tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643249717637689624.post660042877507569021..comments2023-03-31T20:12:40.492-04:00Comments on Raymond Scott Archives Blog: What A CharacterJeff Winnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05819458914762405782noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643249717637689624.post-61222682044112848202010-08-09T19:30:30.596-04:002010-08-09T19:30:30.596-04:00Yeah, that was back when the book was first publis...Yeah, that was back when the book was first published. I was in touch with Chabon at that time. He was a bit chagrinned that he may have misrepresented Raymond's personality--didn't want to offend the family--but I believe he's a licensed poet, or has poetic license, or something.David Garlandhttp://beta.wnyc.org/shows/spinning/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643249717637689624.post-21169406709839287412010-08-06T11:56:22.340-04:002010-08-06T11:56:22.340-04:00At a Scott-related concert last year a member of t...At a Scott-related concert last year a member of the audience approached me with "a question [he's] been wanting to ask for years." He had to know if the Scott incident recounted in TAAK&C actually took place. I told him it was fictitious and that Mitzi Scott, Raymond's widow, found the passage offensive because "Raymond never talked that way." This is the tenth time someone has asked about it.Irwin Chusidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15226232494945112888noreply@blogger.com