Apr. 9th, 2007
Two interesting links from the Friends list yesterday.
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Animted Bayeux Tapestry. Yeah, it's a big Flash file but it's v. cool.
And from Miss Snark, for the one person who hasn't already seen it.
What happens when "one of the finest classical musicians in the world, playing some of the most elegant music ever written on one of the most valuable violins ever made" plays as busker to rush hour commuters?
Personally, I think rush hour is a bad time to try such a thing. You're focusedon egtting somewhere, by a certain time, and quite possibly running late.
Beyond that, I was interested in the individual responses, the different response. People can be quite interesting creatures.
And it reminds me of the tunnel leading to a train station in Brisbane. Heading to the evening rush hour and everyone is walking in the same direction, at the same pace. No one running because they're late, or stopping to look in bags or look around. No one coming the other way or changing the direction to go through a door.
To one edge of the tunnel, is guy sitting, playing somethign that could be a metal xylophone. An unusual sound, but it complement that pace of the commuters and makes the scenario quite surreal.
I did get a few seconds on the camera but obviously the quality is poor, and further down the hallway there is a point where people are stopping. Enough to remind me of it, but probably dosn't do much for others :) Still, I'll put it up here though (MPG file 1.47Mb).
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gillpolack via sartorias Animted Bayeux Tapestry. Yeah, it's a big Flash file but it's v. cool.
And from Miss Snark, for the one person who hasn't already seen it.
What happens when "one of the finest classical musicians in the world, playing some of the most elegant music ever written on one of the most valuable violins ever made" plays as busker to rush hour commuters?
Personally, I think rush hour is a bad time to try such a thing. You're focusedon egtting somewhere, by a certain time, and quite possibly running late.
Beyond that, I was interested in the individual responses, the different response. People can be quite interesting creatures.
And it reminds me of the tunnel leading to a train station in Brisbane. Heading to the evening rush hour and everyone is walking in the same direction, at the same pace. No one running because they're late, or stopping to look in bags or look around. No one coming the other way or changing the direction to go through a door.
To one edge of the tunnel, is guy sitting, playing somethign that could be a metal xylophone. An unusual sound, but it complement that pace of the commuters and makes the scenario quite surreal.
I did get a few seconds on the camera but obviously the quality is poor, and further down the hallway there is a point where people are stopping. Enough to remind me of it, but probably dosn't do much for others :) Still, I'll put it up here though (MPG file 1.47Mb).