kps, I was in San Francisco in October, and the same sort of thing was taking place. I listened to an entire violin piece and dropped a $10 bill in the violin case. I got a nod and a smile of appreciation from this trained person.
Dr. G, on one hand we have a $1000 a minute world renown violinist playing a Stradivarius in a Metro while being ignored... and on the other, a cell phone salesman performing to a world wide audience...
Paul Potts