on 7/3/02 1:17 PM, Samerivertwice@aol.com at Samerivertwice@aol.com wrote:

2) Why some jazzers feel the compulsion to set their terrible terrible poems to music.

If anyone can answer this one, please come to my house for a reward.  Some of the most truly substantial artists of my lifetime have demolished their own credibility by making sure there's lots of bad poetry sprinkled throughout their catalogues.  I wants answers.

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