Is it avant garde if no one really knows about it at the time?
I would counter that this man's goal was not to perform for the enjoyment of others, but more for the enjoyment of himself. While most performers may have a 50/50 split, his seems to have been weighted heavily on the personal side at the expense of others.
Personally, after this link and straight dope piece, I would have to consider this to be one man's personal expression of a practical joke, but taken to extreme extremes. The only thing is only a few people ever had the opportunity to 'get' the punchline.
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Date: 2007-01-30 05:42 pm (UTC)I would counter that this man's goal was not to perform for the enjoyment of others, but more for the enjoyment of himself. While most performers may have a 50/50 split, his seems to have been weighted heavily on the personal side at the expense of others.
Personally, after this link and straight dope piece, I would have to consider this to be one man's personal expression of a practical joke, but taken to extreme extremes. The only thing is only a few people ever had the opportunity to 'get' the punchline.