![]() Now is this also the guy who lists Springsteen and some other rock people as being among the outstanding musical contributors to american culture? That is knavery. I may tell a story about Pops & Richard Nixon here that is a beaut!!! I will consider it. He was also a person with strong opinions and feelings. He loved a good joke and would tell them backstage and had many stories to tell. ![]() ![]() There was NO guile in the man and no bitterness. Armstrong performing and loving what he was doing and enjoying the company and situations he was in-all in a totally honest & straight ahead manner. To refer to him as a clown is very close to the old sad charges of Uncle Tom behavior.do you think there is a crypto-rascist bias here even subconscious? Could be. If you want some idea of just how active he was in this area give a listen to him sing "Black & Blue"!!!!! He was deeply hurt by that as were all of his friends and people who had some idea of just how important he is. ![]() Armstrong had been (in the 60's) accused by certain members of the more militant black liberation community of "Tomming"-which is short speak for acting as an "Uncle Tom". The fact and history of the matter is such that Mr. What kind of a silly ass question is that? What are you trying to say? Can you be clearer? ![]()
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