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They don't merely tour, they fly a space ship to spread their vibe!

• wyclif 2y ago
  Here's my fun personal story about the Sun Ra Arkestra: I grew up as a music-mad kid in the Philly metro region, and a friend of mine and a fellow music fan somehow got the phone number for the Arkestra group home where Sun Ra and a bunch of the band members lived. It was in my wallet for a few months and I told myself the next time I hit the city, I'd call the number and ask to speak to Sun Ra while it was a local call. So one night I call the number and this gruff voice says "Hello?" and I say, "Hello, I'd like to speak to Sun Ra" and this voice that I immediately recognized as that of John Gilmore, the sax player, yells at me "Go to bed, white boy!" and hangs up on me. Me and my friend, who was on an extension, burst out laughing...
  • DaoVeles 2y ago
    Every story about them is always far better than it should be.