Re: Something to think about...
Besides their delicious sea urchins, vegemite, kangaroo scrotes, monkey paw plants, blow holes, treetop walks, mexican bed bugs, luggage delivery times, and overall pleasantness, there's not too much oddness I guess. I mean, there's certainly nothing dickie about Dickie's pies. B On Jan 19, 6:22 pm, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: Pray tell, oh Wizard of Weirdness, what IS the oddest thing about Oz? Sir Spudz On Jan 19, 4:48 pm, Don Grieser adobeinthepi...@gmail.com wrote: Funny, that was heavily requested in the Mormon town of Ramah too. Hmmm. On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 3:45 PM, Paul Duff pd...@globaldial.com wrote: Yes it's true, I destinctly remember learning this song at primary school. These lyrics, of course set an ethos that has made this great country what it is today. A burgeoning nation with 'rivers of alcohol' searching for the 'jerk who invented work'. Is that odd? PD - Original Message - From: Dasspunk dassp...@gmail.com To: Taterbugmando taterbugmando@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 6:54 AM Subject: Re: Something to think about... We have a winner! Big Rock Candy Mountain... but only because they were taught the song as kids and sang along to it. And this is NOT the oddest thing about OZ by any means. B On Jan 18, 6:38 pm, Paul Duff pd...@globaldial.com wrote: Well, having been there I think there may have been a couple. Big Rock Candy Mountain'?, Sitting' On Top Of The World'? For me though, the big 'Killer' number was (and I must say Mr T does it so well it hurts) 'Forever Has Come To An End'. Ouch! It's good. Paul - Original Message - From: mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com To: Taterbugmando taterbugmando@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 3:31 AM Subject: Re: Something to think about... Yea, I'm sort of curious what it was too... Tater On Jan 13, 1:26 pm, Dasspunk dassp...@gmail.com wrote: Song selection is funny stuff. What would you guess was the big hit song while Monsignor Tater was down-stroking down under (I'm talking about Australia... mind out of the gutter!)? That said, song selection, IMO, is the most underrated attribute of great musicians. I can think of a number of players that burn up the fretboard but that can't pick a song to save their life (or their show... or their records). Brian On Jan 12, 2:49 pm, jimberke...@gmail.com jimberke...@gmail.com wrote: Long time lurker. First time poster. I've had a few lessons at the Tater Institute of Technology. I spent the summer busking on Church Street Marketplace in Burlington, VT with my mandolin, guitar, banjo-uke, and harp. It was a great experience that I recommend to any performer. You have to audition to get a license to play. There were musicians, mimes, jugglers, acrobats, sketch artists, and even a poet for hire. The music ranged from a husband and wife clarinet/tuba dixieland combo to fiddle and banjo to solo guys like me. No amps were allowed. I had a little folding camping stool that I sat on. Some days where tough because I would end up on the same block as the guy who rode his unicycle on a high-wire while juggling. That's when I would think of Mr. Bell. I usually did about two hours before my voice gave out. Without a PA you really have to project your playing and singing to get over the ambient city noise. After a while I figured out that there were certain songs that were big money makers. You Are My Sunshine on the mandolin was huge. It would be interesting to see if Tater played it whether you would have a Joshua Bell situation where people would be completely oblivious to what was going on. Boston has a lot of music at the T(subway) stops. High turnover of customers. When I was younger I used to watch this little blonde girl named Mary Lou Lord at Park Street sing Syd Barrett songs. She told me about her boyfriend in Seattle and that I should meet him when he came to Boston with his band to play. I never made the show but when the mood struck him he played a old D-18 and did a pretty mean version of In the Pines :) Regards, Jim Berkeley On Jan 12, 10:52 am, Mark Seale mark.se...@gmail.com wrote: This is a very astute point. Setting up in the subway where your potential listeners are bound to a schedule isn't a recipe for general success. But, if you set up in an area where people are spending free time, you stand a much better chance of catching their less focused attention. Some of the biggest fiddlers' contests we've had, in terms of listeners, have been in shopping malls. On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 11:11 AM, Trey Young email_t
Re: Something to think about...
and don't forget about Lilian Thompson... (perhaps a little too cryptic and giving away my age into the bargain) Robin On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 3:05 PM, Dasspunk dassp...@gmail.com wrote: Besides their delicious sea urchins, vegemite, kangaroo scrotes, monkey paw plants, blow holes, treetop walks, mexican bed bugs, luggage delivery times, and overall pleasantness, there's not too much oddness I guess. I mean, there's certainly nothing dickie about Dickie's pies. B On Jan 19, 6:22 pm, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: Pray tell, oh Wizard of Weirdness, what IS the oddest thing about Oz? Sir Spudz On Jan 19, 4:48 pm, Don Grieser adobeinthepi...@gmail.com wrote: Funny, that was heavily requested in the Mormon town of Ramah too. Hmmm. On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 3:45 PM, Paul Duff pd...@globaldial.com wrote: Yes it's true, I destinctly remember learning this song at primary school. These lyrics, of course set an ethos that has made this great country what it is today. A burgeoning nation with 'rivers of alcohol' searching for the 'jerk who invented work'. Is that odd? PD - Original Message - From: Dasspunk dassp...@gmail.com To: Taterbugmando taterbugmando@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 6:54 AM Subject: Re: Something to think about... We have a winner! Big Rock Candy Mountain... but only because they were taught the song as kids and sang along to it. And this is NOT the oddest thing about OZ by any means. B On Jan 18, 6:38 pm, Paul Duff pd...@globaldial.com wrote: Well, having been there I think there may have been a couple. Big Rock Candy Mountain'?, Sitting' On Top Of The World'? For me though, the big 'Killer' number was (and I must say Mr T does it so well it hurts) 'Forever Has Come To An End'. Ouch! It's good. Paul - Original Message - From: mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com To: Taterbugmando taterbugmando@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 3:31 AM Subject: Re: Something to think about... Yea, I'm sort of curious what it was too... Tater On Jan 13, 1:26 pm, Dasspunk dassp...@gmail.com wrote: Song selection is funny stuff. What would you guess was the big hit song while Monsignor Tater was down-stroking down under (I'm talking about Australia... mind out of the gutter!)? That said, song selection, IMO, is the most underrated attribute of great musicians. I can think of a number of players that burn up the fretboard but that can't pick a song to save their life (or their show... or their records). Brian On Jan 12, 2:49 pm, jimberke...@gmail.com jimberke...@gmail.com wrote: Long time lurker. First time poster. I've had a few lessons at the Tater Institute of Technology. I spent the summer busking on Church Street Marketplace in Burlington, VT with my mandolin, guitar, banjo-uke, and harp. It was a great experience that I recommend to any performer. You have to audition to get a license to play. There were musicians, mimes, jugglers, acrobats, sketch artists, and even a poet for hire. The music ranged from a husband and wife clarinet/tuba dixieland combo to fiddle and banjo to solo guys like me. No amps were allowed. I had a little folding camping stool that I sat on. Some days where tough because I would end up on the same block as the guy who rode his unicycle on a high-wire while juggling. That's when I would think of Mr. Bell. I usually did about two hours before my voice gave out. Without a PA you really have to project your playing and singing to get over the ambient city noise. After a while I figured out that there were certain songs that were big money makers. You Are My Sunshine on the mandolin was huge. It would be interesting to see if Tater played it whether you would have a Joshua Bell situation where people would be completely oblivious to what was going on. Boston has a lot of music at the T(subway) stops. High turnover of customers. When I was younger I used to watch this little blonde girl named Mary Lou Lord at Park Street sing Syd Barrett songs. She told me about her boyfriend in Seattle and that I should meet him when he came to Boston with his band to play. I never made the show but when the mood struck him he played a old D-18 and did a pretty mean version of In the Pines :) Regards, Jim Berkeley On Jan 12, 10:52 am, Mark Seale mark.se...@gmail.com wrote: This is a very astute point. Setting up in the subway where your potential listeners are bound to a schedule isn't a recipe for general success. But, if you set up in an area where people
Re: Something to think about...
Pray tell, oh Wizard of Weirdness, what IS the oddest thing about Oz? Sir Spudz On Jan 19, 4:48 pm, Don Grieser adobeinthepi...@gmail.com wrote: Funny, that was heavily requested in the Mormon town of Ramah too. Hmmm. On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 3:45 PM, Paul Duff pd...@globaldial.com wrote: Yes it's true, I destinctly remember learning this song at primary school. These lyrics, of course set an ethos that has made this great country what it is today. A burgeoning nation with 'rivers of alcohol' searching for the 'jerk who invented work'. Is that odd? PD - Original Message - From: Dasspunk dassp...@gmail.com To: Taterbugmando taterbugmando@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 6:54 AM Subject: Re: Something to think about... We have a winner! Big Rock Candy Mountain... but only because they were taught the song as kids and sang along to it. And this is NOT the oddest thing about OZ by any means. B On Jan 18, 6:38 pm, Paul Duff pd...@globaldial.com wrote: Well, having been there I think there may have been a couple. Big Rock Candy Mountain'?, Sitting' On Top Of The World'? For me though, the big 'Killer' number was (and I must say Mr T does it so well it hurts) 'Forever Has Come To An End'. Ouch! It's good. Paul - Original Message - From: mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com To: Taterbugmando taterbugmando@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 3:31 AM Subject: Re: Something to think about... Yea, I'm sort of curious what it was too... Tater On Jan 13, 1:26 pm, Dasspunk dassp...@gmail.com wrote: Song selection is funny stuff. What would you guess was the big hit song while Monsignor Tater was down-stroking down under (I'm talking about Australia... mind out of the gutter!)? That said, song selection, IMO, is the most underrated attribute of great musicians. I can think of a number of players that burn up the fretboard but that can't pick a song to save their life (or their show... or their records). Brian On Jan 12, 2:49 pm, jimberke...@gmail.com jimberke...@gmail.com wrote: Long time lurker. First time poster. I've had a few lessons at the Tater Institute of Technology. I spent the summer busking on Church Street Marketplace in Burlington, VT with my mandolin, guitar, banjo-uke, and harp. It was a great experience that I recommend to any performer. You have to audition to get a license to play. There were musicians, mimes, jugglers, acrobats, sketch artists, and even a poet for hire. The music ranged from a husband and wife clarinet/tuba dixieland combo to fiddle and banjo to solo guys like me. No amps were allowed. I had a little folding camping stool that I sat on. Some days where tough because I would end up on the same block as the guy who rode his unicycle on a high-wire while juggling. That's when I would think of Mr. Bell. I usually did about two hours before my voice gave out. Without a PA you really have to project your playing and singing to get over the ambient city noise. After a while I figured out that there were certain songs that were big money makers. You Are My Sunshine on the mandolin was huge. It would be interesting to see if Tater played it whether you would have a Joshua Bell situation where people would be completely oblivious to what was going on. Boston has a lot of music at the T(subway) stops. High turnover of customers. When I was younger I used to watch this little blonde girl named Mary Lou Lord at Park Street sing Syd Barrett songs. She told me about her boyfriend in Seattle and that I should meet him when he came to Boston with his band to play. I never made the show but when the mood struck him he played a old D-18 and did a pretty mean version of In the Pines :) Regards, Jim Berkeley On Jan 12, 10:52 am, Mark Seale mark.se...@gmail.com wrote: This is a very astute point. Setting up in the subway where your potential listeners are bound to a schedule isn't a recipe for general success. But, if you set up in an area where people are spending free time, you stand a much better chance of catching their less focused attention. Some of the biggest fiddlers' contests we've had, in terms of listeners, have been in shopping malls. On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 11:11 AM, Trey Young email_t...@yahoo.com wrote: I've always noticed in my times of playing for folks, it seems like young children and the elderly are almost always the most appreciative of live music...this story definitely shows how hit or miss busking can be. Last time I was in New York (City!) there was a dixie land (ish) band playing in Central Park. I sat and watched them for about an hour and they always
Re: Something to think about...
Yes, Paul, it would be great to know your take on the oddest thing about OZ. We can't go past Vegemite for something odd. Linda On Jan 20, 11:22 am, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com wrote: Pray tell, oh Wizard of Weirdness, what IS the oddest thing about Oz? Sir Spudz On Jan 19, 4:48 pm, Don Grieser adobeinthepi...@gmail.com wrote: Funny, that was heavily requested in the Mormon town of Ramah too. Hmmm. On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 3:45 PM, Paul Duff pd...@globaldial.com wrote: Yes it's true, I destinctly remember learning this song at primary school. These lyrics, of course set an ethos that has made this great country what it is today. A burgeoning nation with 'rivers of alcohol' searching for the 'jerk who invented work'. Is that odd? PD - Original Message - From: Dasspunk dassp...@gmail.com To: Taterbugmando taterbugmando@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 6:54 AM Subject: Re: Something to think about... We have a winner! Big Rock Candy Mountain... but only because they were taught the song as kids and sang along to it. And this is NOT the oddest thing about OZ by any means. B On Jan 18, 6:38 pm, Paul Duff pd...@globaldial.com wrote: Well, having been there I think there may have been a couple. Big Rock Candy Mountain'?, Sitting' On Top Of The World'? For me though, the big 'Killer' number was (and I must say Mr T does it so well it hurts) 'Forever Has Come To An End'. Ouch! It's good. Paul - Original Message - From: mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com To: Taterbugmando taterbugmando@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 3:31 AM Subject: Re: Something to think about... Yea, I'm sort of curious what it was too... Tater On Jan 13, 1:26 pm, Dasspunk dassp...@gmail.com wrote: Song selection is funny stuff. What would you guess was the big hit song while Monsignor Tater was down-stroking down under (I'm talking about Australia... mind out of the gutter!)? That said, song selection, IMO, is the most underrated attribute of great musicians. I can think of a number of players that burn up the fretboard but that can't pick a song to save their life (or their show... or their records). Brian On Jan 12, 2:49 pm, jimberke...@gmail.com jimberke...@gmail.com wrote: Long time lurker. First time poster. I've had a few lessons at the Tater Institute of Technology. I spent the summer busking on Church Street Marketplace in Burlington, VT with my mandolin, guitar, banjo-uke, and harp. It was a great experience that I recommend to any performer. You have to audition to get a license to play. There were musicians, mimes, jugglers, acrobats, sketch artists, and even a poet for hire. The music ranged from a husband and wife clarinet/tuba dixieland combo to fiddle and banjo to solo guys like me. No amps were allowed. I had a little folding camping stool that I sat on. Some days where tough because I would end up on the same block as the guy who rode his unicycle on a high-wire while juggling. That's when I would think of Mr. Bell. I usually did about two hours before my voice gave out. Without a PA you really have to project your playing and singing to get over the ambient city noise. After a while I figured out that there were certain songs that were big money makers. You Are My Sunshine on the mandolin was huge. It would be interesting to see if Tater played it whether you would have a Joshua Bell situation where people would be completely oblivious to what was going on. Boston has a lot of music at the T(subway) stops. High turnover of customers. When I was younger I used to watch this little blonde girl named Mary Lou Lord at Park Street sing Syd Barrett songs. She told me about her boyfriend in Seattle and that I should meet him when he came to Boston with his band to play. I never made the show but when the mood struck him he played a old D-18 and did a pretty mean version of In the Pines :) Regards, Jim Berkeley On Jan 12, 10:52 am, Mark Seale mark.se...@gmail.com wrote: This is a very astute point. Setting up in the subway where your potential listeners are bound to a schedule isn't a recipe for general success. But, if you set up in an area where people are spending free time, you stand a much better chance of catching their less focused attention. Some of the biggest fiddlers' contests we've had, in terms of listeners, have been in shopping malls. On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 11:11 AM, Trey Young email_t...@yahoo.com wrote: I've always noticed in my times of playing for folks, it seems like young children and the elderly
Re: Something to think about...
Yea, I'm sort of curious what it was too... Tater On Jan 13, 1:26 pm, Dasspunk dassp...@gmail.com wrote: Song selection is funny stuff. What would you guess was the big hit song while Monsignor Tater was down-stroking down under (I'm talking about Australia... mind out of the gutter!)? That said, song selection, IMO, is the most underrated attribute of great musicians. I can think of a number of players that burn up the fretboard but that can't pick a song to save their life (or their show... or their records). Brian On Jan 12, 2:49 pm, jimberke...@gmail.com jimberke...@gmail.com wrote: Long time lurker. First time poster. I've had a few lessons at the Tater Institute of Technology. I spent the summer busking on Church Street Marketplace in Burlington, VT with my mandolin, guitar, banjo-uke, and harp. It was a great experience that I recommend to any performer. You have to audition to get a license to play. There were musicians, mimes, jugglers, acrobats, sketch artists, and even a poet for hire. The music ranged from a husband and wife clarinet/tuba dixieland combo to fiddle and banjo to solo guys like me. No amps were allowed. I had a little folding camping stool that I sat on. Some days where tough because I would end up on the same block as the guy who rode his unicycle on a high-wire while juggling. That's when I would think of Mr. Bell. I usually did about two hours before my voice gave out. Without a PA you really have to project your playing and singing to get over the ambient city noise. After a while I figured out that there were certain songs that were big money makers. You Are My Sunshine on the mandolin was huge. It would be interesting to see if Tater played it whether you would have a Joshua Bell situation where people would be completely oblivious to what was going on. Boston has a lot of music at the T(subway) stops. High turnover of customers. When I was younger I used to watch this little blonde girl named Mary Lou Lord at Park Street sing Syd Barrett songs. She told me about her boyfriend in Seattle and that I should meet him when he came to Boston with his band to play. I never made the show but when the mood struck him he played a old D-18 and did a pretty mean version of In the Pines :) Regards, Jim Berkeley On Jan 12, 10:52 am, Mark Seale mark.se...@gmail.com wrote: This is a very astute point. Setting up in the subway where your potential listeners are bound to a schedule isn't a recipe for general success. But, if you set up in an area where people are spending free time, you stand a much better chance of catching their less focused attention. Some of the biggest fiddlers' contests we've had, in terms of listeners, have been in shopping malls. On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 11:11 AM, Trey Young email_t...@yahoo.com wrote: I've always noticed in my times of playing for folks, it seems like young children and the elderly are almost always the most appreciative of live music...this story definitely shows how hit or miss busking can be. Last time I was in New York (City!) there was a dixie land (ish) band playing in Central Park. I sat and watched them for about an hour and they always had a crowd standing there of about 30 or so and they had to stop twice in that hour to empty out the tip bucket. I guess if you set up to play where people are there primarily to get some where else... http://www.myspace.com/mudmusic -- *From:* 14strings perrypale...@gmail.com *To:* Taterbugmando taterbugmando@googlegroups.com *Sent:* Sunday, January 11, 2009 7:45:05 AM *Subject:* Re: Something to think about... Read some more on busking by Danny Barnes (an excellent musician and songwriter) http://www.folktronics.com/web/node/121 Perry --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugmando@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Something to think about...
So what happened to Burlington? I was there 10 years ago and it seemed kind of funky and had a very good instrument shop. I went there this summer and it seemed very bleak. My best busking experience was playing some big glue drums with big sticks, with some friends dressed in very wild clothing - it was frankly poor music, but created much interest and did fill the hat! I may have been younger R On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 9:49 PM, jimberke...@gmail.com jimberke...@gmail.com wrote: Long time lurker. First time poster. I've had a few lessons at the Tater Institute of Technology. I spent the summer busking on Church Street Marketplace in Burlington, VT with my mandolin, guitar, banjo-uke, and harp. It was a great experience that I recommend to any performer. You have to audition to get a license to play. There were musicians, mimes, jugglers, acrobats, sketch artists, and even a poet for hire. The music ranged from a husband and wife clarinet/tuba dixieland combo to fiddle and banjo to solo guys like me. No amps were allowed. I had a little folding camping stool that I sat on. Some days where tough because I would end up on the same block as the guy who rode his unicycle on a high-wire while juggling. That's when I would think of Mr. Bell. I usually did about two hours before my voice gave out. Without a PA you really have to project your playing and singing to get over the ambient city noise. After a while I figured out that there were certain songs that were big money makers. You Are My Sunshine on the mandolin was huge. It would be interesting to see if Tater played it whether you would have a Joshua Bell situation where people would be completely oblivious to what was going on. Boston has a lot of music at the T(subway) stops. High turnover of customers. When I was younger I used to watch this little blonde girl named Mary Lou Lord at Park Street sing Syd Barrett songs. She told me about her boyfriend in Seattle and that I should meet him when he came to Boston with his band to play. I never made the show but when the mood struck him he played a old D-18 and did a pretty mean version of In the Pines :) Regards, Jim Berkeley On Jan 12, 10:52 am, Mark Seale mark.se...@gmail.com wrote: This is a very astute point. Setting up in the subway where your potential listeners are bound to a schedule isn't a recipe for general success. But, if you set up in an area where people are spending free time, you stand a much better chance of catching their less focused attention. Some of the biggest fiddlers' contests we've had, in terms of listeners, have been in shopping malls. On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 11:11 AM, Trey Young email_t...@yahoo.com wrote: I've always noticed in my times of playing for folks, it seems like young children and the elderly are almost always the most appreciative of live music...this story definitely shows how hit or miss busking can be. Last time I was in New York (City!) there was a dixie land (ish) band playing in Central Park. I sat and watched them for about an hour and they always had a crowd standing there of about 30 or so and they had to stop twice in that hour to empty out the tip bucket. I guess if you set up to play where people are there primarily to get some where else... http://www.myspace.com/mudmusic -- *From:* 14strings perrypale...@gmail.com *To:* Taterbugmando taterbugmando@googlegroups.com *Sent:* Sunday, January 11, 2009 7:45:05 AM *Subject:* Re: Something to think about... Read some more on busking by Danny Barnes (an excellent musician and songwriter) http://www.folktronics.com/web/node/121 Perry --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugmando@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Something to think about...
This was sent to me today. I think it is worth passing along. Tater A Violinist in the Metro A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning.. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that thousands of people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. Three minutes went by and a middle aged man noticed there was musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried on to meet his schedule. A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the till and without stopping continued to walk. A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again.. Clearly he was late for work. The one who paid the most attention was a 3 year old boy. His mother tagged him along, hurried but the kid stopped to look at the violinist. Finally the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on. In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected $32. When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed it. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition. No one knew this but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written with a violin worth 3.5 million dollars. Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston and the seats averaged $100. This is a real story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and priorities of people. The outlines were: In a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour: Do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected context? One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be: If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugmando@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Something to think about...
This reminds me of a story Steve Gilchrist told me a few years ago now. David Grisman came out to visit him in Warrnambool Victoria and they went down to the local shopping centre to busk for fun. Apparently they made $17 for a couple of hours work. This is why busking is good for building up your chopsand character. Paul - Original Message - From: mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com To: Taterbugmando taterbugmando@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 11:41 AM Subject: Something to think about... This was sent to me today. I think it is worth passing along. Tater A Violinist in the Metro A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning.. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that thousands of people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. Three minutes went by and a middle aged man noticed there was musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried on to meet his schedule. A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the till and without stopping continued to walk. A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again.. Clearly he was late for work. The one who paid the most attention was a 3 year old boy. His mother tagged him along, hurried but the kid stopped to look at the violinist. Finally the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on. In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected $32. When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed it. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition. No one knew this but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written with a violin worth 3.5 million dollars. Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston and the seats averaged $100. This is a real story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and priorities of people. The outlines were: In a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour: Do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected context? One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be: If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugmando@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Something to think about...
Last time a group of us played in the Philly train station we made over $250 in three hours. Honestly though, perhaps we were trying to engage people and singing and being goofy. Sometimes, with busking, it is all luck. No offense to Mr. Bell, but I would be much more apt to stop and listen to a group playing R B on pails and a little practice amp or a string band than to a classical violinist - maybe that has as much to do with it as perception of WHO is doing the playing. Also, since he was trying to see how many people WOULDN't Stop and the average busker is trying to see how many people will stop maybe people felt that they shouldn't stop. My crumpled up dollar. Mike H PS - the best part of the last time we busked was a crumpled up note - it said Next time play the Slurf Song by the Holy Modal Rounders which is a song that we actually had played at a point when whoever left the note wasn't around! On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 9:41 PM, mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.comwrote: This was sent to me today. I think it is worth passing along. Tater A Violinist in the Metro A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning.. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that thousands of people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. Three minutes went by and a middle aged man noticed there was musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried on to meet his schedule. A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the till and without stopping continued to walk. A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again.. Clearly he was late for work. The one who paid the most attention was a 3 year old boy. His mother tagged him along, hurried but the kid stopped to look at the violinist. Finally the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on. In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected $32. When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed it. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition. No one knew this but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written with a violin worth 3.5 million dollars. Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston and the seats averaged $100. This is a real story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and priorities of people. The outlines were: In a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour: Do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected context? One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be: If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugmando@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Something to think about...
There was a movie about this, a news piece put together by the Washington Post I think. It was fascinating. mistertaterbug wrote: This was sent to me today. I think it is worth passing along. Tater A Violinist in the Metro A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning.. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that thousands of people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. Three minutes went by and a middle aged man noticed there was musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried on to meet his schedule. A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the till and without stopping continued to walk. A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again.. Clearly he was late for work. The one who paid the most attention was a 3 year old boy. His mother tagged him along, hurried but the kid stopped to look at the violinist. Finally the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on. In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected $32. When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed it. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition. No one knew this but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written with a violin worth 3.5 million dollars. Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston and the seats averaged $100. This is a real story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and priorities of people. The outlines were: In a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour: Do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected context? One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be: If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugmando@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Something to think about...
thanks for for sharing this fantastic insight. it made my sunday morning. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Taterbugmando group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugmando@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
