Given the surreal and scary New York moment I had yesterday, it was somewhat fitting to have another completely contrasting New York moment last night. I met up with the new Mr. & Mrs. C to have some dinner and look at some wedding pictures. In the midst of the first album, Augie’s cell phone rings and he asks us to hold up for a moment. He then proceeds to tell us how he had convinced a street musician to come up and play some music for us while we were looking at the wedding pictures; he was about to arrive at the apartment. We were somewhat befuddled, but when, a few moments later, we had shut off the iPod and were listening to the sweet, lush strains of a cello as it filled our friend Nic’s apartment, it really did seem like a fitting accompaniment to the pictures. Augie had paid him $20 to play two pieces for us, and then a few of us bought CD’s; he presented one to the newlyweds as a gift.
Only in New York, I tell you. Only in New York.
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that is so cool!
that is so cool!
That is awesome! I wish I had friends that thought of doing things like that…Better still, I wish I thought of doing things like that!
What a great story!
That is awesome! I wish I had friends that thought of doing things like that…Better still, I wish I thought of doing things like that!
What a great story!
Excellent!
Finally got my laptop back – you don’t realise how often you use a computer until you don’t have it.
Excellent!
Finally got my laptop back – you don’t realise how often you use a computer until you don’t have it.