Judging by how many freaks there were in the Oberlin Conservatory I'm convinced that there is a physiological component to aberrantly notable talent and genius. They claim Einstein had some neurological differences too that may have explained his ability to jump beyond Newtonian physics and to recognize new and important laws of nature.
Einstein was a violinist. Everyone knows about Beethoven's deafness and I know at least three blind musicians (if not mice) who can do amazing things that sighted people can't do - like "sight-reading" a whole piece of music in sonata form listening through someone else playing it once.
That was a guy named Sam Lane at Oberlin in Robertson Practice Hall.
"Got it" said Sam. . .
He could also mimic horns. I bet he could isolate the trombone solo from Bolero. I can hear it both him imitating it and the original just by saying the word even if the dance form is off somewhat from what it is. I can hear both but I can't hear the difference.
My brain has been on some Beatles lately.
I've just seen a brain I can't forget the time or plane where we just met it's just the genes that form the dreams that make that mind-body duet,
da da da da da da. . .
Speaking of Falling, or not falling - I once saw Philippe Petit the tight rope walker go across the Super Dome in New Orleans on a wire with a pole only and no net and the band had to play Bolero three times through before he got across.
You wonder two things: if he had an orchestra playing it when he did the trade center towers; and if every place where he walks on a tight wire there follows a disaster.
I don't know. I'd imagine tightrope walkers have special brains too. Or no brains, just guts.
I've been watching Mr. Obama lately too speaking of better brains in the States. Play Bolero again for him - I think he's half way across a whole different kind of tightrope.
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