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I think the bizarre takeaway is that he recognized Fran and her boys. There are plenty of geniuses compared to the number of people that can recognize someone f
by cjohnson318 4y ago
I think the bizarre takeaway is that he recognized Fran and her boys. There are plenty of geniuses compared to the number of people that can recognize someone from an unimportant chance encounter from 15 or so years back. The fact that a lifelong musician can tell the difference between a mixolydian mode and a dorian mode, or a dominant from a diminished isn't shocking.
- Maursault 4y agoI don't think the author's argument was well-supported. I think it is more likely it was coincidence. In general, coincidences often seem contrived. There are countless photographs Paul McCartney has given to fans. If they were close enough for him to see, then it makes the occasion possible whether he recognized them or not. Hero-worship by a fan is a special thing, "wow, is there anything he can't do?" They're not exactly being objective, and everything the hero does becomes miraculous. Everyone has idiosyncrasies, and famous people are constantly observed, so every little thing they do becomes notable to the fanatic. "Look at the way he holds his fork!"
- cjohnson318 4y agoYou raise a good point: it could have been a coincidence. I hadn't thought of that.