http://www.idkfa.com/v3 idkfa: syndicated http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2862&msg_id=2899 Probably had to be that way, as part of the contract to get this guy to play as part of the "experiment". I think another issue is that it would be hard for me to appreciate violin "genius" because I almost never listen to violin. If it were a guitar virtuoso, though, I almost always listen for a sec to judge skill before passing on. Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) Mercy General Mon, 23 May 2011 14:46:07 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2862&msg_id=2899 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2862&msg_id=2896 When on occasion I ride the train or buses downtown there are often buskers at some of the tunnel stops. I can say I almost never stop to listen, even if it were genius I probably would not see it that way at the time. Commuters have too much else to think about, where they are going, that guy who smelled like pee on the train... shit like that. Buskers also are usually confined to places where people are walking through, not actually standing and waiting for transit, which I'm sure makes a huge difference in whether people would listen or not. MrFood@idkfa.com (MrFood) Mercy General Mon, 23 May 2011 14:41:37 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2862&msg_id=2896 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2862&msg_id=2892 Hah, yeah I guess so. I probably wouldn't have stopped either. Governator@idkfa.com (Governator) Mercy General Mon, 23 May 2011 14:12:00 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2862&msg_id=2892 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2862&msg_id=2889 "I think part of the problem is that people always try to get where their going, and don't really dilly dally." Isn't that the point? Green Man@idkfa.com (Green Man) Mercy General Mon, 23 May 2011 14:08:33 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2862&msg_id=2889 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2862&msg_id=2888 Interesting story, but I didn't really care for the writers tone. Way to flowery and gushing. I suppose it's probably appropriate for the subject, but seemed very opinionated. I think part of the problem is that people always try to get where their going, and don't really dilly dally. Governator@idkfa.com (Governator) Mercy General Mon, 23 May 2011 14:03:39 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2862&msg_id=2888 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2862&msg_id=2863 That is an incredible story. The children knew! It just goes to show how ridiculously preoccupied with our everyday lives when we can't stop and notice even things in our immediate surroundings! Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) Mercy General Thu, 19 May 2011 01:51:25 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2862&msg_id=2863 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2862&msg_id=2862 What happens when one of the world's leading violinists, who owns and plays on a perhaps priceless violin, imitates a busker and plays in a subway for a bit? http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/04/AR2007040401721.html kitacek@idkfa.com (kitacek) Mercy General Wed, 18 May 2011 20:42:46 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=2862&msg_id=2862