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Re: GG: Hearty Slap/GG's Psychology
On Sun, 5 Sep 1999, John Hill wrote:
> I don't remember either of those accounts. Does anyone have a reference
> for those anecdotes? I can't imagine GG brushing that kind of thing
> off lightly.
Sorry, can't give you a precise reference, since I don't have my books
with me. But I think I read about the 'stepping on his hands' incident
this summer, which must mean that I read it in Friedrich. The story was
something like this: Someone was conducting, and Gould was standing behind
and below the podium, watching the action. I guess he was getting into
it, since he was apparently drumming his fingers on the podium or
something. The conductor, unaware that this was going on, took a step
backwards and stepped on Gould's hands. I think I remember that the whole
room went silent and waited for GG's reaction, and he good-naturedly told
them that everything was fine. Quite different from his reaction to the
slap on the back.
Sorry I can't be more specific, but I'm almost positive that you'll find
it in Friedrich.
-Jeremy