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Topic: From motorcycles to piano  (Read 1849 times)

Offline iroveashe

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From motorcycles to piano
on: November 30, 2009, 05:53:18 PM
A guy gets hit by a lightnig, has an out of body experience, later feels compelled to listen to piano music, buys a Chopin CD by Ashkenazy and starts taking piano lessons at 55 trying to reproduce a piece he heard in his dreams.



What does everyone think about it?
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Offline brahmslover

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Re: From motorcycles to piano
Reply #1 on: December 01, 2009, 01:00:38 AM
I think the electricity somehow alternated the wiring of his brain, ie. strengthened the connection btw piano music and the releases of pleasure chemicals in the brain; rare but not completely out of our world.
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Offline Bob

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Re: From motorcycles to piano
Reply #2 on: December 01, 2009, 03:44:01 AM
Interesting.  I saw that Sack tv special.  (There's a post about it somewhere.)  I remember this guy.  It's nice to see more than a five minute plug about it.  He split up with his wife over his piano playing, according to the Sacks program.

He doesn't seem to bend his fingers much. 
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Offline learner of liszt

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Re: From motorcycles to piano
Reply #3 on: December 01, 2009, 03:46:38 AM
Interesting. I saw the topic title and thought it was about Yamaha, though.
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