Travelling on the subway train, on my way to busking at the 14th street subway station, a guy told me that he has seen me in the movie ‘Dummy’ with actor Adrian Brody. When I got to my busking station for the day, a guy was playing electric guitar and singing on the platform....
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As I entered the subway station a gentleman said ‘hi’ to me and mimed as if he was playing the musical saw, to indicate that he knows who I am. While I was setting up my busking gear two guys sitting on the bench came to ask me what musical instrument I play. A...
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Tags: musical saw, new york, station, subway, train
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When I was playing at the Music Under New Yorkbusking spot at 59th street & Lex subway station, Mark and Michael of ‘Suddenly Tragic Productions’ stopped by to chat with me. They asked me a lot of questions. Of course I knew they were filming, but what I didn’t know at the time was...
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Tags: 59th street, busking, music, musical saw, new york, station, subway, Suddenly Tragic Productions, under
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When I was busking at the 14th street subway station, a teenager named Art rubbed my musical saw with his hand three times and said: “can I have three wishes?” He then went on to say: “I wish you’d play that song I like”. As I’ve seen him before many times I knew he...
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Tags: 13 days in France, 14th street, busking, homeless, musical saw, platform, song, station, subway
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When I got to the 34th street subway station I heard a voice saying “Saw Lady”. I looked around and saw two ladies talking but it didn’t look like it was them calling my name. I kept walking and I heard the voice again. I looked around. From a dark corner a homeless man...
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Tags: 34th street, CD, homeless, singer, station, subway
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As I was dragging my busking gear up the stairs to the subway station, a guy left his shopping cart by the bottom of the stairs and offered to help me carry my stuff up the stairs. He wasn’t even heading to the subway – he volunteered to go out of his way just...
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Tags: busking, Madison Square Garden, Mike Alaska, Music Under New York, musical saw, performer, platform, station, subway, Times Square Subway Station, train
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As I got off the train at the Union Square subway station two guys who were getting on the train said: “Saw Lady! How are you?” Just as I started to play, Chill, who sings on the trains with his acapella group, came to say ‘hi’. He told me that he was just released...
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Tags: busker, busking, deaf, guitar, mute, NYC, sings, station, subway, train, Union Square Subway Station
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At the subway station, the lights were off and temporary emergency lights were on. I asked an MTA track worker why the “candle-light atmosphere”. He said they are working on the station and needed to turn off the lights, but the train is working. It gave the station a romantic atmosphere At the Music...
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Tags: 14th street, busking, guitar, Jeremiah Lockwood, Michael Schulman, MTA, Music Under New York, singer, station, subway, Times Square Subway Station, violin
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When I got to the Music Under New York busking spot at the Union Square subway station, Juan Castillo was playing pan-flute there. He told me that he had only been playing for two hours, since he had a hard time getting up this morning. He has been working around the clock for two...
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Tags: busking, drummer, guitar, music, pan flute, saw, sax, station, subway, trumpet, Union Square Subway Station
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When I arrived at the Music Under New York busking spot at the 34th street subway station, an Andean pan-flute player has been playing there for two hours. Tomorrow he has a booth at a street fair where he sells Andean clothings. He is worried that it might rain and the street fair will...
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Tags: 34th street, accordion, Andean, busker, busking, guitar, Macy's, Michael Schulman, MTA, Music Under New York, station, subway, Times Square Subway Station, violin
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