The Saw Lady and the Sound of Music

The Saw Lady and                                 the Sound of Music/Alex Cigale For Natalia Paruz How a piece of steel                             can sound so human The wooden handle                           goes between the legs The serrated side                         dangerously close The bow runs along                           over the steel edge Ever so slowly                   bending its body The greater the bend                             the higher the note…

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Judging a Book by its Cover

As I was getting out of the train at the Union Square subway station a lady said to me: “I’m a fan! I told all my friends about you. Even to my friends in Japan I say – ‘we have the ‘Saw Lady’!’” At 12:18 the guy who always wears a green coat & black…

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Subway Conductors’ Window Habits

As I was setting up to play at the Music Under New York site at the 59th street & Lexington subway station a lady wearing an MTA coat walked by, leading a bicycle. She called out to me “Natalia, you’re all right”. That means she bothered to read the MUNY permit banner which I hang…

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