i saw the ocean kind of from above
it kept breaking on the shore
and it reminded me that
everything is a million pieces
like buddy rich has a
million beats for every song
everything is good
everything is good
like the sweat smoke filled rooms
of kerouacs jazz
horns flying
notes fluttering through the air and
shot at the same time
drummers drumming drums drum drum
and the piano player laying with
ease on the keys of smooth smooth
refreshing water notes.

and i saw brubeck tonite
i can easily say it was one of the best performances i have ever seen.
ive never seen musicians interact the way they did with music and make it all so nice to listen to.
they looked like they had a great time and played flawlessly. take 5 was better than I could have imagined. number 1 show of all time on my list of shows.

i felt a little sick after but still went out.

i spend a lot of time getting to know the sidewalk
we talk in depth
almost every nite
sometimes it recommends bands to me other walkers listen to
but most times
it listens to me talk
tonite, i think together we decided
jazz is the only thing that loves me
and i am ok with that
it would be selfish to ask for more.

nite soldier. sleep well.