Lots of pictures of Beethoven
When I wrote that Samuel’s been saying “Beethoven is so sleepy,” I didn’t realize he’d go on talking about Beethoven for days and days. When Samuel gets sad, he says, “Beethoven is so sad.” When he’s scared, he says, “Beethoven is so scared.” When he pulls my hair, he says, “Don’t pull Beethoven’s hair.”
Beethoven has become the all-purpose surrogate.
When Samuel wants breakfast, he says: “Let’s go to the kitchen, Beethoven.” “Have some candy corn, Beethoven.” (I’m not sure when we last had candy corn in the house. I think our supply was eaten by the mice.)
Really, what kid wouldn’t be obsessed with Beethoven. There’s the music, of course – Samuel’s favorite compilation is Beethoven for Babies – and then there’s this portrait that comes up on Spotify.
I wondered what Beethoven looked like in other pictures.
I found some.
Little boy Beethoven. Not so unlike Samuel.
Youthful Beethoven.
(These are from the chronological sequence on this webpage.)
Beethoven standing by a park bench.
Beethoven resembling Marcelo Bielsa.
Brooding Beethoven.
A bust of Beethoven: no doubt, the one on Schroeder’s piano.
This artist, Hadi Karimi, makes 3-D likenesses of famous people. Beethoven, appropriately, is a subject.
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My school friend, Hoku, has brought his family for a visit, one county to the north of us. I’ll do my utmost to see him.
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Now, some sadder news. Our congressional representative, Jackie Walorski, died in a car crash today. The South Bend Tribune published this report.
Beethoven has become the all-purpose surrogate.
When Samuel wants breakfast, he says: “Let’s go to the kitchen, Beethoven.” “Have some candy corn, Beethoven.” (I’m not sure when we last had candy corn in the house. I think our supply was eaten by the mice.)
Really, what kid wouldn’t be obsessed with Beethoven. There’s the music, of course – Samuel’s favorite compilation is Beethoven for Babies – and then there’s this portrait that comes up on Spotify.
I wondered what Beethoven looked like in other pictures.
I found some.
Little boy Beethoven. Not so unlike Samuel.
Youthful Beethoven.
(These are from the chronological sequence on this webpage.)
Beethoven standing by a park bench.
Beethoven resembling Marcelo Bielsa.
Brooding Beethoven.
A bust of Beethoven: no doubt, the one on Schroeder’s piano.
This artist, Hadi Karimi, makes 3-D likenesses of famous people. Beethoven, appropriately, is a subject.
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
My school friend, Hoku, has brought his family for a visit, one county to the north of us. I’ll do my utmost to see him.
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Now, some sadder news. Our congressional representative, Jackie Walorski, died in a car crash today. The South Bend Tribune published this report.