9 march 2009 | piano guy + filming on my block

i love this shot!
see a video i took here

When we got down into the subway, I noticed piano music, but thought "surely it must be a recording." au contraire. this guy actually pulled the piano on a dolly down an elevator onto the subway platform below Union Square!
In NYC subways, musicians are everywhere-- it's pretty legit to set up shop and play in the hopes that someone important may see and hear you and give you a record deal (plus it's good practice), but this is DEFINITELY the first piano I've seen on any platform.

We also learned that he's not doing this for money, and may, in fact, have a steady musical career above-ground-- he's a part of "Music Under New York," a program sponsored by the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA).
I just checked: he is a successful musician/ composer and has a great website

When I arrived home after work on Monday, I found this scene directly outside my apartment. This was the view from my front stoop. Those lights were making it look like daylight in my bedroom!

that's Amber Tamblyn on the left. My roommate Kerry and I figured out that they are filming for a new show on ABC called The Unusuals. The scene involved a ton of money blowing all over the place.