I’m back!! Did you miss me? Sorry for the silence, the run-up to Easter and immediately after were so busy, I didn’t have the time or brain power to sit down and be thoughtful. But I’ve had a rest now, and walked by the sea a few times, and eaten
Let me tell you a fairy tale. It’s probably familiar. Once upon a time, there was a talented musician. Their family was almost certainly poor. When they were a small child, their parents noticed with astonishment that they could sing back entire complex melodies before they could even really walk.
OK, I’ll admit, it would have been a much weirder film if Disney had decided to animate a tiny ocean-dwelling Beethoven who had to be rescued from a dentist’s fish tank. (Although possibly I should copyright this idea in case there are any avant-garde film makers reading it.) But yes:
