That's Jazz

>be me, bonky
>with my friend pickle homer
>we're at a miles davis concert
>we're wearing our berets
>we're smoking cigarettes
>we're very cool
>miles davis gets up on stage
>he starts playing a tune
>pickle turns to me and says
>"did you hear that?"
>"no"
>"it's the earth moving"
>"i thought it was just the music"
>"it's the earth moving"
>"did you hear that?"
>"i thought i was high"
>"it's the earth moving"
>pickle homer is distracting me
>i see miles davis looking through the crowd to see who is talking
>miles davis starts walking toward us
>miles davis picks up his trumpet
>i'm scared of miles davis
>miles davis is standing right next to us
>he looks down on pickle homer
>he says "you got something in your teeth"
>pickle homer looks up at him and says "did you hear that?"
>pickle homer says he thought it was the earth shaking
>miles davis looks furious
>he says "listen, you little punks, this is jazz"
>pickle homer says "it's not jazz, it's the earth moving"
>miles davis says "it's not the earth moving, it's jazz"
>i stand up and punch pickle homer in the face
>i look to miles davis for affirmation
>miles davis says "you see, kids? jazz is a state of mind"
>we're scared, we're all scared of this horrible little man
>and we don't understand what he means
>he says "and it's never wrong"
>miles davis says "and if you're thinking about it...that's jazz"
>he says "but if you're thinking about jazz, that's not jazz"
>he starts tapping his shoes on the marble stage
>he says "and if you're thinking of jazz, that's not jazz"
>he starts clapping his hands
>he says "and if you're thinking of jazz, that's not jazz"
>he starts doing a scary little dance
>he says "and if you're thinking of jazz, that's not jazz"
>he starts grabbing at the air like invisible spirits are deviling him
>he says "and if you're thinking of jazz, that's not jazz"
>suddenly the earth starts shaking
>pickle homer says "that's the earth moving"
>he says "that's not the earth moving, that's jazz"
>we look at each other
>we think the earth is moving
>the earth is shaking
>it's just the earth shaking
>a huge chunk of stage equipment and framing falls from the ceiling
>it lands on miles davis' head
>he falls to the ground
>he is bleeding profusely
>pickle homer says "it's the earth moving"
>miles davis says "that's not the earth moving, that's jazz"
>the earth shakes
>that's not the earth moving, that's jazz
>the earth shakes
>that's not the earth moving, that's jazz
>this is the story of how bonky and pickle homer learned the essence of jazz from the jazzmaster miles davis