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Classical Music

Aristus

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1. I was a huge fan of Leonard Bernstein from an early age.

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Thu Aug 25, 2022, 04:38 PM

Aug 2022

It helped that my mother was a music teacher. But I loved his TV broadcasts, his lessons for young people, his rendition of "Peter And The Wolf", and his mellifluous baritone voice.

This is a little strange coming from someone who was a straight cisgender kid, but I thought he was very handsome, too.

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On This Day 25 August: Leonard Bernstein Was Born 1918 [View all] elleng Aug 2022 OP

I was a huge fan of Leonard Bernstein from an early age. Aristus Aug 2022 #1

Yes he was handsome, and I was very fortunate to live in NYC, elleng Aug 2022 #3

I've been thinking of the Maestro all day PJMcK Aug 2022 #2

OH PJ!!! elleng Aug 2022 #4