Re: OT: Busking--it's hard for everyone

["miles ward" <miles932@gmail.com>]

Hey,that's my purple tuba!
And yes, it's unavoidable.  At full crank you can hear it for 35
blocks in downtown Seattle after nightfall :)
If i play nice tho, it's totally approchable, and gets a big kick out
of the crowd.  Works much better as a duet with my man Luke tho.. and
we never can seem to find someone to give us 2 and 4 with a bucket or
somethin..  just a sucker for that group sound :)
-Miles

On 4/9/07, Daryl Shawn <highhorse@mhorse.com> wrote:
> I suppose so, but audio is localized, unless it's seriously amped; one
> can move away, unless you're lucky enough to be in an elevator with the
> electric zither/chinese violin/purple tuba. The other choice is to plug
> in the ubiquitous white earbuds, if they're not already installed.
>
> I was just sayin' if buskers are presumptuous, so are the ads. I feel
> that complaints about either could be directed to both.
>
> Most annoying "buskers" I've ever seen: in Mexico City, occasionally a
> truck will come by the lovely plaza in front of the Bellas Artes and
> disgorge five uniformed organ grinders who start a-grinding. That's bad
> enough - tonal music played on untuned instruments, in chorus - but
> along with them are double their number of donation collectors, also
> uniformed, who forcefully accost every passersby for cash. Not only the
> music questionable, but so is the artistry of mere handle-cranking, and
> the army of solicitors guarantee that pretty much everyone runs for 
>cover.
>
> Daryl Shawn
> www.swanwelder.com
> www.chinapaintingmusic.com
>
> > ahhh yes, true... but you don't have to look at them... you can just
> > look the other way. Audio is harder to avoid.
>
>


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---Miles Ward