According to legend British conductor Sir Thomas Beecham once saw a distinguished-looking woman in a hotel foyer Believing he knew her but unable to remember her name he paused to talk with her As the two chatted he vaguely recollected that she had a brother Hoping for a clue he asked how her brother was doing and whether he was still working at the same job ldquo Oh he rsquo s very well rdquo she said ldquo And still king rdquo nbsp A case of mistaken identity can be embarrassing as it was for Sir Beecham But at other times [... more]