Joshua Bell plays at subway station but is ignored!

First there was the sad news about Johnny Hart's passing and then the happy news about Joshua Bell's new award. And now there's this (something to be indignant about?):

As I was searching for more articles about Joshua Bell's new award, I came across a few about an experiment conducted by the Washington Post where Joshua Bell was asked to pose as a busker at the L'Enfant Plaza Station in Washington, DC. When asked before that what he thought would happen if a great violinist performed incognito at the station during rush hour, the great Leonard Slatkin had guessed that 75 to 100 people would stop to listen and that the musician would make about $150. But what actually happened? Of the thousand or so commuters who rushed by in the 45 minutes that Joshua Bell performed, a number stopped only to toss in some money contributing a measly total of $32, a handful actually stopped at least to listen, even fewer did so after sensing the extraordinary talent of the player but only one actually recognized Bell!

Geez, if only I had been there. I would have not only asked for his autograph--and taken his picture if I had my camera with me--but stayed there all day to listen to this free concert! Forget about going to work; this is a chance in a lifetime to watch and listen to a music genius perform up close! Oh okay, I would have dropped in a few bills as well --and maybe even a slip of paper with my phone number written on it--but given how classical music is little appreciated and seldom given the time of day by the media in this place I am nearly ashamed to call my country, watching someone like Joshua Bell perform live is unquestionably a rare and priceless experience!