Rob S. Friedman
February 2026
Roll Over Beethoven
My third-grade gym teacher said, “Robby, you gotta cut your hair. If you don’t, it’s gonna get in your eyes and you won’t be able to see where your going. And if you can’t, you can’t see when your gonna hit your head on the ceiling climbing up that rope, or walking down the hall or riding your bike to school or what’s on the blackboard or read books.” When my mother got called to the gym teacher’s office, he repeated what he’d told me. She left with me in tow and said, “I can see he’s not a Beatles fan.”
Rob S. Friedman 