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25 years on, London stands with New York, with love and solidarity.
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Andrew Newman
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Classical music nerd and radio presenter in Claremorris Ireland. Stay tuned though for my own podcast! There will be lots of typos!
![Taylor's career was destructive. His general approach included bloodletting, laxatives, and eyedrops of blood from slaughtered pigeons, pulverized sugar, or baked salt. In late March 1750, during one of his European tours, Taylor operated on Bach's cataracts twice in Leipzig and reportedly blinded him. Bach fell ill with a fever and died less than four months later. There is some evidence that Taylor operated on Handel in August 1758, in Tunbridge Wells, after which Handel's health deteriorated until his death in April 1759. In both cases Taylor claimed complete success.[1] Prior to performing each surgical procedure, he would deliver a long, self-promoting speech in an unusual oratorial style.[2] Dutch ophthalmologist R. Zegers said that "Taylor started practicing in Switzerland, where he blinded hundreds of patients, he once confessed"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreig62xaz54plhfk42fj5smi533kwyn2ndgsvrweppk2xwueq3ui3te)
