Strange Brew by John Deering for August 07, 2015

Everyone was jazzed to meet him.

Bring on the “T”.

Do they unlock doors with Monkeys?

I was going to ask about Felonious, but he spells it differently.

And a surprise appearance by the Blue Monk group?

In same hotel, on lower floors are, “The Amalgamated Hookers of America” !!

in theory he should have a liter bier mug in his hand. Re: Andechs is a famous place of pilgrimage on a hill about two miles east of the Ammersee in Upper Bavaria. Cloister Andechs brews some of the finest beer in Bavaria. Testify!

Thelonious was Black; is there a coloring error here?

(Trivia: My favorite TM piece to perform is “Epistrophe”.)

The guy he’s talking to is named Chip.

I literally laughed out loud. Great strip! Love his music. American Roots on NPR recently did a show about Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane.

I was soloing on piano during a combo rehearsal at HS when a recent graduate walked in. “Not bad,” he told the band director, “sounds a little like Monk.” Band director’s immediate reply? “DON’T ENCOURAGE HIM!!!”