"If you view this on a good clear night, this is the picture. Our eyes are not sensitive enough to perceive color in this stellar object as they lack the sensitivity of film during a 30 second exposure using Kodak ISO400 color negative film. All we see is the black and white image and never color in any of the worlds biggest Telescopes."

"Started with Stan Kenton, Played with Shorty Rogers, and groups of his own in Southern California."

"That this may not be far from reality is the North American trade treaty where open borders are normal."

"Dizzy smiled, played the bent horn, and liked the sound so he had Martin Instrument make a replica without a dented horn. From “To Be or not to Bop”, D. Gillespie, A. Fraser, 1979, Doubleday, NYC"

"Dizzy Gillespie and bent trumpet (from being kicked over on January 6, 1953) by Harold “Stumpy” Cromer (comedian) in an accident at Snookie’s on 45th St. in NYC. Dizzy had left the club to be interviewed by radio talk show host Henry Morgan. When Dizzy returned to Snookie’s, the comedy act of “Stump and Stumpy” just finished and Stump gave Dizzy the bent horn,"