How wealth can also impoverish

22Aug11

My friend Tom (aka., “The Blogfodder”) has been at it again. Today he sent me a treasure trove of great reads—including some good advice, should I decide to become a busker: “If you can’t be original, be good.” (I couldn’t help but think of my pal Rudy McLeod, who is both original and good.) I […]

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Tags: Blogfodder, Duff McKagan, Galway busking, Galway Ireland, Guns n' Roses, happiness, street musician, Tom, Utne Reader, wealth

Stop and smell the violins

15Jul09

Did you hear the one about the guy in Washington D.C. who was playing a Stradivarius for spare change? At 7:51 a.m. on January 12, 2007, a young man in a baseball cap placed his violin case on the floor of L’Enfant Plaza metro station and lifted his instrument to his chin. For 43 minutes, […]

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Tags: Joshua Bell, Pulitzer, street musician, Washington Post