Sparrows Dance Page #3

You see how rusty that is?

Yeah.

All those rusty parts,

it adds up, you know.

Rusty water intake assembly,

rusty metered fill valve.

Rusty ballcock,

rusty flush valve,

rusty refill mechanism,

rusty bowl siphon.

Eventually, you got

no flow at all.

It's like an Italian prison.

My saxophone,

I'm always cleaning it with all kinds of oils.

You got to be anal

about it almost.

I went to your website.

You're very good.

You went on my website?

Isn't that why

you gave me the card?

Sure, I just never figured that anyone

was gonna actually go to the site.

I mean,

especially once they see me in this monkey suit.

I guess I just...

I never think anyone's gonna actually check it out.

I mean, I don't know if I, myself,

would check it out

if some plumber told me that

he was a saxophone player

and that there was a link on

the internet to go and hear it.

You're very good.

That's very good of you to say.

Thank you.

Most people don't

like the way I play.

My phasing is too raw.

I always like to think that it's like...

It's like new, you know,

it just takes a while to like, catch on.

You know, I spent

so many years,

like, slowly learning how to play every note perfectly.

But it got to where the notes, like,

had no feeling.

Feeling, that's what

I like about art.

You know, and not craftiness, like,

the hiding of feelings.

Oh, you really liked it?

Yes, I mean it.

Slow Boat To China,

excellent rendition. Phew!

That's a tough tune,

you know.

It's tough to be original with that one.

I mean,

I don't think I was too dishonest with it.

I mean, even though Coleman Hawkins played it.

So I was like...

"Why bother?

You know, Hawk played it better."

But I always

loved that tune.

And you can't let

someone else's genius

scare you off

your own genius.

I've always loved

that song too.

Are you a jazz fan?

I like all kinds of music.

Jazz, I'm not, like,

a crazy follower.

You... And I like

Kind of Blue.

You got some

Billie Holiday part...

I know a little

more than that.

I know some

Bud Powell records

and Don Cherry

and some Fats Navarro.

Fats Nav...

Oh, you are a jazz fan.

Fats Navarro,

that's like...

That's like Genet.

Something like that.

How do you mean?

I don't know, it's just...

It's tragic.

And beautiful.

Anyway, I don't

want to be too morbid.

Would you like to go

and see some jazz

or hear some jazz

with me some time?

I can't.

You can't? How come?

What, you got a jealous fella?

No. I just can't.

Uh... Okay.

No, I get it.

Um... Right.

Sorry you feel like that.

That was inappropriate

for me to ask.

I'm just here to fix your toilet.

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