Piano-Playing Kitty Wows YouTubers, Journalists

When the Inquirer laid off workers last year, many wondered if the paper would still have the resources to cover the stories that you, Joe Average Reader, need to know about the area.

The answer, of course, is a resounding yes. Today’s Inquirer contains a (freelance) column about Nora, the Philadelphia cat who plays the piano. The kitty has been viewed more than 600,000 times in three weeks, has spawned countless imitators and has “received 21 YouTube honors, including February’s third-most-viewed pets and animals video.”

And, uh, she’s a prodigy or something:

“She really has the personality of a great composer,” Alexander said of Nora. “Maybe she’s Beethoven. She puts her ear towards the piano, doesn’t get along with the other cats, and definitely likes to be in the spotlight.”

Don’t believe the hype? See for yourself.

Fortunately, the local TV stations have smelled soft news and — like a shark going for blood — have moved into the water, as I’ve already seen promos for a story on Nora on at least one local TV station so far.

Yep. Covering the city, indeed.

Piano-playing cat is YouTube star [Inquirer]