Re: To Bob: Melodic Scale Design & Golden Flutes

--- In crazy_music@y..., jacky_ligon@y... wrote:
> Here in NC, we have the Gray Mockingbird,
> which can immitate the calls of many birds, they will get up in a
> tree or on a power pole, and improvise for hours. One I've heard
> around my house has learned the cry of the hawk, which I know must
> scare the hell out of all the animals around here - but he has
nailed
> that sound to a "t". First time I heard it, I thought it was a hawk
> myself!!! Since John Coltrane actually grew up around these parts,
> I've wondered if they might have influenced his style - they do
mine!
> Birds are allot smarter than we give them credit for, and do have a
> since of radical humor too. How else would they know to crap right
on
> the front of my windshield where I have to look at it as I drive? He
> he!

Mockingbirds definitely have a sense of humor, sometimes detectable in
their singing as well as their behavior. I think they must be about
half crazy, as most of us here are, too, evidently (else why would we
subject ourselves to this rollercoaster ride?). The ones in Nashville
seem to have learned from the local musicians, as they often stay up
and sing heartilly all night long!

David