Hemingway whispered, Bring out the master's pen and listen To the scratching sound it makes like jazz on white paper. The timer dinged but the potato did not bake. The oven temp was set to zero so I drank and listened to jazz. Smooth jazz was playing at my funeral. Does anyone give a fuck About smooth Jazz? And what is smooth jazz? A rain storm came up in the dead of summer. It feels a bit strange, nature's jazz music. Hissing on the tin roof of the old shed and Gurgling in the downspout with a poc, poc on fat leaves. How did Thelonious Monk get his name? Why did Miles Davis turn his back to the crowd? Earning a living is what you did. Earning a living is How you paid the bills. Where is the jazz in that? At your age to keep the beat is to mentor the next one And baby, it's all jazz all the time.
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