The Tip Jar

Yeah, I think I’ll keep it light this Friday. Maybe I’ll throw a haymaker next week. Haymaker is another boxing expression, Palooka Padden. Yessiree Bob, the subway system in New York City is on the comeback trail and ridership is really doing the wop-bop-a-loo-bop. Performers down below are seeing the tip jars start to fill up again. You’ve got people playing steel drums, singing opera, acapella groups, and squeezebox players. Hey, one of the best squeezebox players in the country lives around here. I’m talkin’ about Johnny McEldoo Tabb. 

The performer program is paid for by NYC and is called Music Under New York. It’s a neat idea, Horseshoe Harrigan. Nice way to get people in a good mood on the daily commute. Most performers aren’t in it for the buckaroos. They do it because they love to perform for people. Riders put away their phones, stop and listen, and a lot of times sing along. It’s spontaneous and fun.

One of the performers said, “It’s hard to find a place in New York where people aren’t buried in their phones. Another performer said, “You never have to tell a New Yorker how the arts are important. They know,” You got it, Rooster Kirkpatrick. Hey, the arts, restaurants, and neighborhood bars are what makes a city tick. It’s like Buck Norman says, “Pluck your magic twanger, Froggie.”

Keep your dukes up. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaTSQzYIR3U

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