i was thinking really intensely, lost in my head really, and i didn't even see the guy come in. i looked up as he started playing 'lean on me' on the synthesizer setting on the keyboard. dude looked like snoop dogg.
it was silly and i started smiling and the vibe on the train was pretty cool. this was the N so it goes over the bridge, it's real nice to look at, unlike the L that shoots you under the river and makes your ears pop every time.
then he starts talking, saying that love is the highest, the only thing that will get us through. 'i know times is tough and stuff gets rough but love is life and love is the man up above.'
then he switches the setting to 'organ' and does amazing grace. everyone was moved. at the end he said he isn't asking for much, one dollar, ten cents, some kind words of encouragement...
and this italian guy's like 'god bless you man!' real loud and i said yeah, that was amazing, and a man with a hole in his throat probably from smoking all his life said thank you over and over and i realized maybe i just stumbled upon a small impromptu church, and i thanked god and carried it with me all day.
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