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The Friday Informer: Of Hacks and Heroes

When was the last time you saw an orchestra musician flash a little leg at Carnegie Hall?

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Molly Sheridan

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You can say there’s nothing new under the sun in art these days, I suppose. I mean, I’ve never seen a talking piano or a cat playing an invisible one, but then again, they don’t let me out of the office much.

No, no—of course, I’m kidding. I caught The Dude and Co. doing their thing just this past Monday. And it left me wondering—in this post-The Rest Is Noise age, is a 26-year old on the podium what we need to invigorate the art form? Seems so. And here we were thinking a woman was the shake we were after. What do you call an orchestra of completely committed, well dressed, totally into the soul of the music people, anyway? I’d say it’s the ultimate cover band. Or at least I think we can all say it’s better than the path the opera people are trying out.

But whether people are actually into the music or just into the girl sitting next to them at the opera, we need to get a shrink and stop with the “no one loves us” already. They want to be friends, even if they don’t totally get us. They will even commit felonies to hold us close. Unfortunately, as a result, we may be obligated to do a Johnny Cash for them. Keep in mind that your iPhone may feed that musical addiction, but it also might kill you.

And, of course, dear Tim Page told it like it was with unfortunate results. At least it wasn’t Prince.