Publicity Prodigy Gifts

"'Thirty Days in a Single Scull.' Day 17: The early-October nights have grown chilly, and media attention has fallen short of expectations."

Impressing dad.

Felix Mendelssohn

"Michael, your father and I are worried that you're awfully young to be singing the blues."

'Wash your hands, it's time for your piano lessons.'

"I haven't started playing the violin. I hide my vegetables in here!"

"This next one is my own quirky rendition of Berlioz's 'Symphonie Fantastique,' Movement 5, 'Dream of a Witches' Sabbath.'"

'I have a feeling one day when he grows up he'll be an artist of some kind.'

"I hope you're not going to let this I.P.O. affect your grades."

'After hours of rehearsing together, little Judy Barlow is going to play 'Three Blind Mice' while her father screams, 'Keep that racket down, will ya?''

'Is this any way to treat a budding genius?'

'That's my boy...'

"Most of what I want this year is listed on the Nasdaq."

"The margin of error is plus or minus one hundred percent."

'What did I tell you about playing the piano in the house?'

"How do you expect him to grow up to be a pro if he doesn't start young?"

The Piano Dreams Of Home

"Coming soon...what I did over summer vacation...the podcast!"

Violinist.

'You win. Go out and play.'

Franz Liszt

"Harold, not only was it perfect, It was perfectissimo!!"

"You see, darling, he plays a Steinway, just like you."

"Tip my boy."

'The Parkinson would be good PR, but should I wear the hair shirt or the sackcloth and ashes?'

Artistic Licence.

'He's researching out-of-state kindergartens.'

'I see you plan to grow by 50 a year!'

'One day son, all this will be theirs'.'

Ludwig Van Beethoven

Orchestra

'I hereby sentence you to three years of piano lessons.'

Young boy helping business staff to create a blog.