As a kid watching early TV at my grandma’s, since we didn’t have a TV yet, Korla Pandit would pop up unexpectedly during afternoon programming to fill in dead air time back when most programs were live. I liked the music but thought he was a bit creepy. My aunt told me not to look into his eyes or he’d hypnotize me. My Italian grandma was scandalized and thought he was “ginocchio” or gay.
