babki/Gretsky

[Alina Israeli]

I am surprised that no one mentioned (unless I missed, in which case my
apologies) how Gretzky got famous in the American pop culture. I certainly
heard his name for the first time (!) when President Ronald Reagan
mentioned him in his speech. You can't get a better promotion than that.

On a similar note (pardon the pun): One very distinguished classical
pianist in the US (one of the five students of Horowitz) told me once; "We
have other pianists of the caliber of Vladimir Feltsman, but they don't get
to have their first recital in the White House."

__________________________
 Alina Israeli
 LFS, American University
 4400 Mass. Ave., NW
 Washington, DC 20016

 phone:    (202) 885-2387
 fax:      (202) 885-1076 

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