StormTooper4 Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 Sorry for the poor camera phone picture but I saw this recently and I thought it was amusing to see. Was wondering if any of you fellow RWG'rs could guess where it was? ST4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HaloArchive Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 A dental Office? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormTooper4 Posted August 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 A dental Office? Nope. Interesting guess thoughn sure dentists can afford AP's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipSlap Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 Tourneau would be too obvious, so.......WalMart? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiker01 Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 An AP Boutique? Somewhere in OZLand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormTooper4 Posted August 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 Nope neither in Aus or a shop, Its more of a public space sort of thingy. Come Guys I know some of you must even passed beneath at some stage ST4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverworn Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 dubai airport? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormTooper4 Posted August 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 dubai airport? Very Close Mate Not Dubai and which part of the airport? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letter Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 Singapore airport? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo22 Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 Singapore Changi Airport, they have loads of these all over the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sql_pl Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 Men's room? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tridad Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 An AP Boutique? Somewhere in OZLand? Who cares? I would like to see more of your avatar though..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormTooper4 Posted September 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Letter and Apollo you hit the nail on the head Singapore Airport it is. I was actually waiting in line at passport control on arrival looked up and above the immigration booth was this AP clock Guess if you have to wait a while you might as well see the time on a nice piece. I had not seen them before guess we rarely look up sometimes and we can miss things ST4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indyberetta Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 They sell that exact clock on the bay for $600! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo22 Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 You can get one from your local AP boutique for US$1000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiker01 Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Letter and Apollo you hit the nail on the head Singapore Airport it is. I was actually waiting in line at passport control on arrival looked up and above the immigration booth was this AP clock Guess if you have to wait a while you might as well see the time on a nice piece. I had not seen them before guess we rarely look up sometimes and we can miss things ST4 Miss things????? Most of us miss it big time! Check this out: Washington, DC Metro Station on a cold January morning in 2007. The man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time approx. 2 thousand people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. After 3 minutes a middle aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried to meet his schedule. 4 minutes later: the violinist received his first dollar: a woman threw the money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to walk. 6 minutes: A young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again. 10 minutes: A 3-year old boy stopped but his mother tugged him along hurriedly. The kid stopped to look at the violinist again, but the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk, turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. Every parent, without exception, forced their children to move on quickly. 45 minutes: The musician played continuously. Only 6 people stopped and listened for a short while. About 20 gave money but continued to walk at their normal pace. The man collected a total of $32. 1 hour: He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition. No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the finest musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, with a violin worth $3.5 million dollars. Two days before Joshua Bell sold out a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100. This is a true story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment aboutperception, taste and people's priorities. The questions raised: in a common place environment at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context? One possible conclusion reached from this experiment could be this: If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful instruments ever made.... How many other things are we missing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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