Advice from Thelonious Monk - Page 2

Rob Instigator · 01.07.2009, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by DeadDiscoDildo

except Rob, where are The Harlequins in the 'For your ears' section??!!?

give me a link man! I got all the bands and music sites in the FOR YOUR EARS section from people on this forum.

afterthefact · 01.07.2009, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by wellcharge

do you know if this is supposed to be his actual handwriting or notes someone else jotted down?

i hope it's his because it looks like mine

From what I could gather, it seems to be Steve Lacy's handwriting, cause it was his notebook. He apparently jotted down things that Monk had said or told him.

acousticrock87 · 01.07.2009, 04:06 PM

Monk's. I think.

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2005/02...ion050221.html

Rob Instigator · 01.07.2009, 05:20 PM

wow! what handwriting! fucking shit looks like arabic~!

afterthefact · 01.07.2009, 05:28 PM

If Monk did indeed write that, I doubt he always wrote like that. I'm not saying he didn't, I don't know enough about him to make that claim, but wow, I mean, if that was his everyday handwriting, that would be beyond impressive and just straight up crazy...

Rob Instigator · 01.07.2009, 05:38 PM

according to the site it is a high school notebook that was donated by his son for a large auction of jazz memorabilia. That would be his FINE PENMANSHIP!

I bet thelonious had one monster chicken scritch handwriting casually though!

wellcharge · 01.07.2009, 05:46 PM

i wouldn't be surprised if he wrote fancy all the time, or if he had the worst writing ever, or if he quit writing stuff at one point and never again touched a pen

you just can't guess when it comes to monk lol, full of surprises until the end

MellySingsDoom · 01.07.2009, 05:56 PM

Afterthefact - excellent and excellent once more. I'm afraid I can't rep you at the moment

, but that really is a top-drawer find. Weill done!

wellcharge · 01.07.2009, 06:18 PM

you've got to dig it to dig, you dig?

acousticrock87 · 01.07.2009, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by afterthefact

If Monk did indeed write that, I doubt he always wrote like that. I'm not saying he didn't, I don't know enough about him to make that claim, but wow, I mean, if that was his everyday handwriting, that would be beyond impressive and just straight up crazy...

I dunno. The same could be said about his music. People thought he was off his rocker.

The Soup Nazi · 01.07.2009, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by acousticrock87

I dunno. The same could be said about his music. People thought he was off his rocker.

Absolutely! As Jim Jarmusch said, you're listening to Monk play a beautiful melody, and all of a sudden you hear this jagged PLINK-PLINK, and you think this guy's nuts!

afterthefact · 01.08.2009, 08:28 AM

Yeah, I can see that. You never know what you are going to get with great jazz pianists. I remember going to this jazz show where they had free wine (boxed, of course) and cake and there was this old black guy trying to get wine and his hand shook so much that he was spilling his cup all over. He was sort of embarrassed, and said "Oh man, I'm just makin' a big ol' mess." I felt bad for him, but then they announced the band, and he gets up there on piano! And he KILLED!

This was just a small group from Chicago too. Not saying that they are any less talented, because you never know where the next genius will pop up. But I can only imagine someone like Monk was probably full of these types of surprises.

Rob Instigator · 01.08.2009, 10:14 AM

especially when he would get up in the middle of a solo and DANCE!

afterthefact · 01.08.2009, 12:12 PM

Well that's what he said, right? "You've got it! If you don't want to play, tell a joke or dance, but in any case, you got it!"

acousticrock87 · 01.08.2009, 03:06 PM

He definitely had it.

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afterthefact invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 3,886	If Monk did indeed write that, I doubt he always wrote like that. I'm not saying he didn't, I don't know enough about him to make that claim, but wow, I mean, if that was his everyday handwriting, that would be beyond impressive and just straight up crazy... __________________ "She hated people who thought too much. At that moment, she struck me as an appropriate representative for almost all mankind." - Kurt Vonnegut Cat's Cradle
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01.07.2009, 05:38 PM	#26
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,930	according to the site it is a high school notebook that was donated by his son for a large auction of jazz memorabilia. That would be his FINE PENMANSHIP! I bet thelonious had one monster chicken scritch handwriting casually though! __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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01.07.2009, 05:46 PM	#27
wellcharge expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cold and boring kanada Posts: 1,297	i wouldn't be surprised if he wrote fancy all the time, or if he had the worst writing ever, or if he quit writing stuff at one point and never again touched a pen you just can't guess when it comes to monk lol, full of surprises until the end
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MellySingsDoom invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,662	Afterthefact - excellent and excellent once more. I'm afraid I can't rep you at the moment , but that really is a top-drawer find. Weill done! __________________ Snow on Easter Sunday - Jesus Christ in reverse.
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wellcharge expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cold and boring kanada Posts: 1,297	you've got to dig it to dig, you dig?
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01.08.2009, 08:28 AM	#32
afterthefact invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 3,886	Yeah, I can see that. You never know what you are going to get with great jazz pianists. I remember going to this jazz show where they had free wine (boxed, of course) and cake and there was this old black guy trying to get wine and his hand shook so much that he was spilling his cup all over. He was sort of embarrassed, and said "Oh man, I'm just makin' a big ol' mess." I felt bad for him, but then they announced the band, and he gets up there on piano! And he KILLED! This was just a small group from Chicago too. Not saying that they are any less talented, because you never know where the next genius will pop up. But I can only imagine someone like Monk was probably full of these types of surprises. __________________ "She hated people who thought too much. At that moment, she struck me as an appropriate representative for almost all mankind." - Kurt Vonnegut Cat's Cradle
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01.08.2009, 10:14 AM	#33
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,930	especially when he would get up in the middle of a solo and DANCE! __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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01.08.2009, 12:12 PM	#34
afterthefact invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 3,886	Well that's what he said, right? "You've got it! If you don't want to play, tell a joke or dance, but in any case, you got it!" __________________ "She hated people who thought too much. At that moment, she struck me as an appropriate representative for almost all mankind." - Kurt Vonnegut Cat's Cradle
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01.08.2009, 03:06 PM	#35
acousticrock87 invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,515	He definitely had it.
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