Interested to get people's opinions on this.

[Galactic]

Maybe the subway isn't fair.....I mean, people have to get where they are going.....but still, interesting. What do you all think?

 

[Facetious]

I think that Joshua would receive better consideration on the west coast, as those damn easterners are just too ruthless and headstrong when it comes to getting from point A to point B.

As for myself, yes, I believe that I'd stop for a moment and hand the monkey 2 or 3 bucks, sure, support the arts, that's cool... I prefer guitar though.

 

[L3ggy]

I'd do the same as Face.

 

[Galactic]

Just four votes?

 

[Ike Stain]

Since "masturbate into his violin case" wasn't an option, I went with choice A.

 

[Ike Stain]

And for the record, $32 for 45 min. is pretty damn good for any busker.

 

[Facetious]

Just four votes?

Just inconsiderate creeps, huh?


I voted! :bowdown:

 

[Red Spyder]

I'm going to be honest, if I'm on my way to work I stop for nobody. Of course, if I'm waiting for the train to arrive I would take the time to appreciate a good performance, that is, a performance that doesn't make my ears hurt as badly played violins usually do.

 

[Shifty]

At $100 a head, Mr. Bell can likely afford to slow down.

The subway is packed with people trying to earn a living. Most likely never even heard him.

The auditorium the night before was filled with people with an appreciation for Bach and the money to afford it.

 

[hotrod808]

i would have stopped for some minutes and then laughed at all the people paying 100$ for seeing someone playing a violin

 

[Ike Stain]

And if I had know it was a $3.5 million dollar violin, I would have grabbed it and run.

Believe that.

 

[xfire]

How many tourists in D.C. that day now think that all street performers are that damned talented?

 

[Ike Stain]

How many tourists in D.C. that day now think that all street performers are that damned talented?

Seriously. I bet the next time a semi-decent violinist plays, a crowd starts to gather and rumors start circulating.

Then, when they find out he's not famous, the crowd becomes enraged and mauls him.

 

[Neutron66]

Subway station during rush hour? People ging to work with their cell phones and Ipads and the hustle and bustle? Of course hardly anyone is going to notice. Put him in a park on a sunny day and I'll be he draws a crowd.

As far as the social experiment about perceiving beauty...that's a bunch of crap. There are times to appreciate beauty and then there are times when we have other shit going on we need to focus on.

The beauty will always be there when we're in the right frame of mind.

 

[itcouldbeme]

I think he just blended in...

Many street musicians, chess players, ballers, etc. are incredibly talented...

Now, if he would have been cutting some Charlie Daniels, well I bet he woulda been signed on the spot...

 

[Ace Bandage]

I saw plenty of musicians and other undesirable when I was on vacation on DC. I wouldn't give any of them a second look regardless of how well they were playing. It might be Bach, and it might be a great performance, but I'm not going to be interested enough to stop in a metro station to listen to it. It has nothing to do with appreciating beauty. Classical music just isn't that entertaining to me. Pus, I have shit to do.

 

[lurkingdirk]

Choose your venue...

I'm a musician. If I go into a subway station at rush hour, I better have the right expectations. And if the expectation is that people are going to stop and watch for an hour, then give a thousand bucks just because he's excellent and plays an amazing instrument, then the people who expect that are fucking stupid.

I'll support the arts my whole life. If this guy was playing a multimillion dollar instrument in a subway station expecting people to notice, then he's the fucking idiot.

 

[Doc Scurlock]

I've got shit to do so I could care less about him. Subways aren't concert halls.

 

[D-rock]

I don't know if I would trust people enough to try that. You never know what some jerk is going to throw in your hat.

 

[bustybbwlover]

i stop and stare at posters, clouds, graffiti, trees, yadda yadda so i woulda stopped...also i like classical music so there's that too i suppose