got crowned: He's groan bin bound
He's just another loser like me

See that kid sitting back at the bar
He's picking up a storm on a Martin guitar
That poor fool thinks he's gonna be a star
He's just another loser like me

Losers, losers
Some are raggers, some are bluesers
Makin' disco sounds in a HoJo lounge
With a bunch of other losers like me

Love has busted up this cat for sure
He's crying like a baby at his baby's door
That poor fool don't know what he's crying for
He's just another loser like me

Losers, losers
Can't say no to cruisers
When she says "When he'll be back again?"
He's just another loser like me

There's a hobo up in heaven on the golden street
He'll panhandle every angel that he'll meet
He'd hock his harp for some Sneaky Pete
He's just another loser like me

Losers, losers
Some are dopers, some are boozers
All the muscatel is down in hell
He's just another loser like me

When God appeared to Saint John Wayne
He told him "Duke, I'm a-coming again
Life is just a wagon train
I'm glad you're not a loser like me"

Losers, losers
Ten gallon bruisers
From Genghis Khan to the Fuller Brush Man
They're just a bunch of losers like me