Rerun

Sometimes I send my parents what I call the "deleted scenes" from this blog -- posts that, like deleted scenes in a film, just don't belong on my blog, regardless of the writing quality.  So if my blog can have deleted scenes, it can have reruns too, right?  Because today I think I'm running a rerun.

I've posted 128 posts on this blog, on a wide range of subjects and experiences.  And I am tickled pink that one, from well over a year ago, about the contagious joy of Lawrence Gowan's piano playing, runs away with the title of my most popular and read post.  It still gets spikes in readership, still gets waves of being shared on social media, and, to my knowledge, is the only post that has been read by its celebrity subject (which was totally awesome).  When I wrote it, I remember thinking that no one really cares about piano, and most readers of this blog would just skip over it.  That's part of why its title was "A post for the music nerds;" I figured it appealed to a very small niche audience.  That might be, but then that small niche audience is happily quite passionate about their love of music.  I think most of all, it speaks to just how truly contagious Gowan's joy and passion for his music are when performing.  He's great, he's cool, and he makes piano cool.  And that's awesome.  So, because I'm moving this weekend, and because his music has been part of the soundtrack to my packing, and because I was delighted to see the post is getting shared on social media this week, and because I'm so worn down right now that everything I write is as disjointed as the boxed up apartment currently is, if you look at the picture below and think, "Who is THAT?!" read this blog post: http://www.behindtheseen.me/2014/11/lawrence-gowan-is-coolest-pianist-ever.html