My Favorite Moment

Cole Porter's PianoSo there’s this piano… it belonged to Cole Porter.
He wrote many of his finest songs and shows on this piano, including ‘Kiss Me Kate,’ when he lived at the Waldorf-Astoria in the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s. I wanted to propose to Kate, and I really really wanted it to be on this piano. A few weeks ago I sent out an e-mail to the Waldorf explaining that I’m a professional pianist in the Albany area and I would like to play and sing a song on Cole Porter’s piano to propose to my soon-to-be fiancee. After a few days without a reply I became anxious – so I called them. I was transferred to someone high up in the chain of command and left a lengthy message re-explaining everything in the e-mail. The next day he called me back and left a message. It went a something like this: Continue reading My Favorite Moment