Posts Tagged ‘station’
Lady Steps Out of Limo to Put $300 in Buskers Hat
As I reached the subway station, on my way to playing in the subway, a lady looked at me and said “I saw you on channel 13!”. That’s so nice. When I got to the Times Square subway station there were two hoofers (tap dancers) on the platform. Each one of them had their individual…
Read MoreDon’t Swipe
I was away from playing in the subway for 3 weeks (on account of playing at the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, SC). As I got to the turnstile at the subway station today, I took out my Metro Card and was about to swipe it to go into the station. An MTA worker wearing an…
Read MoreHe Made Me Laugh
While playing at the Union Square subway station a man with a great sense of humor interviewed me on camera. I have heard many musical saw jokes, but this guy is original and intelligent – he kept making me laugh. Thank you, RenatO!
Read MoreHow Do You Deal?
Buskers’ conversation: Django guitar player: “I recently had an encounter with another busker at 6th Avenue and 14 street (‘L’ train platform). He’s a burly guy who plays acoustic guitar. I was in the middle of playing, and he wanted the spot. When I told him I was just getting started, he verbally attacked me…
Read MoreWorking on Co-existing
Salieu Suso, the African kora player, was playing at the Music Under New York spot at the Times Square subway station when I got there. Salieu told me that a lady from Arts for Transit was there this morning. She told him to point his amp away from the record store. Salieu told me that…
Read MoreWoman Playing a Weird Instrument
I arrived at the Music Under New York spot at The Times Square subway station at 11:30am. There was nobody at the spot, and loud music was coming from the record store next door. I went into the store and asked a guy working in there if they could turn their music down, because I…
Read More2012 is Only a Few Right Nows Away
As I arrived at the Music Under New York spot at 59th street I noticed there were new orange ads for Home Depot all over the station walls. The guy who usually stands downstairs with an empty coffee cup and a sign on his neck saying ‘I’m hungry’ walked by, smiled and said ‘hi’ to…
Read MoreA Fake $20 Bill
At the 59th street subway station a lady helped me carry my busking equipment up the stairs. As we got to the top of the stairs the train was in the station. The lady ran to the train and as she got to it the train doors started to close. The lady forced the doors…
Read MoreThe Other Way
There was nobody at the Music Under New York spot at the Union Square subway station when I got there. A man was sleeping on the bench and another man was reading. On the opposite bench a lady was counting change. The homeless guy with a hook hand asked me to play the theme from…
Read More$3
It was raining as I left my house to go play in the NYC subway. A gentleman offered to help me take my gear up the stairs at the subway station. When we got to the top of the stairs we saw a lady fall to the floor. The guy helped her up while I…
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