Spoken Word

Senator Royal S. Copeland delivering an address over the radio.

Senator Royal S. Copeland delivering an address over the radio.

The South is a Land of Spoken Word.

Our friend Marty called a while back to invite us to perform at a salon in a lovely old house on the outskirts of town on a Sunday afternoon.

What do you want us to play I said.
Well, your regular old time music will be lovely, she said, but there’ll be a woman reciting poetry and a fellow playing a classical piano piece,so in addition to playing perhaps you could do some spoken word.

Sure I said. No problem. After we rang off the phone I looked at Nancy.

 Spoken word Nancy said.

Yes, that’s right. Spoken word.

What is it, she said.
I don’t know, I said.

Really, she said. You certainly acted like you knew what it was when Marty asked if we could do some. Sure! No problem! Spoken word you said.

That’s because I figured you knew what it was.

What?
I thought you’d know what it was.

Why?
Because you know things like that.

 

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