Once upon a time, in 16th century Germany, a traveling sword master named Gerhardt von Klugenau challenged a local baker, Herr Hugendorf, to a duel for some petty reason, intending to humiliate the slightly overweight "burgher." Reluctant to tarnish his esteemed reputation among the townspeople, the baker, although in a position to decline the challenge due to his social standing, ultimately chose to accept it rather than be perceived as a coward. On the day of the duel, Herr Hugendorf, followed by his pale and visibly frightened “frau,” a few concerned friends, and a bunch of gawkers, showed up at the place designated for such amusing events. Master Gerhardt, having arrived earlier, entertained the gathered crowd with a display of impressive sword flourishes. Nodding “guten morgen” to familiar faces, Herr Hugendorf hesitantly stepped onto the dueling platform, drew his sword, and then, with a swift single stroke, sent the traveling sword master straight into the afterl
"In the late 40s, there was a rumor that there was a "hermit," disenchanted and disillusioned with the world, supposedly "out-of-sync" with society, living in California in a cave under one of the L’s in the Hollywood sign.
"In the late 40s, there was a rumor that there was a "hermit," disenchanted and disillusioned with the world, supposedly "out-of-sync" with society, living in California in a cave under one of the L’s in the Hollywood sign. No one really cared about this strange man, until one night in 1947, when someone tried to enter backstage at the Lincoln Theater in Los Angeles. Nat King Cole was playing there, and the man said he had something for Cole. Of course, the employees didn't let the strange man see Cole, so he gave whatever he had with Cole's manager. What he had was a song sheet, which Cole would later take a look at. Cole liked the song and wanted to record it, but he had to find the strange man. When asked, the people who saw the man said he was strange, indeed, with shoulder-length hair and beard, wearing sandals and a white robe. Cole finally tracked him down in New York City. When Cole asked him where he was staying, the strange man declared he was