05-01-10: Tonywinsc writes:
Regards,
Covetousness can be an ugly thing.Indeed.
Regards,
High End Validation
Nice story (to me anyway)…
Had a pizza delivered today before the Lakers game. Latino guy in his late twenties. He’s been working at the pizza store for several years.
The stereo was playing. A solo acoustic piano piece on Paradise Radio.com.
“Nice music”, he smiled.
“Thanks”, I said also smiling.
“Is that a real piano…or the radio...?”, he asked.
“It’s the stereo”, I told him. Validation, I thought to myself.
“I like Beethoven”, he grinned.
The sun was setting on a beautiful Southern California evening.
Had a pizza delivered today before the Lakers game. Latino guy in his late twenties. He’s been working at the pizza store for several years.
The stereo was playing. A solo acoustic piano piece on Paradise Radio.com.
“Nice music”, he smiled.
“Thanks”, I said also smiling.
“Is that a real piano…or the radio...?”, he asked.
“It’s the stereo”, I told him. Validation, I thought to myself.
“I like Beethoven”, he grinned.
The sun was setting on a beautiful Southern California evening.
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Tvad, LOL, Apart from our different personal prospectives might be, what we assume and what the prospective of others (non-audiophiles) might actually be can surprise us. Personally I never discuss 'audio' with others unless really pressed hard. I'd hide it all in a closet if I could. I don't like the conspicuous consumption thing so common in this hobby. But my music collection is a different thing entirely. It is displayed and amongst my visitors it is the thing that is most often commented upon. And, I really am pleased by their comments. I've put a lot of effort in it. My closest neighbors are folks with whom we regularly go to classical music performances. The wife is a cellist. Her husband is newcomer to classical music and has just discovered Sibelius. So she was returning some Sibelius recordings I had lent and I invited her in to introduce her to some acapella music of Sibelius including the reduction of Finlandia for a male choir. She listened attentively and when over she complimented my system (I wanted to hide) and never spoke about the music (I wanted to cry). Now my question for you, did your pizza man tell you your stereo system sound real but your music sucked? :-) |
Now my question for you, did your pizza man tell you your stereo system sound real but your music sucked? :-)No. He liked the solo piano selection that was playing, which prompted his comment about liking Beethoven. The irony of the situation, and the complete...and happy...180 degree spin on my preconceived idea of what he would typically enjoy was really what made me smile. |
Are you sure he wasn't refering to the Beethoven sountrack? |
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