@cabel We had an orchestra teacher who was a deadpan prankster. He could also be very vulnerable and thoughful. But it was early, and when he told us this thing, one of the class jokesters said “that’s a Tom Clancy thing, come on!”

Climbing that hill was probably a pretty hard thing for him to do after that; I think he gave up and put on a TV, despite generally not having them connected in the orchestra room.

We felt bad for questioning him after that, but I bet we all remember where we were!