Perhaps June is the Subway Series.
Just over a week in New York and I think I'm starting to recognize the idiosyncrasies of each and every one of the "amazing" trains NYC has to offer. Yet in particular, the A train seems to be grabbing hold of my heart in a way that only someone like Linda Eder could even fathom doing. Why this very morning it sang sweet hints of "someone like you", and then abruptly switched to her invigorating rendition of "Man of La Mancha"! - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ynrky_iw6Q ......listen for her whistle tones starting @ 2:08......gaysym.
.....I'm obviously not serious. Although the A train has shown me a deluge of performers, they are mostly worthy of being kicked off of America's got talent. What I mean by this is that they are enough of a train wreck (excuse the awkward pun) that they are entertaining in their blundering attempt to have actual talent. Let me take you the my A train journey.
Performer 1 - Pan flutist....accompanying himself on the sitar....playing the sound of silence.......flat and with no tempo. He would have gotten at least 2 exes from the judges.
Performer 2 - A Mexican man with a face that resembles what it feels like when passing spicy poop, playing guitar and singing Mexican standards. My problem wasn't so much that he was bad, but more so that he was morbidly ugly. I'm pretty sure they have treatment for that. It's called staying in your hole, mutant.
Performers 3/4 - Please refer to http://getitnyc.blogspot.com/2010/06/dear-train-gremlins-dont-stop-believing.html
Performer 5 - OK so just imagine a group of semi attractive white guys getting into the train. Everything seems normal, they are laughing and having jovial times, when out of nowhere one of them splits from the group and starts "announcing" aka "verbally masturbating " that they are a christian group and will be singing some spiritual songs to help raise money for martian babies or something equally as irreverent. What I expected was not what came out...well...almost. When I see a group like these gentleman, I think of a group like Rockapella in that they can sing really well but understand their own limitations.....OK maybe not a good example because those guys don't have any limitations. Basically they sang gospel songs and tried to sound less white. It was a struggle. They attempted harmony. That's almost as funny as me "attempting" women.
Performer 6 - Performer 6 has a special place in my heart. He was a little old and wrinkled man who carried an ancient keyboard wrapped and held together with equally old duct tape. He was making up songs on the spot, which definitely would have gotten my vote. Here are some of my favorites.
"Ain't not joke, I'm just broke, don't give a poke, just help a folk"
And my favorite
"I'm so broke that I had to put a cheeseburger on layaway at McDonald's!"
Performer 7 - I knew that this guy was going to be different. First off, he wasn't actually on the A train, but rather on the platform. He also had a whole sound system with him. Let me tell you, this guy had crazy in his eyes, like "Ima wear your skin!" kind of eyes. He was however, a brilliant singer. He sounded like a young Ray Charles with a little more oomph in his upper register. He definitely would have been the next Susan Boyle (wrong show?)
Next time you're in NYC, make a trip to the A train. I can't promise that you'll see a performer........I was thinking of a retort but I'm not good at those.
LOVE AND STRUGGS
B DANN
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