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...that last 'poon was. Unuzual, y'might say. 'Nother funny thing izzat it looked familiar. Never seen a 'poon that looked so familiar. Most of 'em y' never knew, or ever wanted to know, and y' leave 'em in th' icebox 'till they cool off a bit and lose dat smell y' can always tell an honest 'poon...
...night of Jan. 22, 1923. Jackson was present. Clayton, a magnificent soft-shoe dancer, who had split with his partner (Cliff "Ukulele Ike" Edwards), popped in later. He took a look around the Club Durant and bought a piece of it. Says Jimmy: "If I didn't open dat club, and become a boss, I wouldn't a stood up and started singing. . . . I knew everybody, started to give dem da big hello...
...dat he don't buy no wine...
...superstitious (no hats on the bed). The nearest he ever comes to telling a dirty joke, either on or off stage, is his standard wheeze about the card from his girl telling him that she has a room with running water ("You better get rid of dat Indian!"). Lou Clayton, who is not given to sentimentality, describes Jimmy as "the sweetest god damned guy that ever lived." And, as his every accent suggests, Jimmy is a considerable democrat and libertarian. In 1938, when he heard of a campaign to clean up his beloved Broadway, Jimmy exploded...
...wanna go messin' around faw? Whatta dey wanna scrape up da choon gum of fa da sidewalks faw? Maybe dey wanna have a Park Avenoo over here instead of Broadway. Leave it ta hell alone or it won't be Broadway no more. Put up a sign dat says spit out your choon gum folks, dis is old Broadway; spit er out. Don't put no constrictions on da people. Leave 'em ta hell alone...