ZipZapZop.com 060905: Field Trip-Treo 650

watch this episode

ZipZapZop Daily: Tips, News and Entertainment for the Brave New World.
Hosted by Clark Saturn, recorded (mostly) live in New York City.

• Today, after our daily Tao Te Ching reading, we take a field trip to the subway with my Treo 650 phone video. Several times years ago I would see this guy singing in the F train subway station at 14th street, and I'd let 3-4 trains pass while I'd sit and listen as he would stand there and pour his heart and soul out. He seemed to be playing and singing from some depth I found fascinating. I think a lot of people passing by find him scary, but I loved his rendition of Neil Young's Helpless and found it a little heartbreaking. Well, the other day, I stepped out and was about to leave when I heard some guitar. I glanced down and thought, nah, it's not him. Then I did a double take. He had cut his hair real short, and there he stood playing Helpless. So I got what I could with my Treo650. Which isn't much, and the audio is particularly crappy, but hopefully you'll be able to see a little of what I saw in him. I was really glad he's still ticking.
  

// posted by Clark ov Saturn @ 8:15 AM