01-28-2020, 03:08 PM
Guess who I just talked to on the phone? Yep. Laurie. We did a little follow up on Saturday's show.
DOOM EYES ONLY
She told me in strict confidence that the show almost didn't happen. Apparently that morning, Patton freaked out because he couldn't find his notes. He accused SFJAZZ of being gangsters and threatened to call the cops. He refused to show up on Saturday. Everyone was scrambling to find a last-minute replacement when he shows up at 5PM (show was 7:30). They all thought he was going to tear the place up but he said he found his notes under his car seat and it was all good, except that the ruckus he caused had completely cancelled any chance of a rehearsal. No apology. So they went for it, but Laurie said she'll never work with him again because he's 'just crazy'. She said she likes things to be edgy but not that edgy. Patton is now on my shit list. Kills Björk's fish. Messes up Laurie's show. Such a bungler. If I ever meet him, I'll kick the faith out of his ass. I told Laurie he sounded horribly dissonant and she laughed.
It was a nice phone chat. She is so sweet, even on the phone. She apologized that she was too busy to get together this time what with 4 shows at SFJAZZ and one at Stanford tomorrow (that's where she is now and where she called from). She said we'd get together next time. Well, we'll see about that, but being such a fan of hers since I was a teen, it warms my old heart to discover that she's a genuine person and not a thoughtless fish murderer.
DOOM EYES ONLY
She told me in strict confidence that the show almost didn't happen. Apparently that morning, Patton freaked out because he couldn't find his notes. He accused SFJAZZ of being gangsters and threatened to call the cops. He refused to show up on Saturday. Everyone was scrambling to find a last-minute replacement when he shows up at 5PM (show was 7:30). They all thought he was going to tear the place up but he said he found his notes under his car seat and it was all good, except that the ruckus he caused had completely cancelled any chance of a rehearsal. No apology. So they went for it, but Laurie said she'll never work with him again because he's 'just crazy'. She said she likes things to be edgy but not that edgy. Patton is now on my shit list. Kills Björk's fish. Messes up Laurie's show. Such a bungler. If I ever meet him, I'll kick the faith out of his ass. I told Laurie he sounded horribly dissonant and she laughed.
It was a nice phone chat. She is so sweet, even on the phone. She apologized that she was too busy to get together this time what with 4 shows at SFJAZZ and one at Stanford tomorrow (that's where she is now and where she called from). She said we'd get together next time. Well, we'll see about that, but being such a fan of hers since I was a teen, it warms my old heart to discover that she's a genuine person and not a thoughtless fish murderer.
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