January 13, 2012

Our favorite street performer


Music in the park

We wondered if the winter weather would keep away Chain Lightning, the guy we’ve seen playing piano in Washington Square Park on our last two visits to the city. (Our nickname for him comes from the conversation Shaggy Hair Boy had with him about Ultimate — it’s the name of the club team he used to play for when he lived in the south.) Our second day in the city, the weather turned warm and sunny, and when we walked over to the park, we heard classical music coming from the other side of the famous arch. 

7 comments:

Jeff said...

Wonderful street image. I like the blend of the unique and "everyday" of this scene.

Barefoot Doctoral said...

You're kidding me! Anything really can be found in NYC. Too bad this guy wasn't there when I lived in the lower east side. That would have been really cool.

Val said...

Great shot. I completed my first semester of grad school at NYU and spent soooo many hours reading and just watching and thinking on those Washington Square Park benches. I always feel good when I see photos of this place.

kathy a. said...

he has a better piano now, no?

jo(e) said...

Yeah, it's the same pianist, but he raised money and bought a baby grand. A much nicer piano than he had last year.

Mary Stebbins Taitt said...

WOW! So cool!!!

Douglas McLeod said...

Milos Forman used that view for the "Easy To Be Hard" scene in the movie version of Hair.