From: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org (shindell-list-digest) To: shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Subject: shindell-list-digest V10 #47 Reply-To: shindell-list@smoe.org Sender: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk shindell-list-digest Wednesday, March 18 2009 Volume 10 : Number 047 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [RS] McCartney ["MICHAEL MARMER LINDA MARMER" ] Re: [RS] Joshua Bell and the Open Violin Case [bronxbrody@yahoo.com] Re: [RS] Joshua Bell and the Open Violin Case [Karen Zundel Subject: [RS] McCartney Joshua Bell did the same thing a few years ago at a Washington DC metro stop. Bell is a very famous violin player. Maybe Shindell can do the same thing in raising money for his next CD. LOL By the way, that new CD just grows on you like all the rest. Another song in Spanish as I have no clue what it is about. My wife who knows a bit of Spanish, says it has death, night and maybe a Pineapple mentioned. Mike Marmer ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 06:24:46 -0700 (PDT) From: bronxbrody@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [RS] Joshua Bell and the Open Violin Case I have to say, I think this is very unfair to us working people to make this assumption. I don't know when this experiment went on but nowadays, people are just plain worried about keeping their jobs. The first people to be let go are the ones with attendance issues, lateness, excessive absences, etc. Who the hell cares who is playing in the subway when you're running late for work? Janet - --- On Sun, 3/15/09, john clary wrote: > I think the bigger point not overtly made by the experiment > is that Americans are label conscious to a fault. As > you suggest, were it Ms. Spears: If there had been even a > small placard with his name on it, I bet there'd have been > lots of people standing still and way less money thrown in > his hat. When we think we're getting something good, > something special, for free, we seem to tend to take as much > as we can -- for free. > > Just sayin' =) > > John ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:43:36 +0000 (UTC) From: Karen Zundel Subject: Re: [RS] Joshua Bell and the Open Violin Case Folks, The Joshua Bell experiment/story is really OLD news.B It took place in January 2007.B (Unless he's done it a second time.)B Here's the Washington Post story from April 2007: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/04/AR20070404017 21.html?hpid%3Dfeatures1&sub=AR KarenZ - ----- bronxbrody@yahoo.com wrote: > I have to say, I think this is very unfair to us working people to make this assumption. B I don't know when this experiment went on but nowadays, people are just plain worried about keeping their jobs. The first people to be let go are the ones with attendance issues, lateness, excessive absences, etc. Who the hell cares who is playing in the subway when you're running late for work? B > Janet > --- On Sun, 3/15/09, john clary wrote: > > I think the bigger point not overtly made by the experiment > > is that Americans are label conscious to a fault. B As > > you suggest, were it Ms. Spears: If there had been even a > > small placard with his name on it, I bet there'd have been > > lots of people standing still and way less money thrown in > > his hat. B When we think we're getting something good, > > something special, for free, we seem to tend to take as much > > as we can -- for free. > > > > Just sayin' B =) > > > > John ------------------------------ End of shindell-list-digest V10 #47 ***********************************