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recruiting station now remember the United States Army the senior service of our armed forces needs you and now your army and your Air Force present the proudly we hail production operation Beethoven I think it was old will Shakespeare who said something about music soothing the savage breast while it's true that corporal Paul Adams infantryman United States Army didn't have any savage instincts music nevertheless did play a big part in his off-duty activities stationed a few miles outside of Vienna he could go into the city on any night and find the type of music he sought for to the Viennese Beethoven Mozart and Brahms are as dear as life itself of course to corporals Joseph Xavier Sully and Andrew Francis Tinker and this kind of thinking was strictly for the birds anyone who didn't like their jive in the groove should be observed for crackage of the mind and almost nightly they would discuss this situation with their stricken buddy corporal Adams look at him will you just look at him corporal Sully I can't he hurts my eyes he's our friend our pal our buddy we can't let him go on like this tank dear friends and noble hearts at ease at ease he says at ease oh how is it possible Paul you're coming apart at the seams I hate to see a nice bright guy like you gonna see no I hear strange noises yeah what did I tell you he's hearing things look at his eyes look at the way his mouth hangs open Dr. Sully I say the lad is suffering from an advanced stage of bait tovernitis Paul not now take your time and tell us slowly who are you escorting to this thing tonight you won't tell us oh it's not generally known but Queen Zigg Wilger of Alpenstock and I are going steady he makes fun of us the truth is he ain't taking no one that's the serious part Dr. Tinker I know I know Dr. Sully no man should be allowed to attend one of these affairs without a companion a female companion of course of course maestro just where are your female companions gosh fellas I don't know I must have lost him someplace try looking under that bunk now step aside son I'm in a hurry look he's putting his tie on backwards shall we try a little shot treatment try it by all means but I fear the case is hopeless he needs indoctrination why don't you gentlemen go take a shower corporal Adams I have here an indoctrination machine and I want you to listen closely while I play you something something solid real and sincere you'll excuse me while I ignore you make it big or shall we dance a give up or a minute I'm at your mercy hey hey what's the idea gentlemen my ears are sensitive such harsh noises are for boars bounders and bumpkins aside from that I bid you good night don't wait up Dr. Sully the boy is strictly for the birds but strictly oh no you're both wrong I am strictly for Beethoven and so nothing low our hero took himself away from the diagnosis of his friends and went to hear some Beethoven arriving late his eyes on a custom to the darkness of the hall he made his way to his seat and as you might imagine his course was somewhat difficult I beg your pardon you're sitting on my lap young man I don't care whether you are the emperor Maximilian sit down and be quiet I'm awfully sorry for all I didn't mean to step on your foot please I would like to listen to the music did I hurt your foot I want you to listen to the music madam we all do quiet without further incident and with the lights up our hero wished that like the turtle he could crawl into his shell well that is until he observed the girl whose foot he'd stepped on sitting next to him and then as corporal Sully had pointed out our hero's mouth hung open and looking like he'd just been struck by a bolt of lightning he sat staring at her when the music began again sir is there something the matter with you huh are you sick oh no no I I don't think so I oh I'm sorry I mean I didn't mean to step on your foot let's not go into it again did I hurt you I think I would leave oh music's very good isn't it yes when it is not being interrupted oh I should have waited until the piece was over I think we can all agree on that I get you something to drink no thank you I'm not thirsty I'm not thirsty either my my name is Paul Adams that's nice do you like Beethoven yes do you go to concerts often you're very inquisitive aren't you well I don't be such a good woman that soldier's time to be frankly mind your own business if you were my daughter I'd take you over my knees now wait a minute that's no way to talk to a lady but I'm only dying to be of help when I want any help I'll ask for it would you both be quiet I came here to listen to some music that's all I want to do I ask you is romance dead in him and when the concert came to an end our hero inspired and filled with manly courage by the works of the great composer decided that it was time to attack boldly and in full armor oh romance was not dead in old Vienna this he would prove for a good soldier knows how to deploy his forces and move forward despite the odds for all I'm my name is Paul Adams so you have already informed me and now if you will excuse me I would like to go well for all I'm what's your name sir you are impertinent oh no no determine not impertinent for all I'm mama you hear that that is good determined and men must be determined I wish you would go home all and you have no manners will you please go home come mama we go home and now I would like to go home too may I take you there you have a nerve sir I'm just determined why Beethoven makes me determined what are you Paul Adams a general no for all I'm only a corporal mm-hmm just like Napoleon may I see you home it's quite a long walk you're good if it's too far I'll carry you I think Beethoven has made you mad well that's what my friends say will you promise not to step on my feet I promise shall we go all right you win or one thing I I never walk people home whose names I don't know Lisa Lisa Renick Lisa Lisa Renick like music oh and to think of all the concerts I've been to that you've been to and we never once met all I'd good music wasted you just never managed to step on my foot before how wonderful it is to be clumsy oh isn't it a grand night yes I love the autumn smell and feel of it you know the stars have a sharper look and even poor old Vienna seems gay I'll just think of it Mozart walk these streets and Beethoven and so many others and now corporal Adams that's right it's pretty darn good when you think of it guy like me getting a chance to be here all American soldiers so interested in classical music I've got a couple of buddies you should meet they think I'm slightly crazy oh oh this is where you live I thought you said it was a long way it didn't seem like such a long way maybe it's only a long way when when you walk alone I've been doing that for a long time look next Thursday night how about going with me to the Vienna plots all Brahms I know will you I shouldn't give me seven good reasons why I guess I can all right I'll meet you here at 8 is it a date it's a date and now I've got to go in good night Lisa Renek I'm awfully sorry if I hurt your foot but I'm awfully glad I stepped on it hey Corporal thinker it's back so I observe Corporal Sully looks kind of glassy I would you expect shall I question it at your own risk boy oh boy you there are you able to communicate oh she's like a dream like something you read about will you look what the square bait open is done to the boy help him off with his coat the most wonderful the most beautiful all you guys have no idea a game he met a game you mean they allow women to go to those things did you really meet a game boy what's your name Brunnhilde her name meet heads is Lisa and when you speak it bow huh and how did you meet her in the middle of a cadenza I stepped on her well I always say it takes all kinds living let live that's my motto yeah I stepped on her foot by accident what she look like what does she look like oh what does a princess look like I tell you she's part Beethoven part shoebeard a touch of Brahms a Mendelssohn concerto brother she's the works you know I've heard a lot of guys speak about a lot of dames but this absolutely is the most disgusting description I ever heard what is your photograph record now idiots enough I go to my sack to sleep perchance to dream I thought he was done for before now I know he's finished he's good night sweet prince may flights of angels guide thee to thy rest will you listen to it rattles you let's get him transferred Lisa Lisa Lisa Lisa Lisa you are listening to the proudly we hail production operation Beethoven we will return in just a moment for the second act the man who measures up will succeed anywhere for a life of excitement and adventure join the United States Army you know the Army is the proving ground the place where the men and the boys part company where you learn more about how to take care of yourself and how to lead others in a few short months than you could in a lifetime of civilian activity in the army your opportunities for advancement and leadership are unlimited but you've got to have what it takes the man who measures up here will succeed anywhere can you measure up if you think you can then here's an opportunity for you to serve your country and build a man-sized career for yourself visit your local United States Army recruiting station and get complete details today you are listening to proudly we hail and now we present the second act of operation Beethoven and so night of Beethoven held hands through bronze stared at each other through an evening of Mozart and were positively struck dumb while being serenaded by the romantic words of Mendelssohn our youth love Vienna and Venus net so well here we are that's right Paul yes nothing only sir yes I hope you don't mind but I'm going to kiss you but you I don't mind hey who's that I'm afraid it's young my brother he shouldn't be playing now he'll be waking everyone up your brother well he should be waking everyone up with music like that I'll have to go in and stop him Paul you never told me you had a brother Lisa can I meet him maybe some other time no better time than now Lisa are you going to be impertinent again mm-hmm just determined all right come on is it so late already I thought it would not hurt to play a little there's someone with you yes Paul this is my brother young young this is Corporal Paul Adams oh it is a pleasure sir hi already I've heard so much about you yeah she does is talk about you she must really like you don't be still I think you stay to bed it's a pleasure to meet you young you're you're quite a pianist I'm not so good especially on this poor own wreck it is how you say a mess what you make it sound fine and now I think it is time you said good night young man yeah I can sleep now it was very nice to meet you sir well I hope next time I come you and you really sit down and play for me I would be honored to try good enough leave him good night Lisa how old is he 12 12 and he can play that way on that piano he has a very great talent Lisa he's blind isn't he yes poor he's blind 12 year old boy with a very great talent who sits at that wreck of a piano and makes music pour out of it a 12 year old boy cyclists whose fingers glide over the battered keys with a sure proud touch I tell you boys I've never seen anything like it blind huh yeah completely blind tough just a little toe-haired kid guts man but plenty I don't know how he played that thing it was so beat up it looked like one solid cord and the whole thing looked as if it had collapsed yeah that's the way it goes doc oh he ought to have something better than that to play on can't you go pick something up for him if she could don't think she wouldn't she doesn't make much teaching school you know there are a couple of pianos over in the service club fat let a good that'll do him now wait a minute maybe you've got something there maybe I could get permission to bring the kid out once or twice a week hey maybe you better go lay it on the line to the CEO Sully that is the most sensible thing you've said since you've been in the army look at me I'm improving so I went to the CEO and told him about yarn and he sent me to the captain in charge of the service club and and now it's all set every Saturday afternoon I'll pick you on up and take him out to the post and well what's the matter you shouldn't have done it oh you give me seven good reasons why not you're impertinent determined oh Paul you're wonderful and so are you young will be filled a real piano to play on you're sure it will be alright there will be no trouble Lisa I assure you my CEO assures you the captain assures you the whole United States Army assured I could kiss you all how about settling for me I'm the jealous type all right Napoleon now come on let's go tell young all about it wake no go to sleep who's coming through here on a U.S. outdoor who your brother mo or wise guy no a pile of yours what's his name Richard's Richard's yeah John Richardson I don't know any John Richardson what does he do juggle no he just John Richardson you mean John Richardson the famous concert artist yeah that's the guy I'm talking about hello Lisa oh how are you no no no nothing's wrong listen John Richardson the great pianist is out here yeah that's right on a U.S.O. tour I hope you don't mind but I had a talk with him about young now don't get excited he wants to hear young play yes you bring him out on the bus after supper I'll meet you at the gate you can tell you on the boys want to play for them or something what what's the matter oh this is nothing to cry about blow your pretty nose get young ready and I'll meet you at the gate around 815 you know what to get the bus good what likewise I'm sure in any language as Renek I'm sure there's no need to tell you you have an extremely talented brother the fact that he's blind makes his ability even more startling as your teacher for a time he had one but soon the teacher said there was nothing more he could show him and well it I know I know cost a lot of money for a good teacher yes and we have not that kind of money tell me if you heard of Papa Henryk Muller oh yes but well Papa's an old friend of mine I think he'd do me the favor of taking yarn as a pupil fact after he hears him play I'm sure he will yeah fine day it may snow oh yes yes yes it made that yes there's something I can show you boys well are are you here over mire yeah yeah that is me all right all of me well we're looking for a piano for a Christmas present a good piano which won't cost much gentlemen soldiers there is no such things well no such thing as what a good piano that does not cost much that's no way to look at it it's bound to snow and there's no other way to look at it pianos are very dear what about nice it up well how much is that piano there that one there I don't see any other one there gentlemen I would be afraid to tell you the price I will show it there that isn't the price that's the national debt this piano is to be a gift for a very talented boy the most talented in the most talented in all Vienna Papa Muller is handling him exclusively Papa Muller so and who is this boy young Renek young Renek young Renek never heard of him well maybe you'd like to hmm what do you mean I brought a record we'll just put it on here and let you listen gentlemen it makes no difference who you have on that record but they'll go ahead play it anyway you know some people just don't know an opportunity when they hear it imagine being able to say that it was your piano on which little Jan Renek the blind pianist did his practicing Papa Muller is to have the credit for teaching why shouldn't you have the honor of supplying the instrument I can see we better go down the street to that other fellow shop what's his name stupid mother never well I don't think here Obamire has the ear to understand great music a very fear old boy you say blind a blind boy maybe another Mozart or Brahms or even Beethoven you don't fool me that this is no joke well if you like call Papa Muller oh come on here Obamire where's your Christmas spirit a blind boy makes me cry such playing where does this boy live oh my wife she will cut my throat but I do not care and so on Christmas Eve corporals Adams Sully and Tinker presented themselves front and center at the apartment of Lisa Renek and there laden with all sorts of goodies they sat down to partake of each other's company the most wonderful Christmas Eve Lisa the most wonderful I can remember and never was a finer crowd gathered and not a glass alpha and spy all means cast on Lisa no no no thank you I'm full right up to the top will you look at the love like burning in that boys I'll pay no attention to them tell me Paul do you kiss her very often yeah well as a matter of fact yarn whenever I can if you don't stop I believe the room is it almost Christmas it won't be long young hope not I'll get that gentlemen I have come and in the merry Christmas to you all Santa Claus Obamire himself I don't understand Lisa this is hair Obamire and he's he's brought something for young bring it up and bring it up carefully carefully what is it a piano for me compliments of hair Obamire young nonsense nonsense compliments of these brave soldier boys easy there you must not spoil it Paul Paul what if you see wonderful fools done I can't believe it a piano for me my very own hey hey now folks got some all break down and have a good cry to that's strictly bird music for all of you come in come in please we'll have a celebration and no better time or place hair Obamire have a drink yeah yeah and Peter Heinrich come to me may I play something young fellow if you do not play on it a great many times and become very very famous my wife my wife she will cut my throat please something for us young please something for her Obamire and and for Paul and Joseph and Andrew the three wonderful soldiers all I can say is I wish I'd been a guy that stepped on a foot young man join the army and start drawing dividends right away food clothing quarters training in a technical job life insurance retirement benefits and a monthly check to your dependence of course that security in an army career goes double it helps to make America strong the army sergeant in your nearest recruiting station downtown can tell you all about it go see him today this has been another program on proudly we hail presented transcribed in cooperation with this station proudly we hail is produced by the recruiting publicity center for the United States Army and United States Air Force recruiting service this is Mark Hamilton speaking inviting you to tune in this same station next week for another interesting story on proudly we hail