Slow down and enjoy life

[Radical Edward]

http://www.omgsoysauce.com/15230/slo...-this-through/

[macaroni tony]

Good lord, a $3.5 million violin??

[Skitch it!]

I like this, what an indicator of where it's at

[ShredderMaximus]

I've found myself stopping and listening to sidewalk performers all the time, like this shredder violinist that hangs out in front of the Blockbuster video by my house and a pianist that plays at an outdoor strip mall type place down the street, and I always give tips if I have money, if not just for the looks I get when people see a 23 year old dude wearing sleeveless Cannibal Corpse shirt with "KILL" in big bloody letters on the back giving an older gray haired man playing some classical piece a 5 dollar tip.

[MJ5150]

Doing it at rush hour when people are going to and from work is obviously going to produce the "people are too busy to enjoy life" results. Try it on a Saturday afternoon.

-Mike

[Bassman316]

Originally Posted by MJ5150

Doing it at rush hour when people are going to and from work is obviously going to produce the "people are too busy to enjoy life" results. Try it on a Saturday afternoon.

-Mike

This was my thinking on it. I mean, yes, a lot of us could slow down just a tad, but expecting it of all times during rush hour is a bit much.

[Skitch it!]

I suppose not everyone likes music that much, but then again life may be moving so fast that the priorities won't allow you to lose yourself for a few minutes?

There was a busking Cellist where I used to live (City of Bath), she was a beautiful classical musician in both senses, I remember going to work one morning through the streets, it was quite misty and quite early so no-one was pretty much around. I looked up that particular street and saw her from a distance in the mist playing as she did, subliminal, I'll never forget that frame, it's like a photograph even now, chilled to the max and back.

[hrodbert696]

My first reaction was that $32 in 45 minutes is not too bad of a pay rate. But it also shows that, no big surprise, the average person on the street cannot hear the difference between OK music and great music.

[MatticusMania]

Originally Posted by hrodbert696

But it also shows that, no big surprise, the average person on the street cannot hear the difference between OK music and great music.

Does it really show that, though? I love great music, but not enough to be late to work over it. If Eric Avery or Robert De Leo were playing bass on my way back from lunch break Im gonna look at the clock and see how much time I have to spare before deciding to stand around an watch for a while.

[4stringer87]

Live fast, die young.

[Sonic_Death]

I can't slow down enough to read links, sorry.

[MakiSupaStar]

I once tapped a sexy fiddle player that was hired by Disneyland to play Dixieland. True story.

[RonGillman3]

Originally Posted by MakiSupaStar

I once tapped a sexy fiddle player that was hired by Disneyland to play Dixieland. True story.

Very nice.

[GregC]

Originally Posted by MJ5150

Doing it at rush hour when people are going to and from work is obviously going to produce the "people are too busy to enjoy life" results. Try it on a Saturday afternoon.

-Mike

+1.

Originally Posted by Skitch it!

I suppose not everyone likes music that much, but then again life may be moving so fast that the priorities won't allow you to lose yourself for a few minutes?

There was a busking Cellist where I used to live (City of Bath), she was a beautiful classical musician in both senses, I remember going to work one morning through the streets, it was quite misty and quite early so no-one was pretty much around. I looked up that particular street and saw her from a distance in the mist playing as she did, subliminal, I'll never forget that frame, it's like a photograph even now, chilled to the max and back.

That's really cool.

Unfortunately, I'm perpetually running late to work. Now on the way home, I'd be willing to hang out for a few minutes for something like that. But the typical buskers in the train stations are pretty ordinary.

[Sonic_Death]

Just finally read the link haha.. there is a video of this, probably on youtube.

I remember seeing it on the news a while back as well. It is pretty remarkable.

As someone who goes through Penn Station every day, I almost always stop and listen to the people who perform there. You see some real talent at times.

[hrodbert696]

Originally Posted by MatticusMania

Does it really show that, though? I love great music, but not enough to be late to work over it. If Eric Avery or Robert De Leo were playing bass on my way back from lunch break Im gonna look at the clock and see how much time I have to spare before deciding to stand around an watch for a while.

Fair point. I was generalizing, and I'll certainly grant the point that people during rush hour don't have time to listen to street musicians no matter how good they are. But I suspect that if a college student were busking with a $500 violin on the other side of the station he would have gotten the same amount of attention and money in his case.

[Rebecky]

If it's at a station the only people around are gonna be people trying to get somewhere. You don't just wander around aimlessly, you need to get that train! I think I would stop if there was music more relevant to my interests or something really out of the ordinary... Like if there was some solo bass player, that would be cool! But I wouldn't risk being late for uni just listening to some dude on the street, I have my attendance to worry about!

There's beauty in the hectic mad rush to work... I suppose? :S

[L-A]

There, this one isn't so biased: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lXh2n0aPyw

[Rebecky]

^ That one is amazing.

[Skitch it!]

Originally Posted by L-A

There, this one isn't so biased: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lXh2n0aPyw

Very cool, I like that idea a lot