> > > and a happy birthday to steve reich, whom i first encountered at the > > > tender age of 16 and my life has never been the same since. one of the > > > many geniuses of 20th century music. > > > > I bet that's a heck of a story. I wonder if it would be acceptable use > of > > bandwidth to tell it? > > i think you're supposing that "first encountered" meant "met in person". > alas no. i was just putting on the headphones in our family living room, Sometimes it is better to know a composer through their music rather than by acquaintance. Ico
