As I was climbing the stairs up to the subway platform I could hear the train approaching, so I rushed up the stairs with all my busking gear. I succeeded in catching the train but then had to catch my breath. Luke Ryan, the singer/songwriter/guitar player, was at the Music Under New York spot...
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Tags: busking, City Lore, guitar, Luke Ryan, messenger, Music Under New York, singer, songwriter, Union Square Subway Station, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
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As I was playing at the Music Under New York spot at the 59th street & Lex subway station, Bob from the Historical Society stopped to tell me of a cool fund raiser the Historical Society is doing: there is a pizza place where every time someone buys a pizza there, the place donates...
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Tags: acapella, acordion, guitar, historical society, homeless, messenger, Music Under New York, musical saw, Nortenos, subway
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When the train doors opened at the 59th street subway station I saw Frank playing guitar/singing/whistling on the platform. Two members of Faustino’s Group (Andean music) were at the Music Under New York spot at Union Square – one guy was playing the pan flute, the other was selling CDs. I sat down on...
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Tags: accordion, alaska, Andean, Faustino's group, fire department, guitar, homeless, Isaac Paris, Jorje, Martin, messenger, Music Under New York, musical saw, Nortenos, pan flute, singing, Times Square Subway Station, Union SquareIlie Radu, whistiling
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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...
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Tags: banner, cops, Grupo Wayno, Heth & Jed, homeless, messenger, Music Under New York, musical saw, permit, stairs, station, subway, umbrella, Union Square Subway Station
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On the train, on my way to playing in the subway, the mute lady who walks the trains was handing out little sign language cards. She greeted me ‘hello’ in pantomime. She really is mute. I don’t know if she is also deaf. Very nice lady. Nobody was at the Music Under New York...
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Tags: aaron Porter, Baby Soda, bermuda, blackwolf, CD, Chinese, Delta Dave, Geo, messenger, Music Under New York, musical saw, mute, permit, station, statue, subway, Theo Eastwind
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When I arrived at the 14th street subway station the older Chinese lady was on the platform, beating her two-tone instrument. As I walked towards the elevator to the mezzanine the Chinese lady packed up her chair and left. As I was setting up at the Music Under New York spot the homeless guy...
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Tags: 14th street, Chinese lady, Cilumbia University, harmonica, homeless, i-pod, messenger, moonshine, Music Under New York, Sleepy Lester, station, subway, Times Square Subway Station
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