Yes, I like the ‘caught on the run’ of it, Andrew…true snappishness...
Doug
On Feb 4, 2015, at 3:49 AM, Bill Wootton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Had to read this a few times, Andrew but get it now I think. One very absorbed jazz punter. Hellova drummer too, yes? Effective snap.
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> Bill
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>> On 4 Feb 2015, at 6:36 pm, Andrew Burke <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> He sits, eyes closed,
>> by the bandstand.
>> All about are watching
>> each move of singer
>> and horn men, bass player
>> in back like a tree swaying.
>> Now, the volume rises,
>> melody tighter and tighter,
>> and his left arm jolts up,
>> hand waving a figure in the air.
>> The drummer is his puppeteer,
>> stringing him along, then
>> dropping his left hand to
>> join his right, patting a fast
>> drum roll on his knee.
>> The diner beside him turns
>> and, seeing his eyes closed,
>> smiles and looks back
>> at the band.
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>> Andrew
>> http://hispirits.blogspot.com/
>> 'Undercover of Lightness'
>> http://walleahpress.com.au/recent-publications.html
>> 'Shikibu Shuffle'
>> http://abovegroundpress.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/new-from-aboveground-press-shikibu.html
>>
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