Tuesday, October 27, 2015

pianos and benches

When I was young I desperately wanted to play the piano.  The fact that we didn't own a piano seemed irrelevant to my mind – we knew people who did have one and surely they'd love to hear me practice. Wisely my mother determinedly said no, knowing full well I would likely never have stuck it out.  And I wouldn't have - my fingers are not of the long, elegant variety desirable for reaching the keys. 

But, for Jude's October Bench Series of 'occupied benches' I present these piano benches
here is a woman posing at playing a sculptured piano in Valencia
and these are people playing real pianos for Play Me I'm Yours 
above are two of the 41 pianos in Toronto 
and below one from Stratford (Ont) and another from Glasgow

7 comments:

  1. Great idea having street pianos - I love the two in Toronto :)

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    1. It was a fun interactive installation - especially when you came upon good pianists.

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  2. I never realized how popular these pianos were.

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  3. A good idea for the challenge! I don't remember the piano in Glasgow.
    Anabel's Travel Blog

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    1. that one was outside Kelvingrove. it was the only one I saw.

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  4. I wish I could hear what they are playing...wish I played anything. Anything at all...

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