{"id":34351,"date":"2012-10-18T10:55:16","date_gmt":"2012-10-18T17:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/?p=34351"},"modified":"2024-06-02T17:45:06","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T00:45:06","slug":"prestigious-national-medal-arts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2012\/prestigious-national-medal-arts\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Just As Prestigious As A National Medal of Arts?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If you’re a well-known saxophonist, then the answer might just be: a guest spot on The Simpsons<\/em>. Sonny Rollins<\/a>, who in 2010 received America’s highest honor for artistic excellence from President Obama, will be appearing this spring in an episode of Fox’s, animated series.<\/p>\n

In an episode that taps into the Tupac At Coachella<\/em><\/a> controversy that happened earlier this year, Lisa doesn’t like the idea of a holographic representation of her late friend, and blues icon, Bleeding Gums Murphy, being used. Lisa starts a letter writing campaign in an effort to stop what she sees as holographic exploitation.<\/p>\n

Enter Sonny Rollins, who through a holographic representation of himself, defends the label’s use of holograms.<\/p>\n

In typical Simpson’s<\/em> fashion, there is an interconnected to this Rollins casting. Rollins was the inspiration for the middle of the night bridge scene, in which Lisa Simpson first encountered Bleeding Gums Murphy.<\/p>\n