So you got me revisiting Bud Powell and I do think you’re correct. I too hear some Thelonious in there, with a frosting of Art Tatum.
Of course, Monk mentored Powell and introduced him to the Be-Bop style along with various musicians. In fact, Monk wrote his number “In Walked Bud” as a tribute...
I used to be a member of our local paleontology society, until I got to infirm to participate in the digs. There were also monthly lectures by paleontologists on topics of interest, latest research, etc. I remember one such lecture where the paleontologist was describing a dig he had just...
I liked the movie. I was well aware of the history of building the bomb, so I was able to follow that part of the story, understanding who and what was being addressed even when the script just made a quick passing reference. There was one scene of the physicists having a party, with a quick...
When I was a college-age kid I had an older cousin, an Existentialist, who mentored me. "Existence precedes essence," he would say repeatedly in response to my musings. At the time I wasn't sure what that meant. These days I understand it as an answer to Plato and much of philosophy since Plato.
underwear showing
At least when we were kids, catching a glimpse of someone's underwear was hilarious. "I see England, I see France. I see x's underpants."
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