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4522. thoughtful - 12/9/2008 10:41:55 PM Sorry wabbit, no calendar this year...our life has revolved around house building so i've had little time for picture taking...but thanks for the compliment. 4523. TheWizardOfWhimsy - 12/11/2008 4:57:04 AM Will one of the nation's greatest musicians be noticed in a D.C. Metro stop during rush hour? Violinist Joshua Bell experimented for Gene Weingarten's Sunday Magazine story in The Washington Post.
"Unframed Art"
The guy in the subway station, wearing jeans, shirt and cap, relaxes against the wall near the entrance, gets the violin out of the box and starts playing with enthusiasm to the crowd that passes through there, and in morning rush hour. During the 45 minutes that he played he was virtually ignored by bystanders, nobody knew, but the musician was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest violinists in the world, performing tunes in an instrument, a Stradivarius of 1713, estimated at more than 3 million dollars.
A few days before Bell had played at Symphony Hall in Boston, where the best seats cost a trifle of 1000 dollars.
The experience, recorded on video, shows men and women to walk
small, cup of coffee in hand, cellphone in your ear, badge
Balancing on his neck, indifferent to the sound of the violin. The initiative performed by The Washington Post newspaper was to launch a debate on value, context and art.
The conclusion: we used to give value to things when they're in a context.
Bell was a work of art without frame. An artifact of luxury without tag for the Virtual. Only a woman recognized the music ...
4524. TheWizardOfWhimsy - 12/11/2008 5:01:00 AM Incidentally, don't pass up Gene Weingarten's linke WP piece above, it's interesting for anyone who believes in art & life. 4525. magoseph - 12/14/2008 3:09:22 PM Determined Squirrel
4526. wonkers2 - 12/14/2008 6:28:44 PM It might have been more interesting if they'd let the cat out! 4527. judithathome - 12/14/2008 6:29:00 PM Wiz, I can't see the link to his performance but I feel certain I'd have at least stopped to listen...I do that now when we have amatuer guys downtown trying to make crack or Thunderbird money!
I heard an interesting interview last week on NPR with an author who claims people who read a lot are more likely to go to museums, ballet, symphony, and theatre. Also, more likely to be socially aware and at ease in environments foreign to their everyday experience . I think that's very true.
Don't know why I brought that up just now...hmmmmm. 4528. TheWizardOfWhimsy - 12/14/2008 7:27:04 PM Well Judith, I think it says a lot about the American culture, people on a treadmill and just going through the motions of life rather than stopping to reflect.
Art was invented to preserve what's best in life, but people preoccupied with survival and quick superficial distractions don't make time to contemplate or savor the beauty and wonder of life.
You should count yourself blessed, 4529. judithathome - 12/14/2008 8:37:18 PM I do....every day! 4530. wabbit - 1/9/2009 1:21:40 AM Suze Orman's new book, Suze Orman's 2009 Action Plan, is available as a free download courtesy Oprah until January 15. 4531. arkymalarky - 1/10/2009 7:18:26 PM I downloaded a copy and shared the info at work and with Mose. 4532. thoughtful - 1/27/2009 3:48:46 PM J@h, if you're around, do you remember I posted pictures of stained glass doors quite awhile back that my mom had gotten for like $10 back in the 1960s? In case not, here's a pic:
The doors originally were used as double doors. We took them to a restorer. One is in very good shape and to restore it will cost us only about $250. The other however is in terrible shape and to restore it will cost us $1100 to repair...over 40 pieces of glass are broken. In the new house, we were not going to use them side by side but individually...one on the door to the study and one on the door to the powder room.
I guess my question is if you think it's worthwhile getting both done, or just stick with the one...
Of course the door itself is too small. We'll have to get custom made doors to set the glass in at modern dimensions. 4533. judithathome - 1/27/2009 5:51:43 PM Oh, that door is wonderful! Use it wherever and however you can!
As to the other restoration, that IS pricey but were I you, I'd check to see how much it would cost to buy a new one of that caliber and if it doesn't send you into shock, weigh the benefits of restoring the one that's damaged against the cost of a new, custom made one. Having two doors of the same vintage and by the same glass artist would be worth a lot down the line, even if one was restored.
Plus I just hate to see old stuff scrapped if there is ANY way possible to save it.
Stunning, stunning example of glass work! 4534. thoughtful - 1/27/2009 9:50:28 PM OK...thanks. I'm sure to replace it would be a lot more, but given how over budget we are already on the house, we have to make choices...we can't afford to do everything we'd like. Maybe what we can do is keep the door and not have it restored now, but maybe do it in the future...after the market and my retirement accounts recover! 4535. judithathome - 1/28/2009 6:45:19 PM Sounds like a plan! 4536. arkymalarky - 2/2/2009 2:27:05 AM For my 50th birthday I'm supposed to get my house "deep cleaned" which to me means moving furniture, carpets cleaned, walls, absolutely everything. But I can't find anything on it, especially a price estimate.
And from there it gets complicated, because Mose wants the job for some extra summer money (taking a discount for my birthday into consideration, of course--after I mentioned it). I want it done in a timely way and done right, which of course offends her every time I say that. Anyone who knows anything about that stuff, how to pick someone and what to expect to pay, I'd love to hear it. 4537. thoughtful - 2/2/2009 3:50:38 PM I think you can find companies in the yellow pages...there are firms that specialize in deep cleaning that are involved with insurance cos....like for cleaning smoke damage and stuff....I suppose you can always check with them too. Mind you, the service does not come cheap.
We found a cleaning co in the yellow pages that specialized in cleaning up at trauma scenes after my dad shot himself. So they're in there.
No slight to Mose, but she can't do the job they can as they have all the special steam cleaning equipment as well as more people and sufficient muscle to move things, reach things and all.
There are also some that specialize in cleaning green which might be good given your allergies... 4538. arkymalarky - 2/2/2009 7:23:01 PM Thanks for the info! I was expecting a significant cost, which is why I was avoiding hiring Mose! She doesn't need it, anyway. I think she should enjoy her summer and rejuvenate for next school year. My problem, as always, is location. I haven't been able to find anything around here, so I'll start radiating outward and hope they'll drive here for mileage. Deep cleaning according to housekeeping services has a specific detailed list, and I'd probably hire a carpet cleaner separately. I don't really meed a fumigation--yet. I'd love to yank up all my carpet. Allergies are okay because 1) I will plan to be gone a few days while it's done and 2) as I often tell people, I seem to only be allergic to natural ingredients. ;-) 4539. arkymalarky - 2/2/2009 7:40:06 PM O.K. There were exactly TWO in the Hot Springs book, one of which didn't answer when I called. I'm going to their website now. The other was one woman and her version of deep cleaning didn't seem very much compared to a site I looked at from Washington State last night (a great site, btw-- http://www.mrscleannw.com). She only wanted $140, but I may be able to provide her a list and shoot a price if I can't find anything else. Little Rock is pretty far and I don't have a phone book handy, but I'll look at a LR book tomorrow. 4540. arkymalarky - 2/2/2009 8:47:24 PM Found a couple more like what you described under "carpet cleaning" and one is supposed to call back. 4541. wabbit - 2/4/2009 2:03:48 AM Today must be my day to make up for lost time.
I'm sure Marj must have known this man - Joe Ades sold vegetable peelers at the Union Square Greenmarket.
R.I.P. Joe.
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