This morning I was treated to a demonstration of a theater organ by nationally-famous organist, Stan Kann. You may know Mr. Kann from one or more of his seventy-seven appearances on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, or other television shows, in which he demonstrated vacuum cleaners which invariably broke down on camera.
Just why this was so funny is still somewhat of a mystery, except that Stan Kann always seemed genuinely befuddled and surprised, even while refusing to stop trying to make the machines work.
His sense of humor was on display today as he demonstrated and gave instant critical reviews of the specialty sounds of the organ such as the train whistle, the fog horn, and the machine gun.
At the end he performed his own medley of selections from The Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The audience thoroughly enjoyed the entire presentation.
This event showed how needed music is in these times. Music is genuinely patriotic in purpose and usefulness.
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