And then don't forget the Buddy Rich bus tapes!

My favorite quote from that has always bee.... " Pay you? **** you"

"Get off my bus and get off my band..."

Of course, you know that Buddy Rich was loved about as equally in death as in life. There is a pretty well known story about a musician who allegedly played in the Buddy Rich Orchestra that calls Buddy Rich's home shortly after his passing. The musician calls and a woman (presumably Rich's wife) answers. The musician asks for Buddy, the woman answers "I'm sorry to be the one to tell you, but Buddy has passed away". The next day, the musician calls again and asks for Buddy and the woman, stricken with grief, answers "Buddy's gone, he passed away". Again, the next day, the musician calls and asks for Buddy. The woman, now angry and amazed at the insensitivity of this man, yells into the phone "I told you - Buddy's dead! Buddy's dead! Why do you call over and over again when you know Buddy's dead?!" To which, of course, the musician replies "Because I love hearing it so much."

Just so people know, the Paul Anka tape has been around since the hills on Grandma's chest.

My favorite one is Orson Welles dishing out **** about the copy he was supposed to read for an ad.

"Get me a jury and show me how you can say 'In July' and I'll go down on you..." - Orson Welles

Orson Welles & His Crumb Crisp Coating

That's it!

Re: Paul Anka...
Things were different back then.
He's obviously a prick, but it was the way he tried to teach.
I've played for a few conductors like that, and I realized that they were going for excellence in their own messed up way.
It sounds like a football coach, ****ed off after a bad game.
Big deal.
Miles said a few nasty things to his band...
so what...