Interesting day today

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01 February 2022, 11:57 PM

jon-nyc

Interesting day today

I had relatively major excision on my back today for one of the less scary skin cancers. Dermatologist asked me what music I'd like to hear.

I said anything I don't care. She said, it's going to be 30-40m, might as well listen to what you like.

(as if that part isn't unusual enough)

I asked for the Rach 2, and without skipping a beat she said "Is Kissin ok?"

She made some comment later about the beauty of his playing. I asked if she'd ever seen him. She said "I've known him since he was a small boy, we grew up together.

I asked what he was like as a boy. She said "a normal boy, except he worked 8 hours a day. His mother was very strict."

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02 February 2022, 07:54 AM

CHAS

Would a parent that did that today be locked up?

02 February 2022, 08:53 AM

Steve Miller

Great story!

02 February 2022, 09:33 AM

ShiroKuro

Wow!

Did you invite her to the online piano forums??

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02 February 2022, 09:34 AM

ShiroKuro

P.S.

quote:
"Is Kissin ok?"

What would have been funny is if you had said "oh god no, anyone but him" and seen how she reacted!!

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02 February 2022, 10:12 AM

jodi

That is such a cool story!!

02 February 2022, 10:25 AM

Dan

Hope the excision was complete and you got clean margins. Were they able to close it with a skin stretch? All in all, a pretty crap way to "enjoy" music, even if it was Kissin, but way cool to find a personal connection to him.

Oh yeah, feel free to not answer with any details if that's too far into the personal zone.

Take care.

02 February 2022, 10:56 AM

ShiroKuro

Dan: zeroing in on the fact that there are health concerns involved.

The rest of us: piano? did someone say piano? drool....

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02 February 2022, 12:31 PM

AdagioM

Hope the excision was completely successful, jon. And what a cool story! Thanks for sharing.

02 February 2022, 01:03 PM

RealPlayer

That is so cool.

There are so many smart people in the NY area. I used to be part of a casual group of local tea enthusiasts I met online, and we'd get together at our houses/apartments in Brooklyn or Manhattan. They all knew about the esoteric music I played and had arcane knowledge of composers I didn't know. It's humbling.

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02 February 2022, 03:19 PM

Nina

I love small world stories!

In the meantime, I hope all turns out well for you health-wise, Jon.

02 February 2022, 07:43 PM

piqué

I can't imagine that happening in Montana. I would know better than to say I didn't care about the music. The fact that she even knew what the Rach 2 was...

But on to the important thing... heal up well and no more cancer for you!