Happy birthday, Rogue!

Anna Pacquin, born July 24, 1982 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, has had a stellar career from a young age, but my favorite role of hers is Rogue, from the X-Men movies.  She won an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for The Piano when she was just eleven years old.  She has also received numerous awards for her role in True Blood.

This is apparently a clip from X-Men: Days of Future Past that was cut from the final version.

Happy birthday, Billy Joel!

My man the Piano Man Billy Joel celebrates a birthday today!

Beethoven writes "Für Elise" in 1810

April 27, 1810, Ludwig van Beethoven wrote Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor, more commonly known as "Fur Elise", one of the most popular piano pieces ever written.  The identity of "Elise" is not known for certain but it could have been Therese Malfatti von Rohrenback zu Dezza or Countess Therese von Brunswick.  We probably will never know.






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