Jazz great Count Basie learned a hard lesson about giving and receiving when living in Kansas City near the trumpeter known as "Lips" Page.

The two musicians were about the same size, but Basie did not have his wardrobe with him. The Count remembers, "So one night we were supposed to go out somewhere and I said I couldn't go because I didn't have anything to match up, and he said, 'That's okay. Why don't you borrow one of my suits?'

"I figured that would be great. Because he had three really sharp, truly great outfits. But I didn't know what I was getting myself into." Apparently his friend Page had not learned the principle of being openhanded with his giving.

"I couldn't get rid of him. Everywhere I went he was right there with me saying, 'Don't lean on that.' Or he'd say, 'Hey man, that chair is kinda dirty.' Or 'Basie, watch it sitting down.' He couldn't think of anything else all night but that suit of his I was wearing. That was one of the most uncomfortable evenings I've ever had in my life. I never was so glad to get back home and take off a suit."