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Isabel Cowles Murphy's avatar

I feel like you’re Ramona Quimby, grown up.

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Holly Starley's avatar

Anna, you are hilarious. Thanks for the laugh.

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Anna Schott's avatar

Thanks Holly! Happy to be of service

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Susie Mawhinney's avatar

I've been wracking my brains trying to think of a suitable 'you forgot to mention....' but you didn't and I'm not clever enough to think of any famous classical music or musician obscure enough that would make you giggle like I just have through this entire essay! Bloody brilliant Anna... love this heaps!

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Anna Schott's avatar

Thanks Susie! That exchange was between me and friends on facebook, although I would (I think?) like to take credit for all of the puns...

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Ally Hamilton's avatar

Giving you a standing ovation over here.

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Anna Schott's avatar

curtseying. Thanks Ally!!

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Woz Flint's avatar

This is so fun!

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Anna Schott's avatar

Glad you liked it! Thank you

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Sheila (of Ephemera)'s avatar

Clever punning, Anna. 😁💕 I always wanted to be the subject of an “I saw you”- they seemed impossibly romantic to me once.

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Anna Schott's avatar

They were so popular for a time. One of my friends (the one in this piece actually) was the recipient of one and ended up marrying the writer!

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Rob Tourtelot's avatar

I used to wonder, seeing those "saw you" ads in the Village Voice, if anyone had ever connected that way—or had any person who was seen ever even read one of these and known it was them. This piece is the best answer I could've hoped for.

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Ally Hamilton's avatar

I used to wonder this, too!

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Anna Schott's avatar

The friend in this story also responded to an "I saw you" and ended up marrying the writer of it!

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Rob Tourtelot's avatar

So great!

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Rona Maynard's avatar

Funniest thing I’ve ever read about sex and classical music.

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Anna Schott's avatar

Ha! Thanks Rona

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Wendy Varley's avatar

I love your scathing dismissal of the grown up guy who has his shit together!

Vivid as ever, great puns - and beautiful music in the Gould documentary.

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Anna Schott's avatar

Thanks Wendy. My tastes have mellowed since then, thankfully...

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Yevgeni's avatar

My favorite Bach piece!

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Anna Schott's avatar

Mine too, second movement

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Connor Goodman's avatar

Some of the Best Storytelling I've read on here. Awesome.

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Anna Schott's avatar

Wow! Thank you

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Larisa Rimerman's avatar

OMG, I never saw so many composers' names on the same page! And so well used in the dialogue. Anna, well done.

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Anna Schott's avatar

Thanks Larisa. My favorite was someone's suggestion I take him out for Ligeti.

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Larisa Rimerman's avatar

Let me guess, why is Ligeti... For he was a modern and atmospheric?

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