Friday, November 2, 2007

excerpt the artist life...

Peter the sketcher put art in that show in 1958 in Marion, Massachusetts, the annual show (the first annual of one). Bob the piano player noodles in the background, "Bye Bye Blackbird," "Bye Bye Blackbird," and "Bye Bye Blackbird." Jean on drums filling. And she breaks into and belts out her favorite Steve Allen song (he wrote 10,000 songs you know): 'You're walkin' along the street / Or you're at a party / Or else you're alone and then you suddenly dig / You're lookin' in some one's eyes / You suddenly realize / That this could be the start of something big.' And Bob is smoking and drinking and playing "Bye Bye Blackbird." 'I'll arrive late tonight / Blackbird, bye bye.' And Kerouac Jack and The Artiste du Jazz did arrive late, very late. They brought with them the chess painter heavy painter in oils and she brought two of her canvases called "Chess" and "Chess." They were displayed along with the sketches of Peter the sketcher, and Bob played, and Jean drummed and sang. And Kerouac and du Jazz read their poetry, puffing in unison, and the sun came up on Buzzards Bay. All quite heavy.
Footnote: Peter the sketcher had nineteen sketches in that show in 1958; one sketch is said to still exist but nobody knows where it is... ...