Raymond Horton wrote:
David W. Fenton wrote:
Maybe it's a NYC thing. Maybe it's a public transit thing. But I don't
know anyone who has any job that's not like Raymond Horton's, where
other people are waiting on them to begin some activity.
And even that doesn't seem to me to be that much of an issue. Does a
member of a major orchestra really arrive at rehearsal with not even 5
minutes to spare before getting ready for the baton to be raised?
No, we get there fifteen to twenty-five minutes (well, ten to fifteen
for me, to be honest, but I'm a horrible procrastinator) before the
downbeat on an average rehearsal day, but if I am counting on public
transportation, which leaves at uneven times, can I assume I can give up
five or ten minutes at one metro station and not have a snafu at the
next transfer? (I am really not speaking from experience, since, as I
said, I've commuted to a downbeat on the subway maybe once).
Sightseeing in DC with an all-day Metro pass (which could be used only
after morning rush hour) was great fun, years ago when the kids were
small. Josh Bell would have been a real treat, then. But I believe
busking in the DC metro was outlawed in those days, according to my
sister. That may also have something to do with these results.
I'm with you on the IPod. I listen only actively, also.
And contrary to the link Darcy gave, a fairly good live musical
performance experience beats a great recorded performance, any time.
It was a bad time for Bell to play, but again, at least some of those
people had the time to listen. It's only logical.
He would probably have gotten much nicer results when all those workers
were on their way home in the evening -- many people have much less
restrictive schedules at that time of day and could have taken the time
to stop and listen. And the logistics would have had them facing Bell
as they entered the station, which would also have caught their
attention rather than forcing them to look over their shoulder as they
left the station with an ocean-current of others behind them forcing
them onward.
All in all it was a terribly run experiment (as experiments go) but I'm
sure it was a lark for a millioinaire-violinist with nothing better to
do at that hour of the day. :-)
--
David H. Bailey
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