you mean some kind of analogy about bettina brentano and the 'eternal beloved' (yes, i know - i tend to romanticize things). the thing is - i am sincerely obsessed with piano and so people might view me as more 'normal' on this board than say my general neighborhood. but, then again...
all i can say is that those piano lessons alzado were complaining about - turned out to be alright after all. you see, older people can be tricked into thinking whatever comes their way must be good for them. eating carrot sticks. why not make lunch and then go to the bathroom? who cares about 'pavane for a dead princess.'
as i see it - if you are now past 40 - first of all - consider yourself lucky. mozart died in his thirties. second of all - don't feel badly if you are wrong 1/2 the time - and always wrong to your children. the only way you'll have a brain left is to use it constantly to challenge people. with the exception of the appliance guy. when he says 'turn on the oven' - he's probably turned off the gas and won't blow himself up. it is quite unnecessary to remind him (but i did anyways - i said 'are you sure you want me to turn this on? because his head was down looking under the oven).
Topic: Obsessions with Pianistimo