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Wozniak responds to my video of the dancing Santa/Billy Joel Subway Guy

Yesterday I posted this video I made of a guy singing and dancing on the L train platform. He happened to look juts like Steve Wozniak, the Abraham of Apple. Gizmodo posted the video. Last night, Wozniak himself wrote a comment on the site.

This is a strange universe. I’d swear to anyone that it’s me in many ways. I’m in NYC now and even did a couple of dance steps when prodded in a place or two. I did ride the subway trains a bit too. But it’s not me as far as I know. And I have a logical proof. I’m on a morning to night schedule every day here, only getting a few hours of sleep each of the last few nights. Except that I was here one day with nothing to do and I did ride subways that afternoon. But it couldn’t be me. This guy is too handsome and he dances much better.

Cool, eh?

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I want one. They’re $175 a pair. Who wants to chip in for the second one?

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From @JesusDiaz

Someone didn’t get the memo. The guy talked for five minutes, until the L came. It makes sense there because there’s no cellphone coverage, but I was surprised to see him picking up the phone and call. Maybe pay phones will find a refuge in the underground, with the Morlocks.

In the piece I wrote for Vanishing New York, I mentioned how I used to make necklaces out of the now-obsolete penultimate NYC subway tokens. My friend Abi (@abigailjewelry) is actually using the last subway tokens to make earrings. Metrocards don’t make for great jewelry. However, they do work well as toothpicks.

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THE OBSOLETE PAY PHONE PROJECT: Volume X, Is. 2

Times Square subway station, Tuesday night.

The grass is always greener on the other receiver.

The New York MTA kindly asks that you refrain from using your boom box on the C train. Thank you for your cooperation.

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