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Originally Posted by Christien
6 out of "thousands" is probably a similar proportion to society at large that would pay to see a violinist perform live. Factor in that of those thousands, maybe only half were within proper earshot to be able to hear the difference between a pro and an amateur and it's not a surprising result. Remember, most people don't care about the arts, beauty, etc. At least not more than their boss yelling at them for being late.
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Oh, I'd recognize a good performance too if I came across one. But rushing to get to work or home from work is not when I'm paying attention to the street musicians. When I saw that guy playing Stanley Jordan songs, I was strolling around Old Town, Alexandria on a Sat. night with nowhere I had to be. That's when I'll have a good listen if they sound like they might be good.
The DC Metro is where a lot of really stupid people try to get publicity and just don't realize that they're in the wrong place and targeting the wrong people. You'd be amazed by all the voter registration people trying to sign folks up around the Metros. Newsflash - every single person who's eligible to vote in DC and works in that part of town votes like it's a religious duty. Most of them work in the politics and elections business. Everyone else is a tourist who's not eligible to vote in DC.