Bright Moments Posted January 25, 2005 Author Report Posted January 25, 2005 can anyone find any other pics of pee wee marquette? this is like the quest for the grail!!! Quote
Man with the Golden Arm Posted January 25, 2005 Report Posted January 25, 2005 Googling the Grail- Dick Cary:Stories about Pee Wee Marquette were among those Cary loved to tell and to hear. For a time during the 1940s and '50s, Marquette was the doorman/bouncer/master-of-ceremonies at the famous jazz club Birdland in New York City. Members of Dick Cary's band who remember Marquette say he was a man of diminutive stature and pompous demeanor. Pee Wee was apparently disliked by some musicians. Several tell that Pee Wee's stage announcements of musicians' names were proportional in effusiveness to the size of the tip Pee Wee received from the musician. For example, a generous tipper might be gushingly introduced by name as "an internationally renowned master of musical excellence and genuine genius of jazz artistry" while a scant tipper might go unnamed as merely "the bass player." This piece is, in part, Dick Cary's musical description of Pee Wee Marquette's self-important strutting at the historic club. Bill Crow "Scenes from a Jazz Life"Marquette...smoked huge cigars Quote
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted January 25, 2005 Report Posted January 25, 2005 Marquette was generally believed--by me and others--to be a male, but I have heard many people who worked with him/her say that this was a woman posing as a man. Not having seen Marquette sans clothes (tux or ridiculous Hawaii Kai costume), I cannot say for sure, but while it may be nothing more than a rumor, it surely is within the realm of possibilities. Hmmmmm Reading this post of yours makes me wonder about the "He?" in your second post in this thread. It's illogical. Quote
Ron S Posted January 25, 2005 Report Posted January 25, 2005 (edited) can anyone find any other pics of pee wee marquette? this is like the quest for the grail!!! Sorry, no Pee Wee Marquette yet. Will another Pee Wee do in the meantime? Edited January 25, 2005 by Ron S Quote
marcello Posted January 25, 2005 Report Posted January 25, 2005 (edited) No photo but I found this: home.comcast.net/~pkdwoof/audio/birdland.mp3Pee Wee audio Edited January 25, 2005 by marcello Quote
Ron S Posted January 26, 2005 Report Posted January 26, 2005 Pee Wee Photo...... Are we SURE that isn't really Gary Coleman? Quote
Bright Moments Posted January 26, 2005 Author Report Posted January 26, 2005 Pee Wee Photo...... nice job marcello!!!!!! Quote
Bright Moments Posted September 24, 2005 Author Report Posted September 24, 2005 "Ladies and gentlemen, Birdland is honored to have in the house this evening none other than Mr Marlo Brandon!" --Pee Wee Marquette Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted September 24, 2005 Report Posted September 24, 2005 "Ladies and gentlemen, Birdland is honored to have in the house this evening none other than Mr Marlo Brandon!" --Pee Wee Marquette No money slipped to Pee Wee by Marla. ← Quote
BERIGAN Posted September 24, 2005 Report Posted September 24, 2005 I never saw this thread before....which considering how many time Evan brought it back to life, is amazing! Looking at the first photo, I would agree with Chris(A first, naw a second!) that he looks like a gal.... Quote
Free For All Posted September 24, 2005 Report Posted September 24, 2005 Pee Wee w/Basie (scroll down page) Quote
Guest youmustbe Posted September 24, 2005 Report Posted September 24, 2005 I have other photos of Pee Wee. Pee Wee used to hang around a lesbian bar in Harlem. Also used to go to Small's Paradise's after hours sub basement, dressed as a nurse. So, who knows what he was. BTW, in the basement of Small's, when Wilt Chamberlain owned it, he set up weights for him to work out. . Some of the NY Giants football players used to hang in Small's. One night, Tucker Fredirckson, remember him, was having trouble pushing up a weight, Wilt was walking by, and with one hand lifted the weight and set it down on the floor! Wilt was incredibly strong. Had to play under restraint, otherwise he could have seriously hurt, even Willis Reed. (I still say, I was there for all the games, he 'threw' the 7th game, because he felt sorry for Willis!) But back to Pee Wee. Without him Birdland would not have been the same. It was all part of showbiz. Just think, Coltrane playing My Favorite Things was part of popular culture back in 1962!! The 'players' of that day, who today would be going to Jay Zee's club, went to Birdland to hear Basie! A different time, wonderful, but half the country was still oficially segregated, Eastern Europe was Commie, fallout shelters for the expected nuclear attack were all over NYC, so you take the good with the bad. There is no Golden Age in life!!! Quote
Bright Moments Posted September 24, 2005 Author Report Posted September 24, 2005 I have other photos of Pee Wee. post them please!!! Quote
Guest youmustbe Posted September 24, 2005 Report Posted September 24, 2005 I don't have scanner. Some of them will be in my book. Quote
Christiern Posted September 24, 2005 Report Posted September 24, 2005 Been wondering for awhile, gotta ask: Bright Moments, is that a DQD (drag queen drummer) in your avatar? Quote
Dan Gould Posted September 24, 2005 Report Posted September 24, 2005 Been wondering for awhile, gotta ask: Bright Moments, is that a DQD (drag queen drummer) in your avatar? ← If I may, its that pinup queen's head super-imposed over Elvin's face. Quote
Bright Moments Posted September 24, 2005 Author Report Posted September 24, 2005 Been wondering for awhile, gotta ask: Bright Moments, is that a DQD (drag queen drummer) in your avatar? ← lol!! no chris, that is betty page, who jim dye was good enuf to photoshop over the head of the elvin jones avatar he used to use. Quote
Christiern Posted September 24, 2005 Report Posted September 24, 2005 Thanks, BM -- I feel much better now. Mind you, I am not against drag queens, but they are known to be somewhat behind when it comes to percussive prowess. Quote
AllenLowe Posted September 24, 2005 Report Posted September 24, 2005 youmustbe: tell us about the book - Quote
Bright Moments Posted June 3, 2007 Author Report Posted June 3, 2007 I don't have scanner. Some of them will be in my book. so is the book out?? Quote
Christiern Posted June 3, 2007 Report Posted June 3, 2007 It's a cold February in Chicago, the year is 1926. Police get a tip that a Model A is shaking queerly. They check it out and for Henry and Alonzo, the masquerade is over! Photo is from the February 20, 1926 issue of the Chicago Defender. Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted June 3, 2007 Report Posted June 3, 2007 The black Tony Curtis & Jack Lemmon! What a wonderful article! "We take in washing and ironing!" MG Quote
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