The Humming Glenn Gould...

[Not@this.address (Kristen Immoor)]

I thought you all might get a kick out of this posting from
rec.music.classical, it gave me a smile. 
Happy mother's day to all the moms out there, by the way.

Best, Kristen

>From: sdrodrian@aol.com (SDRodrian)
>Newsgroups: rec.music.classical
>Subject: The Humming Glenn Gould...
>Date: 11 May 1997 15:51:39 GMT
>Organization: AOL http://www.aol.com

>Concerning all this humming by Glenn Gould...
>I should like to tell you about my own experience
>in the matter, as perhaps it may help you too:
>
>I was also taken aback by Gould's humming but learned
>to live with it. Then I discovered Van Cliburn humming,
>and Rubinstein... and even Heifetz and Casals... and
>< God! > I went through my record collection and found
>that even trumpeters and flutists were humming!!!!!
>
>That's when I took a closer look at the matter
>and discovered that it really wasn't the musicians
>who were humming--It was my dog! The miserable mutt
>had actually got into the habit of humming along
>with any record I played!
>
>Well, needless to say, I solved the problem by
>putting my dog outside whenever I play a record.
>
>Oh, even though he's out there, the mutt knows
>I'm playing records--I can see him staring into
>the house by a window... pressing his snout
>against the window pane.
>
>And I know he's humming, but at least now I can
>enjoy Glenn Gould & all the others without having
>to listen to that damned humming, 4God's sake!
>
>
>SDRodrian@aol.com You can track me down at:
>http://www.geocities.com/Paris/LeftBank/3214

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