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what a n00b. if you want attention... you have to pick a better location.

now if he positioned himself down by a train platform, i would have watched him out of the corner of my eye.
 
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oxeye said:
My favorite part of the article was when they interviewed the guy who walked right past the musician without even noticing because he was listening to his ipod.
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lol yeah. I have to say I disagree with the woman who said "only in DC", b/c I'm pretty sure that could and would happen in any major city. 🙁

actually, what I really thought was cool was the bit about the 3 y/o who wanted to stick around. kids just get it, you know?

in watching those clips, his playing is amazing. wow.
 
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lilithny said:
what a n00b. if you want attention... you have to pick a better location.
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Seriously! What does he expect from a busy commuter morning? I don't think it has to do with "stopping to smell the roses" - more like common sense. I'd love to do lots of stuff on my way to work, but I gotta pay the bills. Plus, not everyone likes the violin. If he were out in the park he'd do much better. People are more relaxed and in the mindset to listen to music.
 
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lilithny said:
what a n00b. if you want attention... you have to pick a better location.

now if he positioned himself down by a train platform, i would have watched him out of the corner of my eye.
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megboo said:
Seriously! What does he expect from a busy commuter morning? I don't think it has to do with "stopping to smell the roses" - more like common sense. I'd love to do lots of stuff on my way to work, but I gotta pay the bills. Plus, not everyone likes the violin. If he were out in the park he'd do much better. People are more relaxed and in the mindset to listen to music.
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+1 Not a good location as I wouldn't have stopped either. Train platform is a better idea. Hadn't thought of that.

Doesn't really matter since I'm not a fan of the violin. I really like the organ and piano. Trying to fit one of those where he was standing would be nearly impossible (at least for the piano, organ would be impossible). lol
 
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WilliamsF1 said:
+1 Not a good location as I wouldn't have stopped either. Train platform is a better idea. Hadn't thought of that.

Doesn't really matter since I'm not a fan of the violin. I really like the organ and piano. Trying to fit one of those where he was standing would be nearly impossible (at least for the piano, organ would be impossible). lol
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a lot of guys in the train station have like this little karaoke machine and just sing for money. Most of the time they're pretty bad.
 
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I'm just surprised that so few people took notice of him...and most of the ones who did were kids. I guess it's not the best spot on a busy morning. It would be interesting to see what would have happened if they did the same thing for the afternoon commute home.

The guy is absolutely amazing though. Beautiful music!
 
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That was a really well-done article. Glad you pointed us to it pengouin; definitely lightened up a dull afternoon in the lab.
 
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I think the idea of the whole thing was not to get as many people as possible to stop - but to see if people in a hurry (hence the location and time of day) would stop when faced with something so extraordinary. And obviously it didn't stop them.

Of course more people at the train platform would stop and listen - they have nothing else to do while waiting for the train. That would have defeated the purpose of "experiment".

I really think that article was amazing. One of the most interesting and thought-provoking things I've read in quite some time - thanks for posting it over here Penguin. 😀
 
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We all just sat around for a whole hour at a mandatory forensics lecture but turned out our program coordinator forgot to call the lecturer and tell him he was giving a talk. 😡
 
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Four days to go. My brain is almost useless. However, i'm pushing through with the thought that tonight is my last "hard review" and i've only got two of the easier CBTs left to go.

thank god.

monday can't get here soon enough.
 
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Excuse me while I rant: My life has been insanely stressful recently, for lots of reasons, one of which is that I can't shake the feeling that I'm going to get a phone call from Baylor/Houston telling me that something is wrong with my paperwork and I no longer have a place in the entering class. I really can't get over the feeling. :scared: 🙁
 
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Excuse me while I rant: My life has been insanely stressful recently, for lots of reasons, one of which is that I can't shake the feeling that I'm going to get a phone call from Baylor/Houston telling me that something is wrong with my paperwork and I no longer have a place in the entering class. I really can't get over the feeling. :scared: 🙁
 
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Allow me to be the first to say it Twin, "Bitch, please." You're going to be a doctor in 2011 despite all your stressing to the contrary.

*hands jlw $0.10*
 
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oxeye said:
I think the idea of the whole thing was not to get as many people as possible to stop - but to see if people in a hurry (hence the location and time of day) would stop when faced with something so extraordinary. And obviously it didn't stop them.

Of course more people at the train platform would stop and listen - they have nothing else to do while waiting for the train. That would have defeated the purpose of "experiment".

I really think that article was amazing. One of the most interesting and thought-provoking things I've read in quite some time - thanks for posting it over here Penguin. 😀
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I agree. I think part of it is because of the culture of this country where you are expected to be somewhere at a given time and if you are not there you'll be fired or your appt will be cancelled. That's the American way. In India and some other foreign countries, however, a lot of times the working day doesn't even start until late morning and the same experiment would have yielded many more people taking the time to stop because there is not necessarily a practice of punctuality. The down side of not having a practice of punctuality though is that things don't get done and one of the reasons Americans get things done and succeed is their ability to take work and appointments more seriously.

P.S. I wish I could have seen that guy playing music. I love hearing professional musicians. I just don't like operah. But like pianists, violin/violaists, etc. I love.

I used to play the piano so that's partially where my love for this kind of stuff comes from. My roommate is also a pianist which is another reason I love listening to this kind of stuff. I love when she plays these Vietnamese love songs or church songs because they are sooooo soothing. Classical music also has that effect of calming and soothing a person.

The article was an interesting read.
 
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Anastasis said:
Excuse me while I rant: My life has been insanely stressful recently, for lots of reasons, one of which is that I can't shake the feeling that I'm going to get a phone call from Baylor/Houston telling me that something is wrong with my paperwork and I no longer have a place in the entering class. I really can't get over the feeling. :scared: 🙁
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silly goose:d
 
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Nikki2002 said:
silly goose:d
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Agreed.

Also agree with Dr. Durden's assessment of " "Bitch Please" you know you are going to be a doctor in 2011!"

😆 😆

We have a term in English for you VD:

We call that term PARANOIA!! hahahahahahahahahaha :laugh: :laugh: :meanie:

:biglove:

You are in now stop stressing.
 
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megboo said:
Seriously! What does he expect from a busy commuter morning? I don't think it has to do with "stopping to smell the roses" - more like common sense. I'd love to do lots of stuff on my way to work, but I gotta pay the bills. Plus, not everyone likes the violin. If he were out in the park he'd do much better. People are more relaxed and in the mindset to listen to music.
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or, on a train platform.. you have a captive audience. you can't ignore it while you're waiting there
 
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oxeye said:
I think the idea of the whole thing was not to get as many people as possible to stop - but to see if people in a hurry (hence the location and time of day) would stop when faced with something so extraordinary. And obviously it didn't stop them.

Of course more people at the train platform would stop and listen - they have nothing else to do while waiting for the train. That would have defeated the purpose of "experiment".

I really think that article was amazing. One of the most interesting and thought-provoking things I've read in quite some time - thanks for posting it over here Penguin. 😀
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Great way to sum it up! I was surprised at how many people didn't even look in his direction. The article was definately thought provoking. Thanks Penguin!!:biglove:

I'm liking the new smilies. It's about time!!
 
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DrBowtie said:
I stayed in St. Charles for a weekend while visiting Fermi and Argonne Labs. Didn't impress me too much.
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Yah Naperville is cooler but I'm biased in that I like St. Charles because of a particular house in St. Charles. We have a family friend that lives there and his daughter is in Naperville. Its because of their house that I fell in love with St. Charles.
 
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oxeye said:
I think the idea of the whole thing was not to get as many people as possible to stop - but to see if people in a hurry (hence the location and time of day) would stop when faced with something so extraordinary. And obviously it didn't stop them.

Of course more people at the train platform would stop and listen - they have nothing else to do while waiting for the train. That would have defeated the purpose of "experiment".

I really think that article was amazing. One of the most interesting and thought-provoking things I've read in quite some time - thanks for posting it over here Penguin. 😀
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whoops... this is what i get for replying as i read!! :laugh:
 
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pingouin said:
lol yeah. I have to say I disagree with the woman who said "only in DC", b/c I'm pretty sure that could and would happen in any major city. 🙁

actually, what I really thought was cool was the bit about the 3 y/o who wanted to stick around. kids just get it, you know?

in watching those clips, his playing is amazing. wow.
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Yeah at 3 years old kids are more in that phase of doing creative things like drawing, painting, etc. Its that whole time of discovery but the older and older you get a lot of people start to lose out on the creativity streak and start wanting to only do what the in crowd is doing or look into things that are more clearly defined.
 
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gradu8in2003 said:
Four days to go. My brain is almost useless. However, i'm pushing through with the thought that tonight is my last "hard review" and i've only got two of the easier CBTs left to go.

thank god.

monday can't get here soon enough.
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If I were you, and this is just my opinion, I'd stop any hardcore studying now. The only thing I'd look over is solutions of tests I've taken one more time and do some light review of the things you missed or only got because you guessed the answer.
 
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Anastasis said:
Excuse me while I rant: My life has been insanely stressful recently, for lots of reasons, one of which is that I can't shake the feeling that I'm going to get a phone call from Baylor/Houston telling me that something is wrong with my paperwork and I no longer have a place in the entering class. I really can't get over the feeling. :scared: 🙁
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relax. You're doing them a favor by attending the school! 🙂
 
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DocFunk said:
klutz??? Why don't you try moving a piano? 😛

Reminds me of those back in the day cartoons with pianos falling on elmer fudd. Boy were those cartoons violent.
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If I ever have to move a piano, I know who I'm NOT going to hire :laugh:
 
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DocFunk said:
klutz??? Why don't you try moving a piano? 😛

Reminds me of those back in the day cartoons with pianos falling on elmer fudd. Boy were those cartoons violent.
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yah but they were soooooooooooooo much more entertaining then the crap they have on tv now.
 
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oxeye said:
I think the idea of the whole thing was not to get as many people as possible to stop - but to see if people in a hurry (hence the location and time of day) would stop when faced with something so extraordinary. And obviously it didn't stop them.

Of course more people at the train platform would stop and listen - they have nothing else to do while waiting for the train. That would have defeated the purpose of "experiment".

I really think that article was amazing. One of the most interesting and thought-provoking things I've read in quite some time - thanks for posting it over here Penguin. 😀
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I think that's the problem with the article right there. The author kept saying how "extraordinary" his play was, the pieces he played, etc. Every time the author mentioned it, they came out with it as a fact (and even gave an example where beauty is fact and not opinion). I disagreed with that part as I don't find solos with the violin interesting at all. It's just personal preference. I think they got less people stopping because 1) it's rush hour and 2) they used a violin.

Another example they gave was the abstract artwork reference and putting it unframed and in a regular restaurant. Abstract artwork really isn't among the most popular exhibits in museums (that usually goes to impressionism). So taking an abstract piece out of its element (a museum) and putting it in a place where most people don't care much about it (restaurant) will lead to less viewers. What did they expect?

I think they should have used a piano and played some classical pieces on that. I don't know many people that listen to the violin, but quite a few of my friends have organ and piano playlists on iPods (<- 😀 ).

Other than that, the article was very well written. Not often do you see something written like that in the Washington Post let alone most newspapers. I still don't like how the author really drummed up the violin as if it's the greatest thing ever (as if a fact, not opinion) along with the works the violinist played.
 
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WilliamsF1 said:
I think that's the problem with the article right there. The author kept saying how "extraordinary" his play was, the pieces he played, etc. Every time the author mentioned it, they came out with it as a fact (and even gave an example where beauty is fact and not opinion). I disagreed with that part as I don't find solos with the violin interesting at all. It's just personal preference. I think they got less people stopping because 1) it's rush hour and 2) they used a violin.

Another example they gave was the abstract artwork reference and putting it unframed and in a regular restaurant. Abstract artwork really isn't among the most popular exhibits in museums (that usually goes to impressionism). So taking an abstract piece out of its element (a museum) and putting it in a place where most people don't care much about it (restaurant) will lead to less viewers. What did they expect?

I think they should have used a piano and played some classical pieces on that. I don't know many people that listen to the violin, but quite a few of my friends have organ and piano playlists on iPods (<- 😀 ).

Other than that, the article was very well written. Not often do you see something written like that in the Washington Post let alone most newspapers. I still don't like how the author really drummed up the violin as if it's the greatest thing ever (as if a fact, not opinion) along with the works the violinist played.
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You do make a good point. I agree that piano can be played solo but while violin can sound good solo it sounds better when in accordance with a symphony or other musical instruments.

Piano however is impractical for the experiment they were trying to conduct because putting a piano in the middle of god knows where isn't exactly the easiest thing. See CC's post from earlier. 😉 bwhahahahahahaha
 
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gujuDoc said:
Piano however is impractical for the experiment they were trying to conduct because putting a piano in the middle of god knows where isn't exactly the easiest thing. See CC's post from earlier. 😉 bwhahahahahahaha
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LOL! You just reminded me of that one music video. I can't remember her name, but she played the piano while it traveled across the US. Something about "1,000 miles." I'm not sure, but it's a great song. I love the piano. 🙂

P.S. As far as unframed abstract artwork in a restaurant, I think only children would stop and pay attention. Vibrant colors, odd shapes, etc. 🙂 I don't think children care for anything from the Renaissance, Impressionism, etc...
 
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