There is humour, but it's subtle. I started reading online and didn't really look at the author's name - I saw "Joshua Bell" and that drew my attention. Then I realized it was Gene's writing after just a few sentences. The word, "hott" is a dead giveaway.
This is probably his best article. I couldn't stop crying at the end though. Are we dead? I posted a comment and realized that there were already thousands. Wow. --- In [email protected], "Ellen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/04/AR2007040401721.html > > I read this without realizing it was by Gene until I finished it! I > didn't know Gene was a Joshua Bell fan. That's awesome! I've seen > Mr. Bell in concert, he's fantastic. I mean if you are into violin > music you are probably a fan of Joshua Bell, but I have never heard > Gene mention classical music as one of his hobbies or passions or > whatever. He seems quite knowledgeable in this article, unless he was > just repeating what Mr. Bell told him. Also Rachel Manteuffel, she of > the large breasts, contributed to the article. Very cool. It's not > written humorously at all. I realize his feature stories often > aren't, but usually there is some humor in there somewhere. This is > all about appreciating the world around you and what happens when you > are presented with something valuable out of context. This is a great > article. >
