Bored and Yawning

i finally saw ladies in lavender late last night. i say ‘finally’ not because it’s a movie that i’ve been wanting to see for the longest time nor was it my (more high brow) friends bugging me to see it but because the disc has been sitting around for nearly a month from netflix. it’s not a highly interesting movie that i would recommend to anyone unless they’re a fan of british accents or watching the golden girls. about three quarters the way through the movie, i couldn’t help but notice a strong resemblance between the plot of the movie and an article published in the washington post about barely anyone recognizing great talent playing music on the streets, more specifically the world’s best violinist playing on the streets of DC during morning rush hour. go ahead and read the article, it’s pretty fascinating. at the end of the movie, one of the first credits was “Performance by Joshua Bell”.