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| Thelonius Monk, 1917 -1982 |
Harvey Nuemis had inherited Nuemis
Mortuary from his father Frederick, passed down the family line since
1869. Life as an up and coming MORTICIAN
in a small town was hell for young Harvey.
Once dirt roads were covered with
BLACKTOP, poor Harvey was INSULTED daily and thrown down by local high school thugs
onto the black streets. Yet Harvey had a
dream.
Harvey pictured himself as a DYNAMIC
JAZZ pianist in the Copa Cabana, wherever that was. Bodyguards surrounded him, pushing back the
throngs who wished to touch him, to INTERFERE with his music.
At every funeral, as Harvey
played funeral hymns on the cheap electric organ, he was playing " 'Round Midnight" in his head, right next to Thelonius Monk.
Oh, Harvey, to be so lucky.
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