“font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Verdana;”>Oliver Lake, the great composer, saxophonist and bandleader from St. Louis, has published a new book, “If I knew This,” featuring 42 poems and reproductions of four paintings and one photograph. “If I knew This” includes the poem “ “font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>Dedicated To The Memory Of Lester Bowie,” a memoir of the great composer, bandleader and trumpet player from St. Louis, Lake’s close friend, who passed in 1999.
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“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>“i want those earrings”
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>he was funny, crazy wild kinda‛ guy
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>we knew each other since i was 15 years old, or so
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>he was one yr older than me
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>he was opinionated and forward
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>played the trumpet the same way…….
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“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>“i want those earrings”
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>he was a leader
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>everybody that came into contact w/ him lined up behind
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>cause he was in front………
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>we went on my fi rst road gig w/ a blues band to California
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>back in late 60‛s
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>we were together the 1st time i smoked a herb
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>i followed the art ensemble to Paris
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>with phone contacts he gave me
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>the one and only time i got drunk
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>I passed out & threw up
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>i was @ his house back in st louis
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>when he and Fontella were married
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“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>“i want those earrings”
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>he was the one who inspired me to pursue music full time
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>by saying,
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>“if u work yo butt off, in ten years nobody will know when
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>u started playin‛……that‛s if u playing yo‛ ass off”
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>cause i was saying 20 years old was too late
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>to start to play the saxophone…
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>so we go waaaay back…..high school days
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“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>“i want those earrings”
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>he wanted to do his last tour
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>not for ten days but for six weeks
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>a warrior he was ….fi ghting till the end
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>saying shit like
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>“get dat memorial song ready for me
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>but also saying” yeah I‛m gonna beat this thing”
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“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>“i want those earrings”
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>he was in the bag building
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>infl uencing, blowin ‛‛speakin‛‛ movin‛
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>Lester leaps in
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>in jumps Lester
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>natural comedian……
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>kept u laughing
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>and in amazement !
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“font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Verdana;”>To order “ “font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Verdana;”>If I knew This,” send $15 check or money order to Oliver Lake, P.O. Box 197 Montclair, NJ 07042 or order online at www.oliverlake.net.
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