tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3658567784785639005.post2651958475798759466..comments2024-03-15T13:03:14.285+01:00Comments on Venetian Cat - The Venice Blog: Viva Verdi! Venice Celebrates MusicCat Bauer in Venice Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18376687575392758300noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3658567784785639005.post-87826373271163330692013-10-11T01:18:30.986+02:002013-10-11T01:18:30.986+02:00Either yesterday or today, October 10th, is Giusep...Either yesterday or today, October 10th, is Giuseppi Verdi's 200th birthday, since, according to Wikipedia: "The baptismal register, on 11 October lists him as being "born yesterday", but since days were often considered to begin at sunset, this could have meant either 9 or 10 October." Most definitely, October 9th would have been John Lennon's 73rd birthday, and it is the day my second novel, Harley's Ninth, which is set entirely on October 9th, turned six-years-old. Cat Bauer in Venice Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18376687575392758300noreply@blogger.com