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'''"Bleeding Gums" Murphy''' was a jazz musician, and an idol of [[Lisa Simpson]].
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'''Julio Franco''' is a Cuban-American gay man living in [[Springfield]].
  
Bleeding Gums learned his musical skills "at the feet of [[Blind Willie Witherspoon]]". Willie wanted to give Bleeding Gums his saxophone, only to be finally told that it wasn't a saxophone and actually an umbrella, meaning that Willie had actually been playing an umbrella for some thirty years. Bleeding Gums explained to Willie that no one informed him of the mistake because "we all thought it was funny".
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Julio once lived as a straight man and was married to a woman named [[Adriatica Vel Johnson]]. He later came out as gay, and he and [[Grady]] became partners and moved in together. They had a three-bedroom apartment, but at one point had lost their third person and were looking for a replacement roommate.
  
Murphy recorded only one album, titled ''[[Sax on the Beach]]'', which was extremely lucrative for him. Bleeding Gums was a mentor to [[Lisa Simpson]] until his early death. He played and sang a [[Moanin' Lisa Blues|blues song written by Lisa]]. It pleased Lisa to see the performance of her own song in the club "[[The Jazz Hole]]", but not everyone in the family was happy with the lyrics, as they were sharply critical of [[Homer]] and [[Bart]], and mildly critical of [[Marge]].
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At that time, Julio and Grady met [[Homer]]. Homer had found a note that [[Marge]] had written before they had gotten married where she said she wasn't sure she wanted to be with him. Upset, Homer decided to move out of the house and went looking for a new place to live. He wandered into [[Springfield]]'s [[Gay village]], saw that Julio and Grady were looking for a roommate, and promptly moved in with them. Eventually Homer moved back home when he discovered that Marge really loved him after all...
  
When [[Bart]] went to the hospital after eating a jagged metal [[Krusty-O]], Lisa found Bleeding Gums in a hospital bed in a nearby ward. They played {{w|Carole King}}'s "{{w|Jazzman}}" together, entertaining everyone in the hospital. Bleeding Gums told Lisa about his life, family and career. He also gave her advice for her upcoming school recital and lent her his saxophone.
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Lisa returned from the recital to share her triumph with Bleeding Gums, only to find that he had died. No one, except for Lisa, Marge and Homer, attended Murphy's funeral...
 
 
 
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Julio Franco is a Cuban-American gay man living in Springfield.

Julio once lived as a straight man and was married to a woman named Adriatica Vel Johnson. He later came out as gay, and he and Grady became partners and moved in together. They had a three-bedroom apartment, but at one point had lost their third person and were looking for a replacement roommate.

At that time, Julio and Grady met Homer. Homer had found a note that Marge had written before they had gotten married where she said she wasn't sure she wanted to be with him. Upset, Homer decided to move out of the house and went looking for a new place to live. He wandered into Springfield's Gay village, saw that Julio and Grady were looking for a roommate, and promptly moved in with them. Eventually Homer moved back home when he discovered that Marge really loved him after all...

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