JSngry Posted March 14, 2007 Report Posted March 14, 2007 LTB had foot surgery last week, and today was her first follow-up visit w/the surgeon. So we're sitting in the waiting room, and this old, OLD white guy with a walker and a tweed sport coat comes up to the receptionist's desk and says, "I'm Lester Young & I'm here for my papers." Well, I nearly shit a brick. The receptionist got up to get his papers, came back and said, "You're Lester...", to which the old guy said "Young. Y-o-u-n-g." She gave him his papers and he's out of there. I'm looking at LTB and she's sporting a grin a mile wide. I look at the receptionist, and she's clueless and or indifferent. Oh well. So if anybody asks, Lester Young is alive and living in Dallas. I'll be your witness. Quote
king ubu Posted March 14, 2007 Report Posted March 14, 2007 ha, as long as he doesn't look like Joe Farrell... Quote
tonym Posted March 14, 2007 Report Posted March 14, 2007 Did he hold his walker at a funny angle? Quote
JSngry Posted March 14, 2007 Author Report Posted March 14, 2007 No, but he held his upper body at a 45-degree angle... Quote
Spontooneous Posted March 14, 2007 Report Posted March 14, 2007 Did he sign the papers with a repeater pencil? Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted March 14, 2007 Report Posted March 14, 2007 Did you ask him about Bud Freeman? Quote
JSngry Posted March 15, 2007 Author Report Posted March 15, 2007 The tweed jacket spoke volumes... Quote
JSngry Posted March 15, 2007 Author Report Posted March 15, 2007 Did he sign the papers with a repeater pencil? No, but there was a little kid in his way and he called him half a motherfucker... Quote
AllenLowe Posted March 15, 2007 Report Posted March 15, 2007 sounds like a dream I had once... I also recall that Henny Youngman's brother was named Lester - not kidding - Quote
AllenLowe Posted March 15, 2007 Report Posted March 15, 2007 actually, Prez would only be 97 - it might be a little like the Elvis theory, that Elvis faked his death to get away from the rat race and is living somewhere in the Mid-West. So Prez figured he'd had enough, bleached his skin, and became a bible salesman in Dallas - he also might have had something to do with the Kennedy assassination - Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted March 15, 2007 Report Posted March 15, 2007 sounds like a dream I had once... I also recall that Henny Youngman's brother was named Lester - not kidding - Sunday morning breakfast at the Carnegie Deli, the only patrons are me and Terry Martin at the front and a large table at the back. Quickly, Henny walks from the back to our table carrying a new baby. He says "meet my new ......". I can't remember if it was a grandchild, fourth left cousin or whatever - just nice. Quote
HolyStitt Posted March 15, 2007 Report Posted March 15, 2007 A tad off topic, but does anyone know if Lester's sister that lived in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area is still alive? Quote
Big Al Posted March 15, 2007 Report Posted March 15, 2007 LTB had foot surgery last week, and today was her first follow-up visit w/the surgeon. So we're sitting in the waiting room, and this old, OLD white guy with a walker and a tweed sport coat comes up to the receptionist's desk and says, "I'm Lester Young & I'm here for my papers." Well, I nearly shit a brick. The receptionist got up to get his papers, came back and said, "You're Lester...", to which the old guy said "Young. Y-o-u-n-g." She gave him his papers and he's out of there. I'm looking at LTB and she's sporting a grin a mile wide. I look at the receptionist, and she's clueless and or indifferent. Oh well. So if anybody asks, Lester Young is alive and living in Dallas. I'll be your witness. I need to make a doctor's appointment! What's this guy's number? Quote
Free For All Posted March 15, 2007 Report Posted March 15, 2007 "I'm Lester Young & I'm here for my papers." Quote
Chas Posted March 15, 2007 Report Posted March 15, 2007 A tad off topic, but does anyone know if Lester's sister that lived in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area is still alive? Irma died in 1993 . Lee Young died.....? Quote
brownie Posted March 15, 2007 Report Posted March 15, 2007 A thought for Prez today! He left us on March 15, 1959 Quote
JSngry Posted March 15, 2007 Author Report Posted March 15, 2007 A thought for Prez today! He left us on March 15, 1959 Now damn...that is spooky... Quote
tonym Posted March 15, 2007 Report Posted March 15, 2007 actually, Prez would only be 97 - it might be a little like the Elvis theory, that Elvis faked his death to get away from the rat race and is living somewhere in the Mid-West. So Prez figured he'd had enough, bleached his skin, and became a bible salesman in Dallas - he also might have had something to do with the Kennedy assassination - I love this board! Quote
AllenLowe Posted March 16, 2007 Report Posted March 16, 2007 I could be wrong, but I think Lee Young is still alive - anybody know? Loretta Young, however, his other sister, is dead - Quote
JSngry Posted March 16, 2007 Author Report Posted March 16, 2007 I'm still kinda trippin' that Lester Young died on March 15 & I saw Lester Young "collecting his papers and checking out" on March 14... That's......weird.... Quote
Serioza Posted May 24, 2009 Report Posted May 24, 2009 (edited) "You're Lester...", to which the old guy said "Young. Y-o-u-n-g." he spoke with east-european accent ? Edited May 24, 2009 by Serioza Quote
fasstrack Posted May 24, 2009 Report Posted May 24, 2009 (edited) LTB had foot surgery last week, and today was her first follow-up visit w/the surgeon. So we're sitting in the waiting room, and this old, OLD white guy with a walker and a tweed sport coat comes up to the receptionist's desk and says, "I'm Lester Young & I'm here for my papers." Well, I nearly shit a brick. The receptionist got up to get his papers, came back and said, "You're Lester...", to which the old guy said "Young. Y-o-u-n-g." She gave him his papers and he's out of there. I'm looking at LTB and she's sporting a grin a mile wide. I look at the receptionist, and she's clueless and or indifferent. Oh well. So if anybody asks, Lester Young is alive and living in Dallas. I'll be your witness.I taught as a sub in NYC schools in Brooklyn in the 90s. I had a kid one day who was Pres, I swear. Same face, same mien. A saxophone player I knew named George Kelly said there was another George Kelly, also a tenor player. (I knew this guy, too. He used to prowl Local 802 like a refugee from one of Dante's circles. Long red hair and clothes older than the Wailing Wall. Fat, huge, useless. He asked me once what instrument I played. 'Guitar?! I hate that instrument'.). The 2nd George Kelly said about the first (who could play and was in the Savoy Sultans) 'The colored guy? That's bad for my image, that there's another one'. When told, good George said 'Yeah. I heard him play once. I decided it's bad for my image....' Edited May 24, 2009 by fasstrack Quote
JSngry Posted May 24, 2009 Author Report Posted May 24, 2009 "You're Lester...", to which the old guy said "Young. Y-o-u-n-g." he spoke with east-european accent ? East Texas accent. Close enough? Quote
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