THOUGHTS & REMEMBRANCES

In a thrift shop: The old lady gave me change for a $20 rather than the $10 I gave her. I told her. Cheating an old lady out of charity money would be like kicking a fish.

Guy Lombardo was pleased by his wide following among black audiences. His orchestra was a record-setting attraction at the Savoy ballroom. But, he said, the audience there only liked the sweet stuff. They didn't like his playing of numbers like ST. LOUIS BLUES at all.

I hope you'll note that, unless it's work for an animation studio, every lick of my work here is all mine. I use no assistants or writers. So there.