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- Justin Grotelueschen
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- "Grad Student Discos for Dollars"
- Summary: A grad student at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago pays for his living expenses by disco dancing on the street.
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Review of Grad Student Discos for Dollars
Justin Grotelueschen
Posted on October 17, 2004 at 08:26 AM
The dancing is a clever idea. But this is a Sound Money piece, so the revenue element is front and center, and that's what gives this piece its depth. Yeah, the dancing is interesting, and the idea of it is funny, but this kitsch wears thin quickly -- what works is the explanation of why he started dancing, how he first felt about this newfound income, and how his entrepreneurial techniques have made an impression on other grad students. Good stuff.
As an aside: It's funny that he models his moves on Saturday Night Fever -- I don't know anything about dancing, but I've been told John Travolta doesn't know anything about it, either.