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They just found him peculiar
because he was very eccentric.
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When we were in Moscow in 1 957
we stayed at the Canadian embassy...
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and after the first concert...
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we went back into our limousine which
had been loaned to us by the embassy.
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At the end of the concert Glenn had
received a huge number of flowers...
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and big pots of mums
and other flowers...
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and as we got into the limousine
and sat down...
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all the flowers had been piled up there
and we had barely room to sit.
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Glenn said to me
"You know Walter...
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it feels like we are driving
to our own funeral at this point."
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This was his passion.
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He really really wanted to start--
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you know retire away
to Manitoulin lsland...
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to buy a big hunk of it and bring every
unwanted animal in the world there.
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There were numerous boxes--
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l think one time l counted
a dozen boxes of arrowroot cookies...
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sort of scattered about the room.
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There were also
numerous bottles of ketchup.
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lt was a very penetrating interview--
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the most intelligent questions l think
l'd ever heard about the North...
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from experts
laymen or anything else--
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questions that required
rather long answers.
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As l would start to speak
or make a point...
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he would register his feelings
not by voice but by a smile...
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but all the time he was
using his hands and conducting.
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This might be slightly off-putting when
you're trying to think deep thoughts...
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because l had no idea
what this was all about...
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but he continuously was just
waving his arms...
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and would sort of
bring up this idea and so on.
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l was his orchestra for that hour.
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So he decided to wear
this business suit...
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and l discussed it with him
and l said "You know Glenn...
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l'm not sure the public will understand
what you're trying to convey...
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but if you want to do it
go ahead" which he did.