Charisma Uniqueness Nerve & Talent

this unedited gchat heralds my return to blogging, hotly awaited by a dedicated fan base of one yours truly:

i walked a different route to my bus from work and at a different time

and saw a busker id never seen before

theres lots of buskers/homeless here, mostly of modest talents

this guy though

i usually dont donate and to this one i did

he had a cello, but plugged into a pedal that i guess was routed through something, i couldnt quite see

anyway he was just rocking the fuck out

i was wondering if he was playing it up for the crowd, but i realised his eyes were closed and he was just so lost in the music

it was so awesome

totally inspiring

because who rocks out on the cello? but i was totally there with no questions

like sign me up

 Sent at 5:25 PM on Monday

 me:  afterward some young kind of rowdy guys clapped and yelled great job

they meant well obviously, but somehow that seemed inappropriate

i thanked him

it was that powerful, even the regular passersby seemed impressed

 Sent at 5:28 PM on Monday

 me:  i think it was so great because he had serious technical chops that equalled his passion

usually i see one or the other i think

 Sent at 5:30 PM on Monday

 me:  it was so inspiring to me in particular bc as im always lamenting, i lack technical ability because i disable myself mentally every time i think im about to play

lately part of that has been hand wringing about the how and where i might apply said ability

but fuck this guy was just out on the street corner, and he was making bank, and people were loving it

with minimal equipment and no marketing and not even a band

his performance was blissful and gave me a kick in the ass at the same time

i guess thats why i thanked him

 Sent at 5:33 PM on Monday

 C:  awesome

 me:  oh hey

yeah it was fantastic

i havent seen a busker on that level since i was small

and i usually pay attention to them, i feel like ive evaluated lots of buskers at this point and been impressed by maybe 3 including this guy

 Sent at 5:35 PM on Monday

 C:  sweet. yeah a good busker can speak a lot

i think essentially we're here to speak, and ultimately to speak by not speaking


my editor's note is that the line breaks in the chat are a product of chance