Food

“A man who can be seen in animated form in a number of Betty Boop Cartoons... During a concert, a band member shot spitballs at Cab's back when he faced the audience. Cab accused Dizzy of being the culprit and upon Dizzy's vehement denial, the two began to fight. Dizzy grabbed a knife and actually cut Cab. Although the two made up after Jonah Jones and Milt Hinton came forward as the perpetrators, Dizzy was fired."

“Tryin' to decide between biscuits and lovin' – wow, that's a hard choice!”

“He led groups noted for their collective improvisations, loose rhythms, and high energy. He was a serious musician with a strong sense of humor.”

“A man who sounds like he's got a smile in his voice”

“Down in Jamaica they cook a dish called jerk chicken. It's sweet, it's peppery and it's delicious. I wonder if that's the meal that the Melodians were singing about in this song?”

“You heard of the Purple Rain and you've heard of the Purple Haze. But have you heard about the purple stew? As the old saying goes, some days you eat the bear, and some days the bear eats you. Here's a song about a guy who finds himself about to be served up as the main course.”

“Far as I know, they only made one record – what else did they need to make? America first fell in love with the song Shortnin' Bread when Lawrence Tibbett, who was the principal with the Metropolitan Opera, made a recording of it. Nelson Eddy sang it in the movie Maytime in 1937. But I bet neither of those versions rock as successfully as Paul Chaplain and his Emeralds.”