" Can one of the nation's great musicians cut through the fog of a D.C. rush hour? Let's find out. By Gene Weingarten Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, April 8, 2007; Page W10
HE EMERGED FROM THE METRO AT THE L'ENFANT PLAZA STATION AND POSITIONED HIMSELF AGAINST A WALL BESIDE A TRASH BASKET. By most measures, he was nondescript: a youngish white man in jeans, a long-sleeved T-shirt and a Washington Nationals baseball cap. From a small case, he removed a violin. Placing the open case at his feet, he shrewdly threw in a few dollars and pocket change as seed money, swiveled it to face pedestrian traffic, and began to play.
It was 7:51 a.m. on Friday, January 12, the middle of the morning rush hour. In the next 43 minutes, as the violinist performed six classical pieces, 1,097 people passed by. Almost all of them were on the way to work, which meant, for almost all of them, a government job. L'Enfant Plaza is at the nucleus of federal Washington, and these were mostly mid-level bureaucrats with those indeterminate, oddly fungible titles: policy analyst, project manager, budget officer, specialist, facilitator, consultant. "
Joshua Bell's Short documentary ( including an appearance in Sesame Street)
Joshua Bell playing Rachmaninoff's Vocalise !
My Interpretation :
Last Sunday , Pastor used this as a parable to show us about God's Blessings ....
Joshua Bell is a world renowned violinist ( ex child prodigy as well ) ...Selling out various seatings when he performed ....
But he was totally ignored in the subway ( except for only a woman - towards the end who stopped long enough to appreciate his music ... )
Btw , he's playing Kriesler's Music ( a world renowned composer ) on his STRADIVARIUS violin ( that violin cost a few million and it's made in the 1700's ) and yeah...that violin was previously owned by KRIESLER himself 0.0
Joshua Bell said , " During my concert / performance , i get annoyed when i hear cellphones going off and people coughing.. But when i was in the subway , i actually begun to appreciate when people threw a dollar bill into my violin case rather than their spare change . During performances , i do not have to worry about people accepting my presence because they ALREADY accepted my presence , but in the subway....it's different ..i actually begun to feel stressed a little and with butterflies in my stomach .. "
I felt that the concert / orchestra hall / performance hall represents church .....where a lot of people actually felt the most blessings that are poured out to them there ....
and the subway represents places outside church.....where most people finds it hard to get the blessings and feel God's love....
BTW , JOSHUA BELL'S REALLY TALL ... 183cm and quite handsome and cute ( for a musician ) haha xD
Everybody's laughing in my mind Rumors spreading 'bout this other guy Do you do what you did when you did with me Does he love you the way I can Did you forget all the plans that you made with me 'cause baby I didn't
That should be me Holdin' your hand That should be me Makin' you laugh That should be me This is so sad That should be me That should be me That should be me Feelin' your kiss That should be me Buyin' you gifts This is so wrong, I can't go on, till you believe that That should be me
That should be me Yeah, You said you needed a little time for my mistakes It's funny how you use that time to have me replaced But did you think that I wouldn't see you out at the movies Whatcha doin' to me you're taken' him where we used to go Now if you're tryin' to break my heart it's working 'cause you know that
That should be me Holdin' your hand That should be me Makin' you laugh That should be me This is so sad That should be me That should be me That should be me Feelin' your kiss That should be me buyin' you gifts This is so wrong, I can't go on, till you believe that That should be me
I need to know should I fight for our love for this long It's getting harder to shield this pain in my heart
That should be me Holdin' your hand That should be me Makin' you laugh That should be me This is so sad That should be me That should be me That should be me Feelin' your kiss That should be me Buyin' you gifts This is so wrong, I can't go on, Till you believe that That should be me holding your hand that should be me oh i makin you laugh, oh baby that should be me (that should be me givin' you flowers) that should be me talking by hours that should be me, that should be me that should be me never shoulda let you go I never shoulda let you go that should be me
Alright so the other day i was speeding with a powerful car. [ps. i don't know anyting about cars, i'm a girl afterall XP] It's a Nissan Silvia here's a picture of the car. not the one i drove tho but look exactly alike. The one i drove was all black and everything inseide is STRIKING ORANGE!! eeeee so ugly weh!!
And today i drove another car XP kompressor, S430!! 4200cc!! soooo sooooo soooo super nice to drive. very smooth and super quiet. It's spacious too. But ><>
I'm starting to worry now. i called TOA today and asked about the offer letter. The guy apologise cus i had to wait for sooooo long. And he ask if i know that i have to go for foundation before degree. i answer him the counselor say i can go straight to degree, no foundation no diploma. I can go straight to degree. Now this guy on the phone tell me that i have to take foundation before going to degree. And ask me if i know that degree will be tough. i say yeah of course i know that but the counselor told me i can go straight for degree programe. Then now i'm wondering what foundation is he talking about. because my degree course have a basic foundation in my first year. It's the same in every college in malaysia and overseas. no matter diploma or degree your first year will be the foundation eventhough you've been through it. Cus arts is about the skills. so the basic skill is very important thats why people have to keep repeating the foundation. But the thing i don't understand is what the guy on the phone is talking about. Is he talking about foundation in arts and design OR the foundation that is already in my course @.@ hopefully he can clear it and let me know by tomorrow. I told him i signed up for degree and the counselor said i can go straight for degree with my spm results and i am not informed that i have to go for foundation and i am aware that the course will be tough and i am still waiting for the offer letter please clear this ASAP thanks you XD and i don't know what he do after i hung up. hopefully i'll hear from him tomorrow. And i am sure i pass the IL test even tho i don't know my result but i am sure i can pass the IL test. but the essay part was terrible T^T but the rest i'm sure i've passed ^~^ i have to know how is everything cus i am worrying about it and i CANNOT SLEEP!!