This is one of 1122 articles in my book Now and Then Again, The Way We Were and the Way We Are, second edition. The book is available from Amazon for $20.95 print and $9.95 Kindle and also as an ebook from Apple, Kobo, and Scribd for $9.95. It’s fixed format so it’s better with a tablet, laptop, or computer. There are more articles from the book on another blog here. And there is a book preview website .
Pumping Iron
In January, 1898 an act at the Empire Theatre in Liverpool, England went badly wrong. As a pianist impersonating Paderewski played, a man in evening dress listened, absorbed in the music. But when the pianist started singing, the pained man picked up the piano with the pianist still sitting on the attached seat, still playing, and marched offstage in time to the music. Unfortunately, the strongman stumbled and both piano and pianist went flying, causing considerable damage to both. Continue reading
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