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And he was probably the first artist
who went out on stage...
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without what was considered then
the proper concert attire.
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But he again was
in the forefront of change.
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He used to wake up
at about 4:00 in the afternoon...
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and to get himself awake
he used to phone people...
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and l was one of those people
he phoned.
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He'd talk about anything
you know.
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He just wanted a listening board.
:41:28
One night he called
and he was babbling on...
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and it was probably 1 :00
in the morning something like that...
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and he--
and l fell asleep.
:41:40
As a matter of fact
before l fell asleep...
:41:43
l had stretched out on the rug
and l had the phone there...
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'cause l'd been sitting in the chair
and got tired so l stretched out.
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He was talking talking talking
and l wasn't talking at all.
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and l fell asleep.
:41:57
The next thing l knew
my son had walked into the room...
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and he was kicking me
on the soles of my feet.
:42:04
He said "Wake up.
There's somebody on the phone."
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lt was Glenn
and he was talking away.
:42:11
l don't know
how long l had been sleeping...
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but l didn't even remember
the sequence he was just--
:42:21
The words were just pouring out.
:42:24
The phone rang and as l picked it up
it was Glenn Gould on the other end.
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He said " Hi this is Glenn Gould
and l feel like talking."
:42:32
" Mario" he said "l came across the
most marvelous opera for your program."
:42:38
l said "What is it?"
He said "You know Ernst Krenck?"
:42:40
l said "Yes certainly."
He said...
:42:42
"l've got
this marvelous opera by him."
:42:45
He said "Wait l've got
the score here. l'll sing it to you."
:42:48
So he sang this entire
one-act opera--
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one-act two-scene opera--
over the telephone...
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in his not-very-pleasant voice.
:42:57
He was very much involved
with himself.