On the NYC Subway Today

[buzzbass]

nice experience in the NYC subway this morning. I know, right !?!

I see these 2 old people in the main hallway walking around in circles, looking on the ground. Obviously, they lost something. Didn't think too much about it. Walk another 20 yds or so, and what do i see on the ground ? A gold earring with a pearl hanging from it. Scooped that bad boy up and ran back to where the old folks were. I looked at the lady and asked her if she dropped this(the earring). The smile on ...her face made my whole day. I wished her well and went on to my train platform. About 3 minutes later I feel a tug & someone hugging on my arm. It was the old lady, she was waiting for the same train. She told me that she didn't get a chance to properly thank me, and then she told me the story of where the earrings came from.....and how heart broken she was when she realized one was gone.

I'm not usually mushy, but this has really made my day. She reminded me so much of my mom, rest her soul. The chance to preserve a memory for a sweet old lady, and then to see the smile on her face. It just doesn't get any better than that. I'm so glad I happened to be there, at that moment. A chance to make a difference ? It's been a good day already.

 

[Sav'nBass]

Being kind is it's own reward.

 

[Gorn]

Sometimes you see a homeless man simultaneously defecating and masturbating. Sometimes you help an old lady find a lost earring. It's the variety that keeps things exciting on the trains.

 

[elgecko]

Hit 'em with the Hein!

 

[Joe Nerve]

Great story. NY is much better place than many think. I like it here. It's in my blood.

 

[Gorn]

There are absolutely more good people than bad in New York. Exponentially more. There has to be. Otherwise the city would be in chaos. The shenanigans stand out because bad news sells more than good but it's a mostly good place with mostly good people.

 

[GregC]

Awesome! You done good.

Completely agree on NYC people, the "rude" stereotype is wrong. I'd still have a hard time living there (I think Chicago's as densely populated a place as I can handle), but I love visiting.

 

[buzzbass]

Being kind is it's own reward.

I woke up in an "I hate myself" crappy mood today. This made that all go away.

 

[buzzbass]

Hit 'em with the Hein!

I was listening to Stern when this all went down, LOL

 

[MJ5150]

Good move on your part bro.
I'm glad this didn't turn into a 'finder's keepers' story, but I know you're not like that.

-Mike

 

[RustyAxe]

The rudest "New Yorkers" are the ones who don't live in New York City but descend upon it from Westchester, Long Island, New Jersey and Connecticut. Many neighborhoods in the city are more friendly and inviting than those in my little burg of 50,000 souls. When you're living that close, you'd better find ways to get along.

 

[buzzbass]

Good move on your part bro.
I'm glad this didn't turn into a 'finder's keepers' story, but I know you're not like that.

-Mike

Nah, I know I'd be stoked if someone brought my lost stuff back to me. The story of where they came from made it so worth it to me.

 

[Staredge]

Surprisingly enough, I've felt safer walking through Manhattan with a bass case than I ever would walking through D.C.

 

[MJ5150]

We've visited NYC several times since 2011, usually twice a year.
I have many great stories to tell of the people we met and interacted with. I can't think of any legit 'bad' stories to tell of rotten/rude/mean/unkind people, and I'm not going to make any more effort to try and remember one. I'll leave it where it is, pleasant all around.
Jerks live everywhere, but for us, they are harder to find in a huge place like NYC.

-Mike

 

[buzzbass]

let me know next time you're here, I work on 57th & 11th. we'll do lunch or something

 

[Chicory Blue]

"Police say the old lady who robbed a jewelry store this morning is still at large, and may have an accomplice..."

--^@

 

[buzzbass]

"Police say the old lady who robbed a jewelry store this morning is still at large, and may have an accomplice..."

--^@

LOL, nice. Now I'm on the lamb...

 

[Sav'nBass]

Surprisingly enough, I've felt safer walking through Manhattan with a bass case than I ever would walking through D.C.

I used to take an Acoustic 410 head with a 301 bottom and a Jazz in a hard case.. from 181st and Belmont in The Bronx to Queens.. for about a month when the van for the band that I was in at the time broke down and we each had to get to the gig however we could.. This was why I got my first gig bag back around 1979... a cheap black vinyl number.. but I felt safe on the subway .. even then .. at 3AM.. I was concerned about someone maybe tryong to steal my gear because I had to take the head down a flight..go back get the cab... etc etc through multiple trains.. bit I never had an issue.. and this was in 79.. back when the city was supposed to be "dangerous". Fortunately that only lasted about a month.

Born and raised in N.Y. .. born at St. Lukes.. back when they had the Women's Hospital.. on 110th and Amsterdam. Raised in The Bronx 8 blocks up and 8 blocks east of The Concourse. I lived in Harlem as an adult for a while before it was gentrified and I worked throughout the entire borough of Manhattan at one time or another with my stomping grounds on gthe upper west side from 72nd up to Harlem.. I left N.Y.C. in 2000... and while it is always nice to go back to visit.. I could not live there anymore.. I will always have a soft spot in my heart for it though and I am proud to be a native New Yorker..

 

[GregC]

Surprisingly enough, I've felt safer walking through Manhattan with a bass case than I ever would walking through D.C.

My first visit was in '87--it was pretty different at that time. Manhattan now is almost Disney-like in comparison.

 

[line6man]

Sometimes you see a homeless man simultaneously defecating and masturbating. Sometimes you help an old lady find a lost earring. It's the variety that keeps things exciting on the trains.

Is there a particular reason that you've chosen to put this thought into our heads?