I, proud father of Kimi

[Anne]

Thanks for showing the pictures, Paul.  I had not realized how much time had gone by.  She's a little sweetheart.

[DavidRoss]

Now, this things is better than any toys you guys spent a fortune on!

Yep!  Great pic, too.  Next thing you know we'll be seeing college graduation photos!

[springrite]

Yep!  Great pic, too.  Next thing you know we'll be seeing college graduation photos!

Oh, yes. Thank you for reminding me to go back to work and make money for her!

[karlhenning]

Can't you just hear the whip a-cracking?! 

[Papageno]

Delightful.

[springrite]

Hello mom? When are you coming home?

[springrite]

Hey! Who changed the setting on the TV?

Oh, did I do that?

[springrite]

The next Great Pianist Kimi Yin gets ready to play her very first note...

[springrite]

I want more cake! I want more cake!

[springrite]

As it turns out, there are some important musical names for Kimi's birthday, such as:

May 8

Died 1960: Hugo Alfven, composer, born May 1 1872
Born 1932: Carlo Cossutta, tenor, died Jan 22 2000
Born 1921: Marie-Madeleine Duruflé, organist, died Oct 5 1999 [wife of organist/composer Maurice Duruflé]
Born 1872: Ilona Eibenschütz, pianist/teacher, died May 2 1967 [pupil of Clara Wieck Schumann]
Died 1986: Georges Georgiadis, pianist, born Sep 8 1912
Born 1829: Louis Moreau Gottschalk, composer/pianist, died Dec 18 1869
Born 1930: Heather Harper, soprano
Died 1996: Ludwig Hoelscher, cellist, born Aug 23 1907
Born 1945: Keith Jarrett, pianist
Died 1991: Jean-Marie Langlais, blind organist/composer, born Feb 15 1907
Died 1991: Gaston Litaize, composer/organist, born Aug 11 1909
Born 1947: (Dame) Felicity Lott, soprano
Died 1951: Charles Marshall, tenor, born Sep 14 1885
Died 1985: Karl Marx, composer/teacher, born Nov 12 1897
Born 1908: Martha Musial, soprano, died Oct ?? 1995
Died 1984: Arnoldo Rebello, pianist/teacher, born Jun 7 1905
Died 1996: Celedonio Romero, guitarist, born Mar 2 1913 [father of guitarists Celin, Pepe and Angel Romero]
Died 1991: Rudlf Serkin, pianist, born Mar 28 1903 [father of pianist Peter Serkin]
Born 1901: Vladimir Sofronitsky, pianist, died Aug 29 1961 [born Apr 25 1901 old calendar]
Born 1745: Carl Stamitz, composer/violinist, died Nov 9 1801
Born 1950: Lepo Sumera, recording engineer/composer, died Jun 1 2000
Born 1928: William Jay Sydeman, composer
Born 1901: Mihály Székély, bass singer, died Mar 23 1963
Born 1906: David Van Vactor, composer, died Mar 24 1994
Born 1913: Maria Von Ilosvay, mezzo-soprano, died Jun 16 1987

Most notable for me would be the great pianist (no, I am not talking about Keith!) Sofronitsky!

[karlhenning]

Died 1985: Karl Marx, composer/teacher, born Nov 12 1897

For a second there, I thought that was a joke.

Paul, check PM! 

[owlice]

springrite, she's beautiful!!

[Harry]

Absolutely delightful pictures, you can really not go wrong with little Kimi.

[karlhenning]

The next Great Pianist Kimi Yin gets ready to play her very first note...

Les cinq doigts begins with just one . . . .

[springrite]

Les cinq doigts begins with just one . . . .

I hope she does better than her dad, who only went from one to 1+1 chopstick style.

[Dr. Dread]

Her first note was C?

[springrite]

Kimi was the first place winner at the First Annual Beijing Premie Crawling Contest!!! Yeepee!!!

(She was on the news but we did not see it)

[Joe Barron]

Gee, you get the feeling he likes this kid?

Paul, she's a real sweetie.

[springrite]

Kimi and her best friend greet each other:

[springrite]

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