tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post4210751476944784876..comments2024-01-26T20:41:02.065+13:00Comments on Quote Unquote: In praise of: Thelonious MonkStephen Stratfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00426799380228308536noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-87432729838164977932010-05-03T22:16:34.564+12:002010-05-03T22:16:34.564+12:00According to Chris Bourke, http://chrisbourke.blog...According to Chris Bourke, http://chrisbourke.blogspot.com/2010/04/high-priest-on-queen.html, the performance I saw was in 1965 (two years after sexual intercourse began, according to Philip Larkin's poem "Annus Mirabilis"). And I had forgotten that Monk toured here under the auspices of Chamber Music NZ. Ch-ch-ch-changes.Stephen Stratfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426799380228308536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-18884905129284663802010-05-01T13:55:40.499+12:002010-05-01T13:55:40.499+12:00Tauranga Girls College Hall? I've just tweeted...Tauranga Girls College Hall? I've just tweeted that. Almost impossible to imagine. There's an excellent essay, 'Fragments of a Lament for Thelonious Monk' in Russell Hoban's collection 'The Moment Under The Moment' (Hoban is also a Monk enthusiast):<br /><br />"On the margin of the moment where you made notations, Thelonious, at The Five Spot in Cooper Square in the rain and the fog when I was young."Chris Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03328861965723666005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-81116561625189030142010-04-29T20:18:51.306+12:002010-04-29T20:18:51.306+12:00If I've got the numbers right, this is the 500...If I've got the numbers right, this is the 500th QUQ blogpost. <br /><br />Phew. It could so easily have been about Cilla Black.Stephen Stratfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426799380228308536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-78810768122231999122010-04-29T11:34:42.424+12:002010-04-29T11:34:42.424+12:00End of last year. It's one of those very detai...End of last year. It's one of those very detailed primary biographies, so a BYO perspective read, if you know what I mean. I loved it.Fergusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-4872113053833395202010-04-29T11:07:17.112+12:002010-04-29T11:07:17.112+12:00Thanks, Capuchin. I'd forgotten that poem.
A...Thanks, Capuchin. I'd forgotten that poem. <br /><br />And thanks for the pointer Fergus. I'll see if our library has that. Do you remember what year it was?Stephen Stratfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426799380228308536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-89028938959566107882010-04-29T08:41:07.349+12:002010-04-29T08:41:07.349+12:00The Australasian tour gets a page in Robin D.G. Ke...The Australasian tour gets a page in Robin D.G. Kelley's recent definitive bio. Seems like Monk had a great time, but the good stories are from the Australian leg.Fergusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-43713538693001401352010-04-28T23:03:35.477+12:002010-04-28T23:03:35.477+12:00http://www.nzepc.auckland.ac.nz/authors/orr/thelon...http://www.nzepc.auckland.ac.nz/authors/orr/thelonious.aspcapuchinnoreply@blogger.com