I was a bit put off by the tone of the article, like the writer had
just teleported down from Mars and had no concept of how the world
actually works. I don't know about everyone else, but to me, the fact
that most wage-slaves scrambling to get to work in the morning don't
have the luxury of interrupting their commute for several minutes in
order to stand around listening to a busker didn't seem especially
surprising or culturally significant. I mean, I doubt I would have
stopped. Josh Bell is talented, of course, but I've walked by *lots*
of very talented buskers without a moment's pause. That's because
when I get on the subway, it's because I have somewhere I *need to
be* -- most often, the sooner, the better.
The location they picked was strange too -- it seemed strategically
designed to discourage a crowd from forming. I doubt actual buskers
ever use that spot. In NYC, buskers (especially in the AM) tend to
stake out spots on the subway platforms, so that it's actually
convenient for people to listen for a spell while they wait for a
train to come.
Galen Brown has a good piece on this on S21 -- "Why the Joshua Bell
Experiment Tells Us Nothing":
http://www.sequenza21.com/forum/?p=36
Cheers,
- Darcy
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On 10 Apr 2007, at 12:25 AM, Mark D Lew wrote:
On Apr 8, 2007, at 12:07 PM, Kim Patrick Clow wrote:
I commented on one blog that had Bell been playing in NYC, he'd
made a
lot more money. DC is very unfriendly; and when you watch the video,
you'll see what I mean.
I hope Bell does try this in NYC, I'd be curious to see the results.
I was thinking the same thing re San Francisco. Even so-so
musicians usually get a handful of listeners.
mdl
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