{"id":31778,"date":"2015-11-11T20:13:05","date_gmt":"2015-11-12T01:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=31778"},"modified":"2015-11-11T20:13:05","modified_gmt":"2015-11-12T01:13:05","slug":"coffee-break-viola-jokes-10-hours-of-walking-through-nyc-as-a-violist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2015\/11\/11\/coffee-break-viola-jokes-10-hours-of-walking-through-nyc-as-a-violist\/","title":{"rendered":"COFFEE BREAK | Viola Jokes: 10 Hours of Walking Through NYC As a Violist"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g2lZPPhbHZY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.submediant.com\/2015\/11\/09\/10-hours-of-walking-in-nyc-as-a-violist\/\">via<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>By now you&#8217;ve probably seen the\u00a0<a class=\"external-blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=b1XGPvbWn0A\" target=\"_blank\">10 Hours of Walking in New York City as a Woman<\/a>\u00a0video that went viral in 2014. It was a big deal, but now the classical music parody website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.submediant.com\/2015\/11\/09\/10-hours-of-walking-in-nyc-as-a-violist\/\" target=\"_blank\">Submediant <\/a>has asked, what about violists? \u00a0The video shows a woman walking around Manhattan and repeatedly harassed with viola jokes by passersby: \u00a0&#8220;Violin too hard?&#8221;; &#8220;Hey, what&#8217;s it like never playing in tune?&#8221;; &#8220;Hey, how to you stop a violist from drowning? You have you foot of their head.&#8221; At one point, a guy follows her whistling\u00a0the Stamitz Viola Concerto for over 22 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Give a violist a hug. #endviolajokes<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>#LUDWIGVAN<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Want more updates on Toronto-centric classical music news and review\u00a0before anyone else finds out? 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