the story about joshua bell playing as a street performer is washington dc really grabbed my attention.  the whole story i was waiting and wondering for when someone makes a break through and reconizes him for who he is, a world famous violinist.  I was very surprised that no croud gathered, i have seen large crouds in boston when people were doing similar performances.  maybe the reason barely any of the professionals that passed by josh did not stop to listen or even notice him is because of the high stress levels of governmental work.  this may say that these professionals are deprived of certain possible entertainment because of their work.  is government work to much for some people to handle?  do these people relax and enjoy themselves when not in a working situation?  most of these people were busy and going to work and that may be a reason for ignoring joshua bell but im sure that if i was in that situation i would have found some time to enjoy his great musical work.  after i finished reading i brought up youtube to search for a video of this guy playing, and he really is amazing at what he does.