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Violinist interrupted by Nokia ringtone, plays the ringtone

Great reaction to an annoying interruption

By MichaelJ

Culture • January 2012 • Views: 2,676

news.cnet.com

When the ignorant annoy you, sometimes it’s better to laugh.

This is something politicians have rarely learned. It is something that Slovakian violinist Lukas Kmit took to heart through his art.

According to Daily Picks and Flicks, Kmit was giving his viola full rein at a Jewish Orthodox Synagogue in Presov when a Nokia ringtone interrupted his flow.

Instead of rending his garments and screaming to the heavens, he improvised. He played the ringtone, expressing cool beyond reason.

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7 comments

researchok Sun, Jan 22, 2012 11:23:18am

That was great!

Vicious Babushka Sun, Jan 22, 2012 11:35:06am

EPIC WIN!

SpaceJesus Sun, Jan 22, 2012 11:39:19am

that's awesome

FreedomMoon Sun, Jan 22, 2012 1:29:01pm

I think, speaking on behalf of the collective humanity we will never learn to completely silence our cell phones in theaters and performances. There is ALWAYS going to be some asshole who doesn't do it, whatever the excuse may be. I think we should just accept it. Good for the violinist for keeping his composure and sense of humor intact.

jhrhv Sun, Jan 22, 2012 2:57:35pm

re: #4 tacuba14

I personally usually leave my phone at home when I'm going to a movie or a live performance if not at least the car. I wouldn't say people are all aholes that leave their phone on. I know my wife thought she had hers on silent but it wasn't once.

It is a fact of modern life that people are going to have stupid ring tones going off. We just have to get over it. I was at a shiva a few weeks ago and the son of the person that had died phone rang during the prayers. They are a fairly religious family and had several rabbis there something like 4 of them and their entourage. One of them was reading prayers on his iPAD. This was a guy with the black hat beard and all. I don't think one of them didn't have a smart phone they were checking seconds before the prayers started. If those guys are loaded down with tech you just have deal with the new reality.

All that said I wonder if that is an old clip. Who still has a Nokia with that tone it is so 90's.

Vicious Babushka Sun, Jan 22, 2012 3:14:20pm

I keep my phone on vibrate all the time. It's a good solution except for when I forget where I put it.

steve_davis Sun, Jan 22, 2012 5:34:52pm

re: #6 Alouette

I keep my phone on vibrate all the time. It's a good solution except for when I forget where I put it.

Absolutely. I do the same thing. Another thing I do that I've found works is that I leave my phone in a pants pocket and then discover the battery's been dead for a week.

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