This is the perfect Friday afternoon video, showing a persistent man finding an octopus in a seafood store, taking it home, and teaching it to play the piano. I was mesmerized by both the octopus and the guy’s creativity (with the help of a friend).
Reader Norman, who sent it to me, said this:
Since you’ve been writing about that sad female octopus starving to death, I noticed this video on YouTube. It’s ridiculously amazing. Is it a young man teaching an octopus how to play piano? Or is it an octopus teaching a young man how to teach an octopus how to play piano? It’s your call.
Your readers may find this video fascinating, as I did. A welcome respite from Mamdani, ICE, and Trump.
It’s 18 minutes long, but do you have anything better to do? I love the ending. (p.s. Ghost the Giant Pacific Octopus still seems to be alive.)
Neat ending.
Thanks for sharing! It’s fascinating. A very talented octopus – and a very talented young film-maker too.
If you think there is no way to do something, this video tells you, “Think about it some more.”
That was really worth the full 18 minutes.
Very well done! There is a YT channel of someone who has a pet octopus. It seems very attached to its owner, and demands a lot of play and attention.
Talented Tako.
“Oishii” Ms. M! (delicious). I eat meat, and tako/octopus and ika/squid… but I feel bad about it so usually reach for the fish sashimi – hahaha which actually I am eating right now for dinner!
Arigatoo,
D.A.
NYC
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This has potential
The guitarist needs to develop better ear-improv and he could do some wild stuff – e.g. Tako played a 3rd once and a 7th (I think ) but Matthias is straight vamping a plain minor chord so it sounds “out of key”.
It is, BUT – with the appropriate harmonic improv, this could be INSANELY GOOD… I’m sure he heard it too (he says “Rachmaninov” so his ear is really good) but he’s just trying to get an octopus play, so I’m not coming down on the guy. Or the octopus. I’m saying I bet they will jam and get really good.
That was a wonderful story. Really enjoyed the whole 18 minutes worth.
Charming!
I love the line, “Tako doesn’t like my shitty lights”. Unbelievable imagination. That was great. Thanks, Norman for the find and Jerry for the post.
I really enjoyed the engineering aspect of this project.
Great octopus video. Captivating. Loved the ending.