Re: GG: We wish you a merry...

[Richard Vallis <RVpiano@spec.net>]

It's nice to hear there is some civilization in these parts.

Veronica Xavier wrote:

> Dearest F-Minorians,
>
> Last weekend I was doing some arduous Christmas shopping in one of the
> bland, suburban malls we have down here South of San Francisco, and I
> happened upon a store that sells ONLY calendars.  'Tis the season, I guess!
> Anyway as it happens I had some calendars to buy, so I went in, and
> wandered through the various sections:  "Travel", "Sports", "Animals",
> "Models" (of course), and "Entertainment".  In the "Entertainment" section
> I spied a singular "Classical Music" themed calendar among the "Star Wars"
> and "X Files" varieties, and just out of curiosity I picked it up and
> turned it over to see what this lone specimen could possibly have to offer.
> The Three Tenors?  Liverpool Oratorio?  Well, believe it or not, our very
> own Glenn Gould had claimed one month (though I'm not sure which one, this
> was one of the pictures on the back).  The photograph was black and white,
> and looked to have been taken when he was in his twenties, seated at the
> piano in some kind of rehearsal situation.  It was autographed, "To Lennie
> and Felicia, Glenn Gould".
> Well, that was a bright spot in the hectic day, as was thinking about the
> fact that there were a few people around the world I could mention this to,
> who can appreciate what might seem to others to be a meaningless,
> insignificant event.
>
>   So I guess I said all that to say...Happy Holidays to all of you!
>
> Veronica
> vxavier@sfsu.edu