For Pope Benedict XVI and the late Al Sears
Today is the Pope's birthday. Another date of interest—
Al Sears, composer of "Castle Rock," is said to have died at 80 on March 23, 1990. If Sears were a saint, March 23 would be his saint's day— his dies natalis (day of birth into heaven).
For Al—
This morning's post linked to a picture of Alicia Keys's hands at a piano keyboard. Some background from March 23 this year— "Well, she was just 17" and The Heroic Finger.
For the Pope—
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