Your post really made me smile. Beethoven is my mother's favorite composer, and she used to bake a cake -- or free-form bread in the shape of a staff with the famous opening notes of the 5th Symphony -- on his birthday.
I don't know if you heard, since you've been otherwise involved in real life events elsewhere, but scientists at Argonne Labs recently confirmed that Beethoven suffered/died from lead poisoning. Google "beethoven lead poisoning" and you'll find oodles of articles.
I did, hear, thanks! I think Beethoven usually qualifies as my favorite over-all composer- although I'm not sure I'd go so far as to bake free-form bread....
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Date: 2005-12-16 10:08 pm (UTC)Holding a celebration at the local milk bar, are we? =P
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Date: 2005-12-16 10:11 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-12-17 12:30 am (UTC)j/k- Love the 9th Symphony, second movement. Many happy returns to Beethoven, wherever he is...
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Date: 2005-12-17 03:55 pm (UTC)I don't know if you heard, since you've been otherwise involved in real life events elsewhere, but scientists at Argonne Labs recently confirmed that Beethoven suffered/died from lead poisoning. Google "beethoven lead poisoning" and you'll find oodles of articles.
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Date: 2005-12-17 05:13 pm (UTC)As always, good to hear from you :-)