Neighbor john leaves the following tip:
So Capitol Hill: the guy often playing violin for change on 15th (and on Broadway), is to my completely untrained ear, a virtuoso. I asked him if he “used to play in a symphony or whatever.” He said he played for the L.A. and N.Y. philharmonics. “And now you’re on the streets of Seattle?,” I asked. His response: “I’ve got an attitude.” I say give this guy a dollar.
Sounds like our own version of Josh Bell.
–j/k
Viruoso? A talented virus?
I’m sorry. Slow day at work.
I give that guy $ every now and then. He’s really good.
oops. Fixed. I was just thinking how cool it was to have been able to post in the 20 seconds between meetings.
My wife, who is a classically trained musician, points out that he never actually plays a piece of music: he just repeats little phrases again and again.
She notes that he’s clearly classically trained, but is extremely skeptical that he’s ever played in those orchestras!