Charlie Parker Stripped of Downbeat Awards, other Honors

[AllenLowe]

looks like the Downbeat Hall of Fame is going to be might empty very soon.

[flat5]

This is like an April Fool's joke.

I guess his music and influence is now....I can't even finish the sentence.

F&*K Downbeat!

(is this really true?)

Ok. You got me :-)

[A Lark Ascending]

Thomas de Quincey has had his Booker Prize revoked too.

Edited August 26, 2012 by A Lark Ascending

[fasstrack]

Lance Armstrong would be better off in the US if he WERE Bird. No one would have heard of him or gave a shit (beyond us weirdos), ergo no scandal. Some guys got no luck

[Pete C]

Did Bird have his Cherokee breakthrough on steroids?

[AllenLowe]

well, it gave him an unfair advantage over other saxophonists - nobody else could play that fast, even with benzedrine inhalers.

[BeBop]

well, it gave him an unfair advantage over other saxophonists - nobody else could play that fast, even with benzedrine inhalers.

Thanks for a little levity in my sh*tty day.

[fasstrack]

well, it gave him an unfair advantage over other saxophonists - nobody else could play that fast, even with benzedrine inhalers.

I know you're not being serious, but the tragedy there was that even he realized, and admitted candidly, what a fool he'd been and all he threw away for drugs. But the ship had already sailed.

[AllenLowe]

well, as a famous producer said to me once "people don't like to hear it, but the best jazz was made by junkies."

[fasstrack]

The problem is just the opposite: people DO want to hear it. Stupidity goes a long way. Just ask a guy named Barnum...

[Ted O'Reilly]

The problem is just the opposite: people DO want to hear it. Stupidity goes a long way. Just ask a guy named Barnum...

Are you referring to H.B. Barnum?

[John L]

No problem here. As I understand, Charlie Parker liked to be stripped, especially when he was doping.

Edited August 28, 2012 by John L

[tjluke68]

Would have made a good article in THE ONION, to coincide with the Lance stories, if they haven't done something similar already.

[Pete C]

Would have made a good article in THE ONION,

Except that probably at least 80% of the readers have never heard of Bird. They'd probably have to go with a current pop star.

[alocispepraluger102]

while we are into levitation(levity) it might be appropriate to post this-----------

[paul secor]

Now that was funny.

[Free For All]

Happy Birthday Bird!

[alocispepraluger102]

Happy Birthday Bird!

the more years(57) i hear him, the more i hear.....

how could anyone have been THAT great??????????????

[Pete C]

how could anyone have been THAT great??????????????

I don't know. Maybe Pops, Bean, Prez, Monk, Mingus, Ellington and Coltrane can explain.

[flat5]

Nope. Only Rollins. Not so funny really.

[imeanyou]

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well, as a famous producer said to me once "people don't like to hear it, but the best jazz was made by junkies."

Yeah, Miles and Coltrane didn't do shit after they cleaned up.