As I remember his obituary in Newsweek, when he saw an old girl friend with an older and wealthier escort enter the restaurant where he was dining, he was quoted as saying, "So this how the world ends. Not with a whim, but a banker."
Love those guys. Paul Desmond was reportedly one of the wittiest men in New York at the time, which is saying something. Unfortunately his day job didn't involve using words, so the record is pretty slim.
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As I remember his obituary in Newsweek, when he saw an old girl friend with an older and wealthier escort enter the restaurant where he was dining, he was quoted as saying, "So this how the world ends. Not with a whim, but a banker."
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Love those guys. Paul Desmond was reportedly one of the wittiest men in New York at the time, which is saying something. Unfortunately his day job didn't involve using words, so the record is pretty slim.
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