“Psycho” in the Cathedral, Part Two
Robert Berks ’ twelve-foot-tall statue of Einstein, Washington, DC. For context, please read my post from September 2, 2024, “Psycho” in the Cathedral, Part One . Part Two A Day in DC The next morning I was up early and getting ready to drive to DC. My plan was to spend the day sightseeing and then go to supper . . . with Bernard Herrmann’s daughters! Yes, Herrmann’s daughters, Dorothy and Wendy, were attending the concert, and they had invited anyone who was interested to join them for a meal before the concert. I jumped at the chance! But first I spent the day sightseeing. As I prepared to head to DC carrying a change of clothes and my phone, Louise suggested I might want to take along something to eat or drink. “Oh, no, I’ll be fine!” She (wisely) insisted I take two oranges along. And later in the day, after trudging for miles around DC in the heat, I ate those two oranges, and they were the most delicious oranges I had eaten in my life! Like Jona...