Pearls Before Breakfast – washingtonpost.com:

IF A GREAT MUSICIAN PLAYS GREAT MUSIC BUT NO ONE HEARS . . . WAS HE REALLY ANY GOOD?

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, right? Apparently, beauty also depends upon context. I’m still digesting this.

I’m not able to tell the difference between a fantastic performance and a good performance. However, I have stopped to listen to a good performance by someone one on the street. Maybe I wouldn’t living in DC, but that is because its too easy to get lost in the rush whenever I’ve spent time in large cities.