Has anyone else been going crazy this week hearing "Pastorius" every time someone on the news reports something about Oscar Pistorius?
For Maddow fans not already in the circle of bass player nerdery who are haunted by reflexive hearing of the name Jaco Pastorius, his relatively famous rendition of America the Beautiful should have appeal. Elsewise, The Chicken is catchy and familiar:





Yes, i was a nerdy fan of Jaco long before the 2012 Olympics. Very long ago, as I think of it. I first saw him at the Beacon Theater with Wayne Shorter and Weather Report in the late 70's or early 80s.
Very sad that he was gone before his time . His Weather Report , session work with Joni Mitchell (Herija and Don Juan's Restless daughter ) and his solo work are still timeless monuments to his talent. I suggest those that have not heard of him.......get some tunes.
Early am Pissy argued with his Reeva in the bedroom. it got heated. Pissy grabbed his nearby gun. he pointed the gun at her and she ran for the bathroom - women always take cover in the bathroom, locking the door. all men know that. the bathroom is a woman's safe spot. but not Pissy... he put on his legs and went after her.
This is the second floor - a floor up from where burglars would normally enter - but the republican minded Pissy figures he could lie about the burglar thing. The master bath is open from the side and has the typical toilet closet with locking door. Reeva went in there. The idea that Pissy believed a burglar would be locked in the upstairs toilet closet and wailing like a woman he just had an argument with is for mindless morons only.
That's only the beginning. For all Pissy really knows, Reeva is still alive or recoverable. Pissy had four (4) cells available to him. So he decided to continue with his protest elimination plan. Instead of calling an ambulance, Pissy drags the body down the stairs and finds another phone to call his friend to see what to do. Pissy probably is sitting on a couch. So he awaits their arrival while Reeva bleeds to death.
Neighbors called the police having heard shots. The police arrived quite late to find Reeva still there. No ambulance. Shortly after, Pissy's lawyer and friend arrive to get to the goods in the safe as Pissy was unable to get to it being worn out, in a state of confusion and probably hooked up.
Pissy, having shot Reeva and for all he knows, prioviding time for her to bleed to death, now insists that the whole thing was him defending himself against a burglar.
What i can say for sure is, there are a lot of men who would not tolerate having their daughter killed.
and don't forget the investigating detective has been taken off the case because he (and a few others) are on seven counts of murder.
1. attempted murder i recall
2. that charge sounds very political
Reminds me of more senseless gun violence. RIP, Jaco...