Monday, February 18, 2013
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
A Violinist in the Metro
Okay, this is well worth a read. My daughter read this to me from her cell phone, she had taken it from facebook and knew I would appreciate it.
A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that Thousands of people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.
Three minutes went by and a middle aged man noticed there was musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried up to meet his schedule.
A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the till and without stopping continued to walk.
A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again. Clearly he was late for work.
The one who paid the most attention was a 3 year old boy. His mother tagged him along, hurried but the kid stopped to look at the violinist. Finally the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on.
In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected $32. When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed it. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.
No one knew this but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written with a violin worth 3.5 million dollars.
Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston and the seats average $100.
This is a real story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of an social experiment about perception, taste and priorities of people. The outlines were: in a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour: Do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected context?
One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be:
If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing?
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Friday, January 4, 2013
Freestyle Bane
This clip has been around since December 7, though I only found out about it today.
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Rufus Bum Fighter
What Ever Happened To Rufus?
Once again the Dirty Dumpster brings you interesting news both old and new from the world wide web, locally stored so you can count on it staying around for a long time.
Monday, August 1, 2011
Karmin
Karmin Get it!
I thought I'd up this just in case it became unavailable and because I think she's awesome. Get some Karmin at... http://karminmusic.com/ so if you like the clip, stroll on over and check out her shibitz!
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Quite The Reverse
Perhaps Woody Allen should have written and directed Benjamin Button, I'm sure I would have enjoyed it if he had. Instead I persevered for what seemed an eternity, only to be disappointed even more by the ending but not by the fact that it had ended :)
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Top 60 Ghetto Girl Names
This has been around for sometime but I thought it was worth uploading anyway.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Cleanliness Is Next To ?
For Sale
I have recently obtained 30 cases of this fabulous product and am willing to sell it at a reasonable price. I anticipate Little_White_Gargoyle will take the majority of it however if you get in early you should be able to get a bottle.
Friday, January 9, 2009
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Monday, October 27, 2008
Bad Girl
She'll arrive to find her hubby maxed out the credit cards paying for a camel to take him as far away from little_white_girl as possible.
A woman Made Him Do It!
He'll arrive to find little_white_girl waving flies from her vein mapped udders.
Friday, October 3, 2008
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Slow Fast Food
Extra Points Awarded
For using both available condiments.
For correct spelling.
For punchline EMPHASIS.
For not going over the lines.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
Monday, September 8, 2008
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Monday, September 1, 2008
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