Do you tip the mariacchi player?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6VMRlr3pSY4#! http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/07/do-you-tip-the-subway-accordionist/?ref=nyregion City Room poll question: Which subway performers do you give money to, and which do you silently hiss daggers at, and why? Norteño band or break-dance crew? Lone accordion player or miniature gospel choir? And notwithstanding the... [more]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6VMRlr3pSY4#! http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/07/do-you-tip-the-subway-accordionist/?ref=nyregion City Room poll question: Which subway performers do you give money to, and which do you silently hiss daggers at, and why? Norteño band or break-dance crew? Lone accordion player or miniature gospel choir? And notwithstanding the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s bans on performing and soliciting donations on a train, do you generally welcome such intrusions on your trip, or do they make you want to move to Montana? [less]
The 5-man doo-wop group on the R train.
I heard about them. Makes me want to take the subway just to check them out.
I tip them to shut up and leave.
Around 25 years ago there was an awful sax player on the D-line.
He would screech that thing for a minute and then announce:
"Who wants me to move to the next car at the next stop?" and then walk around with his cap out.