Sunday, May 24, 2015

Behind the Curtain





I saw one of those Native American whistle blowers on the Subway the other day:


Not to be confused with a whistleblower:



Turns out that "whistle" is actually called a "Pan Flute" according to my omniscient wife.

So as I was walking through the Grand Central subway station, I saw this Native American guy "playing" his pan flute and using a microphone to amplify the sound. He was accompanied by background music from a speaker next to him. There was a break in his "playing" as the background music continued and he turned to talk to someone next to him and before he could resume "playing," the pan flute's sound came through the recording above the background music. He looked up and quickly stopped the iPod.

HE DOESN'T PLAY THE PAN FLUTE!

He's an Indian Milli Vanilli. He holds the flute, pretends to play, and collects tips.

Here's a tip: Learn how to play the pan flute.

I'm the whistleblower.

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Subway Games



New York is a busy place and its inhabitants are busy people. Instead of wasting time during their commute, they stay busy. What are they doing? Playing this game:


Every. Single. Person.

If it's not this exact game, it's some version of it. This is how all NYC commuters pass the time. Homeless people, children, parents, businessmen and businesswomen - everyone.