the only reason I even thought it might be by Gene before I finished reading it is that someone here mentioned that Liz said he would be online discussing his magazine article sometime this month, I thought it was tomorrow, but I wasn't sure. So that was my only clue. You have appreciate classical music to write an article like this I would think, so apparently Gene has a little more cultchah than I would have thought. But realisitically, the guy was playing at 8:00 AM is in a freakin' subway station. People have places to go by definition. I'm not that surprised, really. But maybe he should have gone to Dupont Circle or one that isn't so downtown. people might be more attentive, I don't know. L'enfant plaza is actually under an office building, so people are already where they are going, not just going somewhere. Maybe not the best place. Just a thought.
--- In [email protected], "mizpattay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 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" <ellengoodman6@> > 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. > > >
