Talk about

having the whole world in his hands, this man, when playing, looked as if he had the whole world in just one of his cheeks.


John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie, b. 10/21/17 – d. 1/6/93.

"Among the candidates who have failed to become President of the United States was John Birks Gillespie. In 1964, Gillespie ran on a platform of abolishing income tax and appointing Miles Davis director of the CIA. Instead, Lyndon Johnson was elected."Martin Gayford

Salt Peanuts!