“Sorry I just bit my damn tongue… Well Anyway, I just love to play rock and roll. I love to write songs about what is going on in these streets. I write songs about people getting killed. I write songs about people getting beaten up. I write songs about people getting taken to jail by the police, and I also write songs about love and happiness.” ~Wesley Willis Greatest hits Vol 2
When I envisioned an article about “Americans you should know” one name came to mind, Wesley Willis. The most common answer when I mention Wesley Willis is “is that you”. I reply with a smile and tell them it’s the first time I have ever been confused with a 6 foot 6 inch, 350 pound black man. I am not Wesley Willis though we share a first name. So who is Wesley Willis?
There were a few notable events that occurred during the chess match held between Ludwig Wittgenstein and Bobby Fisher. I don’t know if I can recount all of them. The first one that comes to mind was when a man with a goatee absent-mindedly entered Madame Olga’s Palmistry Shop –where the match was being held. At the moment he approached the bookshelf, Fisher’s cell phone rang.
