My dad was a piano professor and my mom a German professor, so throughout my childhood PDQ Bach was a big presence. Dad would joke that I was the only kid who knew the 1712 Overture but not the 1812 Overture. On a road trip to drop me off at summer camp, he and I made a big detour just to stop in Hoople, North Dakota, home of the fictional university at which Professor Pete did his research and of the fictional orchestra that performed PDQ Bach's works. (Unfortunately the city of Hoople doesn't seem to have embraced its provenance.)
My wife, who grew up in a normal family, thinks the fact that my family's idea of a good time is listening to a cassette of "classical music humor," is the nerdiest thing ever.
I was just listening to the 'WTWP' album yesterday. Thanks, Dr. Schickele, for being such a cherished part of our family!
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My dad was a piano professor and my mom a German professor, so throughout my childhood PDQ Bach was a big presence. Dad would joke that I was the only kid who knew the 1712 Overture but not the 1812 Overture. On a road trip to drop me off at summer camp, he and I made a big detour just to stop in Hoople, North Dakota, home of the fictional university at which Professor Pete did his research and of the fictional orchestra that performed PDQ Bach's works. (Unfortunately the city of Hoople doesn't seem to have embraced its provenance.)
My wife, who grew up in a normal family, thinks the fact that my family's idea of a good time is listening to a cassette of "classical music humor," is the nerdiest thing ever.
I was just listening to the 'WTWP' album yesterday. Thanks, Dr. Schickele, for being such a cherished part of our family!
Aw, but only normal in disguise! The official definition of a dysfunctional family is “a family with more than one person”.
I bet you are fun at parties, and I'm not even being sarcastic. What a wonderful childhood.