Met this wise man in a bookshop. He's about 70 or so, seen alot. He's very interesting, and has written a book about labour struggles in America. We drink Italian coffee and he tells me about all the people he's met during his lifetime. It reads like a bohemian play. He says, "The most amazing person who ever lived on this planet was this guy named Charlie Parker ..." Did you meet him? I ask. Yep, he says, and tells me a real New York story. He shook Bird's hand! Holy fuck! -Todd