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[BlueLion. 21,491]

That's why we've been losing, cos Jaymeeeen has been away!

[Peace. 4,352]

I had this on my facebook, it's an interesting read :

This is so awesome. Please take a moment to read:

A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that 1,100 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.

Three minutes went by, and a middle aged man noticed there was musician playing. He slowed his pace, and stopped for a few seconds, and then hurried up to meet his schedule.

A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the till and without stopping, and continued to walk.

A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again. Clearly he was late for work.

The one who paid the most attention was a 3 year old boy. His mother tagged him along, hurried, but the kid stopped to look at the violinist. Finally, the mother pushed hard, and the child continued to walk, turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on.

In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money, but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected $32. When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed it. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.

No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the most talented musicians in the world. He had just played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, on a violin worth $3.5 million dollars.

Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100.

This is a real story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste, and priorities of people. The outlines were: in a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour: Do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected context?

One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be:

If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing?

[Amblève. 4,995]

I'm back at home. Finally.

[termninja 5,290]

I love BlueLion's avatar

[manpe 10,861]

I love Yves Makabu-Ma-Kalambay

[Swedish House Mafia 508]

Had no idea where to post this so I chose here lol.

I just wanted to say thanks boys (and girls) for such a great forum. I've been here for nearly 3 months and loved every minute of it. This place is filled with great people and it's a pleasure to be part of such a great community. Now, I absolutely love forums and I probably have accounts on around 15-20 forums, and I can say this forum is one of the best I've been at. I've found a place where I can watch Chelsea matches (thanks Steve) in my city and visiting this forum is the first thing I do every single day when I come back from School.

So thanks everyone, let's hope for many more good years!

[ulsterchelsea 3,221]

Had no idea where to post this so I chose here lol.

I just wanted to say thanks boys (and girls) for such a great forum. I've been here for nearly 3 months and loved every minute of it. This place is filled with great people and it's a pleasure to be part of such a great community. Now, I absolutely love forums and I probably have accounts on around 15-20 forums, and I can say this forum is one of the best I've been at. I've found a place where I can watch Chelsea matches (thanks Steve) in my city and visiting this forum is the first thing I do every single day when I come back from School.

So thanks everyone, let's hope for many more good years!

And thank you for your avatar, she looks very....intelligent

Seriously this is a great forum and its a good place for discussion and banter. I wouldnt look elsewhere tbh and for Aussies it seems to be that your ranks are swelling every day. Would Chels be one of the bigger supported teams down under?

[Swedish House Mafia 508]

And thank you for your avatar, she looks very....intelligent

Seriously this is a great forum and its a good place for discussion and banter. I wouldnt look elsewhere tbh and for Aussies it seems to be that your ranks are swelling every day. Would Chels be one of the bigger supported teams down under?

Yep, I'd definitely give her a hit.

Chelsea down under has suprised me. I personally know around 10 Chelsea fans, and when I go out I see loads of Chelsea shirts around, which is brilliant of course. Then we've got Steve, Spike, Gary Gordon, Capriccioso, Ben and myself on these forums so we're loaded

[ulsterchelsea 3,221]

Yep, I'd definitely give her a hit.

Chelsea down under has suprised me. I personally know around 10 Chelsea fans, and when I go out I see loads of Chelsea shirts around, which is brilliant of course. Then we've got Steve, Spike, Gary Gordon, Capriccioso, Ben and myself on these forums so we're loaded

Happy days, you boys keep the blue flag flying high down there

[Amblève. 4,995]

@zolayes Could you please delete one of your PMs if it may be possible? I wanted to send you one but you can't receive PMs any longer...

[Aussiedan 154]

And thank you for your avatar, she looks very....intelligent

Seriously this is a great forum and its a good place for discussion and banter. I wouldnt look elsewhere tbh and for Aussies it seems to be that your ranks are swelling every day. Would Chels be one of the bigger supported teams down under?

I would say Liverpool have the most supporters here in Oz.

But I went for Chelsea considering I lived in a Melbourne Suburb called Chelsea. - The Australian Chelsea

[BluesChick 1,260]

I realized how glad I am not to live in Memphis or the Midwest (US) anymore. Over the weekend the area had over 90 tornados and a lot of damage and devestation. I remember one night when the tornado sirens went off all night long although that didn't panic me as much as when the automated phone message from the town would be sent out. When the phone rang in the middle of a stormy night you knew we were in the direct path of the storm and a tornado had been spotted. We were blessed never to have hit our neighborhood.

My heart goes out to all those affected and especially the families suffered personal losses. One poor woman is the only member of her family still alive, she lost her parents and her children (one of which was literally sucked out of her arms!). How unimaginably horrible that must have been.

[Laylabelle 9,370]

Nooo its snowing!!

[LDN Blue 7,903]

What area are you in Layla?

[Laylabelle 9,370]

Bedfordshire

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Oh crap, that's probably coming towards London then

[Laylabelle 9,370]

Most probably ya eeeek!!!

To wet the settle at least but still after sunshine and doesnt seem to be stopping anytime soon

[Term-X 7,891]

A behind the scenes documentary, QPR:The four year plan is on BBC two right now. An insight into how billionaire owners operate within a club..