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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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THAT WAS WHERE IT ULTIMATELY WAS AT
Hello, I don't undersatand very well this sentence I have read on the Miles Davis's Autobiography:
'... I said,(...) Bird and Dizzy weren't there (in the boot camp) and that's where I wanted to be, around them; THAT WAS WHERE IT ULTIMATELY WAS AT and they were in New York, so that's where I took my ass.'
Does that mean that "the thing" ultimately was there with them?
Thanks in advance, Jo.
'... I said,(...) Bird and Dizzy weren't there (in the boot camp) and that's where I wanted to be, around them; THAT WAS WHERE IT ULTIMATELY WAS AT and they were in New York, so that's where I took my ass.'
Does that mean that "the thing" ultimately was there with them?
Thanks in advance, Jo.
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Hi Jo, Here, that was where it was at = that was the center of jazz activity. Where it's at is slang for the location of the center of desired/fashionable/prestigious activity.
- Hi Jo, Here, that was where it was at = that was the center of jazz activity.
- Where it's at is slang for the location of the center of desired/fashionable/prestigious activity.
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Hi Jo,
Here, that was where it was at = that was the center of jazz activity. Where it's at is slang for the location of the center of desired/fashionable/prestigious activity.
Here, that was where it was at = that was the center of jazz activity. Where it's at is slang for the location of the center of desired/fashionable/prestigious activity.
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