wˌaɪl ɪn dʒˈuːnjɚ hˈaɪ, ɹˈɔs, hˌuː wʌz bˈɪɡ fɔːɹ hɪz ˈeɪdʒ, wʊd dɹˈɛs ˌʌp ænd stɹˈʌt ˌɪntʊ ðɪ ˈaʊl klˈʌb ænd ðə pˈælɪs θˈiəɾɚz mˈɪdnaɪt ɹˈæmbəlz tə sˈiː ɡɹˈeɪt ˈækts sˈʌtʃ ɐz dˈuːk ˈɛlɪŋtən.
While in junior high, Ross, who was big for his age, would dress up and strut into the Owl Club and The Palace Theater's Midnight Rambles to see great acts such as Duke Ellington.