Geoffrey wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2024 4:25 am
...i was not trying to be funny, but ok - laughter is better than tears...
It would be silly to get upset about something so blatantly preposterous!
Incidentally, Beethoven greatly enjoyed going for long walks in nature: he'd venture out into the countryside and through the woods, almost always alone, and usually for 6 or 8 hours straight, almost every single day. When he was unable to do so, for whatever reasons, he would find it most unsettling, and couldn't wait to get back out into the countryside for his much-desired and much-needed long walks away from the bustle of Vienna.
Here's an interesting story about Beethoven, which also happens to be true: after an unusually long walk through the countryside, it was very late at night and dark, and Beethoven, having become disoriented, had lost his way. He happened upon a village, and thinking that one of his friends lived there, he wandered from house to house, peering in the windows, hoping to see a familiar face. Beethoven could be a rather scruffy-looking person, and on that particular night, he was wearing old, worn clothing, and he was also unshaven and looking extremely unkempt. As a result, when people noticed him looking in their windows, they did not recognise him as the famous composer, but instead, thought that he was a vagrant and called the police. Beethoven was soon arrested for vagrancy and hauled off to jail. Throughout this entire ordeal, Beethoven kept telling everyone who he was, but nobody believed him. Finally, Beethoven insisted that the authorities contact one of his aristocratic friends, who would vouch for his identity. They did so, and upon learning that the man in their cells was indeed the great Ludwig van Beethoven, the authorities were incredibly embarrassed, and Beethoven was released with profound apologies.
That was really funny!
