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AP New York – A mysterious modern day bard was arrested today in the New York Subway on charges of attempting to commit modern dance. The balladeer, who refers to himself only as “Emu Edge” was nabbed in the midst of flooding the subway with a fire hose in order to perform a piece which he described as “Swimming Music”. When questioned as to where he got the fire hose, he would say only that he has “friends”.
Emu Edge, or Mu as his close friends call him has been performing in the New York Subway for several years now, but only recently has the scope of his “performances” begun to get to the point where, according to the police “something had to be done”.
But just who is Emu Edge? Fans have some ideas. One spectator who witnessed today's arrest believes that “Emu” is an obvious reference to the flightless fowl who's evolution, he says, parallels that of man. Just as the Emu has lost its ability to fly, so has mankind forgotten his “fundamental freedom”. Another states that Emu in the little-spoken language of Newari means “Ant”. A fellow observer is quick to point out that in Hopi legend, it is “Brother Ant” who is expected to save those pure of heart from the deluge that will sweep away the corrupt and unscrupulous. “Edge”, it is commonly agreed upon among those who have followed his career, is in reference to either his razor sharp wit, or the guitarist for the famous Irish pop group U2.
When questioned about the motivation behind his pieces, Emu Edge states only that they are meant to celebrate “the altered experience of everyday living”, and that to search for any meaning beyond that is to “hunt for quahogs in the Andes”.
There are those, however, who believe that a deeper current does exist throughout Emu Edges music, especially in his lyrics, which document the soul of innocence as it bumbles through the pratfalls of modern life. When probed about this, Emu Edge has been known to make references to a Jerome Covington, who he said once passed him a poem on a scrap of napkin at a Dennys in Denton, TX. If pressed further, Emu Edge will admit that in fact all his music since that day has been written by this man, then transported to Emu in New York via carrier pigeon.
When called at his home in Flagstaff, AZ, Jerome Covington stated that Mr. Edge was a “charlatan and a knave” and that he “deserved whatever he gets”. Mr. Covington refused further comment, but did make it clear that if there is anyone serious about making music, especially in Northern Arizona, they should contact him at jeromecovington@hotmail.com.
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