03 May 2005
ear - crow's
Do crows have ears? I'm sure they do, but would the Pope carry one?
Tucked under his left arm was the silver staff, called the crow's ear, that he had carried in public.Fisher, Ian. "A public end for an extraordinary papacy." International Herald Tribune 4 April 2005.
I think Ian meant crosier.
Crow's Ear organist tangent: This reminds me of one of my favorite organists: Catherine Crow's Ear?
Bird-organists tangent: Frederick Swan? Gordon Turkey? Stefan Eagles?
bona fide bird organist: Olivier Messiaen
Labels: Messiaen
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