It's not unusual to see musicians playing in subway stations. It's not unusual to see musicians--even small bands--playing on the subway cars themselves. But this morning, I saw something I'd never seen before.
Three men and two women got on the E line heading into Manhattan from Queens. Two of the men played guitars and sang, while the women had cowboy hats to collect any donations.
The third man? He was playing a double bass.
It wasn't a packed train, but even so I marveled that this group was seemingly so dedicated to an authentic sound that they required one of their members to lug an instrument whose girth rivals that of a portly man through subway car after subway car.
Or maybe they were on their way to a gig and wanted to pick up some spare cash.
--Jamshid Mousavinezhad
