Corrections: A Yardbird isn't a chicken. From Wickipedia: 1 : a soldier assigned to a menial task or restricted to a limited area as a disciplinary measure 2 : an untrained or inept enlisted man Charlie Parker (the sax Charlie, not the banjo one) was nicknamed "Yardbird," though I don't recall why. And "Chickasay" is "Chickasaw" (an Indian tribe) in local dialect. That is all. Bob
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