dizzy's diamond

came across these great images of dizzy from one of my cd's. they were taken in 1962. not sure what the story is here, i just like the idea that maybe this was diz's mode of transport during that time. like maybe the band would pull into town sometime in the afternoon and diz would put this little scoot together to cruise around before that evening's show. you know, to clear his head. scooting down city streets he'd have a pulse on the town. riding in and out of the shadows cast by buildings overhead. seeing the light dance and change. feeling the temperature change as he rode through hot and cold spots. and the smells of the neighborhoods would waft into his nostrils and fill his brain with new magic. maybe he'd work out some of the kinks from the night before and imagine some new phrasing that he might later introduce to just like, blow everybody else away that night including his musicians. the other guys in the band would be like "wow, where'd that come from?" and diz would just smile, his secret two wheeled inspiration tucked safely in the back of the station wagon in the alley. crazy.