I don't fancy spending the next month trying to get librarian out of the carpet.

Spike ,'Chosen'


Spike's Bitches 35: We Got a History  

[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.


Laura - Apr 12, 2007 3:44:38 pm PDT #4827 of 10003
Our wings are not tired.

We don't have subways, but we have street musicians. Floridians would be more inclined to stop and listen to an exceptional performance. This is not because of our love of art, but we don't so much give a shit about being on time.


Amy - Apr 12, 2007 3:45:17 pm PDT #4828 of 10003
Because books.

The Power of Dance(TM) *is* completely different, yeah.

Human wallpaper is a perfect way to put it.


Jessica - Apr 12, 2007 3:45:32 pm PDT #4829 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

There's so much going on in a place like Penn Station or Grand Central, I think it's mostly survival that you tune out stuff like that just to avoid sensory overload

Yep - I commute through Grand Central and Union Square. Both of them have areas where you need a permit to play music, and people put up big signs and usually have CDs for sale. All different kinds of music & performance -- classical, hip-hop, singer-songwriter, dance troupes, indie rock, etc, and most of them are quite good. Regardless, during rush hour my focus is on getting to my platform and not being knocked over by the crowd. I can appreciate music on my own time later, not during my freaking commute.

[edit: I guess my point is, the fact that I don't stop and nod appreciatively and be counted as an interested party before hurrying on my way doesn't indicate that I'm oblivious to the artists' presence. It indicates that I'm in the middle of my commute.]


askye - Apr 12, 2007 4:10:56 pm PDT #4830 of 10003
Thrive to spite them

I stopped taking belly dance lessons and I kept thinking I'd go back to it, but it turns out not going is probably a good thing. There was a huge split with the group I was taking lessons with and the tribe doesn't meet in the location, the woman in charge burned some bridges.

I'm so glad I didn't end up in that drama.


Zenkitty - Apr 12, 2007 5:22:25 pm PDT #4831 of 10003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

I think the violinist would have gotten a lot more notice in Nashville. More people would have stopped to listen. Maybe because buskers aren't common there. Maybe because in Nashville, it's all about the music, even if you aren't in it. Maybe because they aren't usually in such a rush. Or maybe it's been too long since I lived in Nashville. But yeah - a different place, a different time, I think there would have been a very different outcome.

I liked how Bell said he reacted to it. He was nervous! He's not used to being ignored when he plays, and there he started being grateful for everyone who even glanced at him. He had a great attitude about it.


Hil R. - Apr 12, 2007 5:54:58 pm PDT #4832 of 10003
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

I think I'd be interested in seeing what would happen if they tried something like that on the platform at Metro Center. Metro Center exists almost entirely as a transfer point between the Red line and the Blue/Orange lines -- I've pretty rarely seen anyone actually leaving the station. Once you've got a bunch of people that have to be in the general area until the next train comes, see if they react any differently than people who have already left the Metro and are almost at work. I'd bet that a lot of people who hurried past when they had somewhere to go would stand around and watch when they had the time.

(I've seen various musicians on the Metro Center platform before, and generally, there will be a small crowd gathered around watching and applauding after each song, and a bunch more people who are standing a fair distance away with their backs to them.)


SuziQ - Apr 12, 2007 6:38:21 pm PDT #4833 of 10003
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

Pokes thread.

Hello folks. Mind if I flop in a corner?


Ailleann - Apr 12, 2007 6:39:53 pm PDT #4834 of 10003
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda

:throws out some cushions, whips up some drinks::


SuziQ - Apr 12, 2007 6:49:57 pm PDT #4835 of 10003
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

::loves Ailleann::


NoiseDesign - Apr 12, 2007 6:57:01 pm PDT #4836 of 10003
Our wings are not tired

I'd whip the drinks, but I'm much more likely to tie them up.