Re: [F_MINOR] Glenn Gould Collectibles

[Mary Jo Watts <mwatts@EDEN.RUTGERS.EDU>]

Elmer_Elevator wrote:

> I think I could resist all Gouldiana -- except his wonderful winter long
> scarfs. Maybe he only had one. Where has it gone? I would sell my soul for
> it.
This is kind of gross, but I think I remember reading somewhere or
somebody told me that the librarians at the National Library of Canada
had a great debate when they received GG's hat (and I think scarf).
Apparently they were kind of funky-- as in they were dirty with GG's
body funk. The great debate was-- should they store them as they
received them or should they send them to the dry cleaners?  I think
they elected to store his funk (and possibly his DNA) for posterity.
Now I'm pretty sure I didn't make this story up but if I did it would
make an interesting vignette for a sci-fi novel...

-Mary Jo

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