Music

That article about Josh Bell is interesting! Related: is it true that street musicians in DC have to audition in order to busk legally? I heard that somewhere but I dunno if it's apocryphal.

I know the WMATA holds auditions if you want to perform at Metro stations, which is what that probably is. And there are places where buskers regularly operate untouched without needing permission or anything. It is not welcome on federal property, however.

(And maybe one day I’ll pick up guitar! But it is not this day. Love guitar stuff, but don’t know much about stringed instruments really. Other than that you can have a lot more fun with unconventional tunings than most instruments afford.)

It might be a totally unfair criticism to level, it's just how it felt to me.

Hey, it’s only two minutes anyway. Besides, there are definitely people of impeccable taste who don’t care for any of it so you wouldn’t be in bad company.