Help: Blow monkey?

Subject: Blow monkey?
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 20 Sep 00 - 11:45 AM

I'm probably going to regret this but a friend of mine (Pete Ryder - look out for his CD called Last Chance Saloon - it's brilliant) does a song called Nat Shapiro's time. I have discovered from the Mudcats excellent archieves that Nat Shapiro was a US showbiz agent responsible for making some Jazz musicians famous but one line in the song still puzzles me.

"One white boy, blow monkey. Blues serious, jazz junky.
Living life in Nat Shapiros time"

This is what I will probably regret...

What is a blow monkey?

Cheers

D the G

Subject: RE: Help: Blow monkey?
From: MMario
Date: 20 Sep 00 - 11:51 AM

trumpet player? Sax player?

Subject: RE: Help: Blow monkey?
From: Skipjack K8
Date: 20 Sep 00 - 11:51 AM

Something to do with reefer madness? Damnable native hemp, what?!

Skipjack

Subject: RE: Help: Blow monkey?
From: Ebbie
Date: 20 Sep 00 - 01:12 PM

Speaking from my vast experience (NOT!), isn't it possible that 'blow' is cocaine- therefore a monkey is a junkie?

Ebbie

Subject: RE: Help: Blow monkey?
From: MMario
Date: 20 Sep 00 - 01:39 PM

All of the above?

Subject: RE: Help: Blow monkey?
From: Ebbie
Date: 20 Sep 00 - 02:53 PM

What I really meant was to the effect of 'cocaine monkey on his back'.

Subject: RE: Help: Blow monkey?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 20 Sep 00 - 06:38 PM

My suggestion is, send a PM to Raptor and ask him this question about "What is a blow monkey?".

I would love to hear his answer!

My guess is that it's a cocaine addict or junkie, all right.

Subject: RE: Help: Blow monkey?
From: Callie
Date: 20 Sep 00 - 07:35 PM

One of my work mates has heard the term in relation to the person on the building site who lights the dynamite fuse, so to speak. Of course, it could have a colloquial meaning.

Callie

Subject: RE: Help: Blow monkey?
From: DougR
Date: 20 Sep 00 - 10:07 PM

Ebbie: I have no experience with the "problem" you refer to, but I'd bet a Guinness you're right.

DougR