3Boys:

schweppes:

also recall reading this report (sorry, getting old... read so many articles but can't remember where i came across them) where the authorities at a subway station would stage audition for talented musicians before they can play the violin, guitar, sing... at the stations. So, if u are not good enough, the license would not be approved.

think the rationale was to enhance the quality and appreciation for the aesthetics in the community

Paris perhaps? I've heard (maybe apocryphal) that Paris Metro buskers need to undergo an audition...

schweppes:

also recall reading this report (sorry, getting old... read so many articles but can't remember where i came across them) where the authorities at a subway station would stage audition for talented musicians before they can play the violin, guitar, sing... at the stations. So, if u are not good enough, the license would not be approved.

think the rationale was to enhance the quality and appreciation for the aesthetics in the community

toddles:

yup this title is misleading! Was thinking so out of character for 3Boys to recommend \"what to have\" before breakfast.... haha


and yes, there are some very good blind buskers in Singapore. I usually give to those who really can sing. There's this guy who frequents White Sands and he's awesome.

toddles:

Maybe they should diversify their business, and offer \"open mike\" time to those who are not too bad at singing (won't chase away the audience) for a fee!

concern2:

schweppes:

Just wondering... if it's not the Joshua Bell type, but the man on the street busker? How many will stop and listen and even applaud?


I've come across some amazing local buskers, usually at Orchard Rd or even at Parkway Parade. Not the international ones brought in by STB. Think there is a blind lady who sings beautifully. And during Christmas, some of them will sing Christmas carols. I'd stop and watch those.

I haven't seen one for a long, long time. Plus I hardly go town anymore.

schweppes:

Just wondering... if it's not the Joshua Bell type, but the man on the street busker? How many will stop and listen and even applaud?


I've come across some amazing local buskers, usually at Orchard Rd or even at Parkway Parade. Not the international ones brought in by STB. Think there is a blind lady who sings beautifully. And during Christmas, some of them will sing Christmas carols. I'd stop and watch those.

schweppes:

ksi:

Oh my! schweppes...you really the-can-dig..lidat also you can find...:rahrah: :rahrah: :rahrah:

recall reading this bit of info in the past.

ksi:

So now we know Leonardo might have a fettish for such a pose, his signature style...clothed or unclothed.. :rotflmao:

3Boys, so your imagination is not too far off from Leonardo's afterall!!! :rotflmao:

PS: Is the picture appropriate in 'recess time'? :? It looks quite fuzzy to me...

Think it's ok lah. 16th century art still look cute chaste lah. But 21st century \"art\"... not so sure. Anyway, thought the accompany article helps us to understand a bit of art history.

schweppes:

Here's Fernando Botero's version of Mona Lisa and Adam & Eve to stop traffic.

Quirky and fun!!

Mona Lisa

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... and Adam & Eve

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ksi:

Oh my! schweppes...you really the-can-dig..lidat also you can find...:rahrah: :rahrah: :rahrah:

ksi:

So now we know Leonardo might have a fettish for such a pose, his signature style...clothed or unclothed.. :rotflmao:

3Boys, so your imagination is not too far off from Leonardo's afterall!!! :rotflmao:

PS: Is the picture appropriate in 'recess time'? :? It looks quite fuzzy to me...

ksi:

3Boys:

The poignancy of the story aside, I have to say I find the Washington Post's methodology and conclusions to be somewhat flawed. It assumes a certain level of knowledge in music in the passers-by. I for one, would be hard pressed to tell the difference between a very good performance violinist vs a superstar one like Joshua Bell. Its like sticking the genuine Mona Lisa on the wall of the metro station, without accoutrements, who would really stop to look?


Nonetheless, it was a nice vignette, with a moral of its own.

:yikes: Hmm...some ambiguity here....if you mean a naked Mona Lisa....then I am sure it will garner major attention at the metro station....and cause a jam!! Oh...maybe Leonardo may rise from his grave too.....

3Boys:

ksi:

[quote=\"3Boys\"]The poignancy of the story aside, I have to say I find the Washington Post's methodology and conclusions to be somewhat flawed. It assumes a certain level of knowledge in music in the passers-by. I for one, would be hard pressed to tell the difference between a very good performance violinist vs a superstar one like Joshua Bell. Its like sticking the genuine Mona Lisa on the wall of the metro station, without accoutrements, who would really stop to look?


Nonetheless, it was a nice vignette, with a moral of its own.

:yikes: Hmm...some ambiguity here....if you mean a naked Mona Lisa....then I am sure it will garner major attention at the metro station....and cause a jam!! Oh...maybe Leonardo may rise from his grave too.....

ksi:

3Boys:

The poignancy of the story aside, I have to say I find the Washington Post's methodology and conclusions to be somewhat flawed. It assumes a certain level of knowledge in music in the passers-by. I for one, would be hard pressed to tell the difference between a very good performance violinist vs a superstar one like Joshua Bell. Its like sticking the genuine Mona Lisa on the wall of the metro station, without accoutrements, who would really stop to look?


Nonetheless, it was a nice vignette, with a moral of its own.

:yikes: Hmm...some ambiguity here....if you mean a naked Mona Lisa....then I am sure it will garner major attention at the metro station....and cause a jam!! Oh...maybe Leonardo may rise from his grave too.....

3Boys:

The poignancy of the story aside, I have to say I find the Washington Post's methodology and conclusions to be somewhat flawed. It assumes a certain level of knowledge in music in the passers-by. I for one, would be hard pressed to tell the difference between a very good performance violinist vs a superstar one like Joshua Bell. Its like sticking the genuine Mona Lisa on the wall of the metro station, without accoutrements, who would really stop to look?


Nonetheless, it was a nice vignette, with a moral of its own.

jtoh:

Thanks for sharing the article, 3Boys. It was a really good read. I'm wondering if more would have stayed on to watch and listen to Bell if they weren't rushing to catch a train or start their work day somewhere. Then again, how many people actually recognise good music when they hear it and actually expect to hear it from a street musician.

ksi:

Of course we now know...but before clicking... perception is everything....

Pen88n:

schweppes:

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:hi5: me too... Thought some kind of 珍珠粉 that 3Boys is peddling... :yikes: :siam:

was even thinking need to ask mod to move to Health thread :rotflmao: :rotflmao: