Comments on: Nora, the Piano-Playing Cat. http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/nora-the-paino-playing-cat/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 07:59:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Peter http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/nora-the-paino-playing-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-76024 Peter Sun, 11 Feb 2007 23:37:16 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/nora-the-paino-playing-cat/#comment-76024 @Christopher Innes: I agree! @Christopher Innes: I agree!

]]> By: Peter http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/nora-the-paino-playing-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-76023 Peter Sun, 11 Feb 2007 23:31:08 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/nora-the-paino-playing-cat/#comment-76023 @jonno: But then: You're not a cat - or are you? Maybe you've just learned how to operate the keys of the keyboard in front of you. @jonno: But then: You’re not a cat – or are you? Maybe you’ve just learned how to operate the keys of the keyboard in front of you.

]]> By: Jenny http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/nora-the-paino-playing-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-75804 Jenny Sun, 11 Feb 2007 00:34:41 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/nora-the-paino-playing-cat/#comment-75804 My cat doesn't play the piano... when I play, he licks my elbow, though... He's not very normal. My cat doesn’t play the piano… when I play, he licks my elbow, though…
He’s not very normal.

]]> By: Heather http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/nora-the-paino-playing-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-75796 Heather Sun, 11 Feb 2007 00:04:31 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/nora-the-paino-playing-cat/#comment-75796 My late cat, Snoopy used to like listening to classical piano music on the radio - I think that they find it soothing. I never had a piano for him to play on though! My late cat, Snoopy used to like listening to classical piano music on the radio – I think that they find it soothing. I never had a piano for him to play on though!

]]> By: ted http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/nora-the-paino-playing-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-75767 ted Sat, 10 Feb 2007 21:31:06 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/nora-the-paino-playing-cat/#comment-75767 Nope. Can't even play chopsticks. Nope. Can’t even play chopsticks.

]]> By: jonno http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/nora-the-paino-playing-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-75761 jonno Sat, 10 Feb 2007 20:52:19 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/nora-the-paino-playing-cat/#comment-75761 Am i the only one that think that cat sucks at playing the piano?!? Am i the only one that think that cat sucks at playing the piano?!?

]]> By: Peter http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/nora-the-paino-playing-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-75710 Peter Sat, 10 Feb 2007 19:15:43 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/nora-the-paino-playing-cat/#comment-75710 @Jane: Naw! I'd love to have a cat like this! @Jane: Naw! I’d love to have a cat like this!

]]> By: Jane http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/nora-the-paino-playing-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-75668 Jane Sat, 10 Feb 2007 15:23:52 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/nora-the-paino-playing-cat/#comment-75668 Cute at first, but that would be more annoying than a small child after a while. Cute at first, but that would be more annoying than a small child after a while.

]]> By: tomas http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/nora-the-paino-playing-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-75540 tomas Sat, 10 Feb 2007 02:57:27 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/nora-the-paino-playing-cat/#comment-75540 One of my favorite John Cage pieces... One of my favorite John Cage pieces…

]]> By: artschild http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/nora-the-paino-playing-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-75530 artschild Sat, 10 Feb 2007 01:49:29 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/nora-the-paino-playing-cat/#comment-75530 She also seems to favor notes in a certain frequency range, on the high end of those she can reach. She may just really like the sound - my cats go nuts for some high-pitched noises, getting equally head-rubby. I assume it has something to do with bird-seeking instincts. She also seems to favor notes in a certain frequency range, on the high end of those she can reach. She may just really like the sound – my cats go nuts for some high-pitched noises, getting equally head-rubby. I assume it has something to do with bird-seeking instincts.

]]> By: artschild http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/nora-the-paino-playing-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-75529 artschild Sat, 10 Feb 2007 01:45:07 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/nora-the-paino-playing-cat/#comment-75529 I don't know about the catnip - I think anyone owning a quality piano would be a bit concerned about dumping catnip between the keys. Plus - the site says she started doing it on her own. My thought is Nora here sees people paying strict attention to those keys a good amount of the time, and thought she'd try it herself. Once she did, she got attention for it, so she kept going. My cats frequently express great interest in my laptop when they see me spend a lot of time with it, similarly, trying to rub their heads against it, and putting their paws on the keys. It's like saying "look, if you won't step AWAY from this thing, I'll join you. Look, see, I like it, too. Just pay attention to me, already." I don’t know about the catnip – I think anyone owning a quality piano would be a bit concerned about dumping catnip between the keys. Plus – the site says she started doing it on her own. My thought is Nora here sees people paying strict attention to those keys a good amount of the time, and thought she’d try it herself. Once she did, she got attention for it, so she kept going. My cats frequently express great interest in my laptop when they see me spend a lot of time with it, similarly, trying to rub their heads against it, and putting their paws on the keys. It’s like saying “look, if you won’t step AWAY from this thing, I’ll join you. Look, see, I like it, too. Just pay attention to me, already.”

]]> By: ted http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/nora-the-paino-playing-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-75514 ted Fri, 09 Feb 2007 23:48:12 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/nora-the-paino-playing-cat/#comment-75514 My thoughts exactly. Catnip. My thoughts exactly. Catnip.

]]> By: owen http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/nora-the-paino-playing-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-75511 owen Fri, 09 Feb 2007 23:39:16 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/nora-the-paino-playing-cat/#comment-75511 I didn't check out the link but I'm assuming they put catnip on the keys (the head-rubbing bit looks especially like that). Still cool though. I didn’t check out the link but I’m assuming they put catnip on the keys (the head-rubbing bit looks especially like that). Still cool though.

]]> By: Barrett http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/nora-the-paino-playing-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-75481 Barrett Fri, 09 Feb 2007 20:36:17 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/nora-the-paino-playing-cat/#comment-75481 Bravo! I think the feline's juxaposition of those grand gestures (ie. the modal sweeps), coupled with an almost atonal sensibility, makes for a radically iconclastic and, I daresay, refreshingly earnest approach to the impressionist idiom. also.. it's cute. :) Bravo! I think the feline’s juxaposition of those grand gestures (ie. the modal sweeps), coupled with an almost atonal sensibility, makes for a radically iconclastic and, I daresay, refreshingly earnest approach to the impressionist idiom.

also.. it’s cute. :)

]]> By: Christopher Innes http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/nora-the-paino-playing-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-75480 Christopher Innes Fri, 09 Feb 2007 20:30:04 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/nora-the-paino-playing-cat/#comment-75480 What a clever cat! My cat's only talents are mooching food off the neighbours and sleeping 20 hours a day. Some of the pieces Nora played sounded almost exactly like free-form jazz music. What a clever cat! My cat’s only talents are mooching food off the neighbours and sleeping 20 hours a day. Some of the pieces Nora played sounded almost exactly like free-form jazz music.

]]> By: biltmore http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/nora-the-paino-playing-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-75476 biltmore Fri, 09 Feb 2007 19:54:24 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/nora-the-paino-playing-cat/#comment-75476 That is soooooo cute! That is soooooo cute!

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