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?
NOTHING TO DO WITH OBSOLETE, Part 2.
Apparently, the L train’s Bedford Avenue platform is the place to be if you are a giddy-new-digital-camera owner. Ben Simon, seen here, made this fantastic instrument. He calls it “Guitar2-D2.” Clever! At least I thought so—and I’ve never seen any of the Star Wars movies. Truth.
Guitar2-D2 has a synthesizer in the body and built-in speakers. It also has a set of 4 strings that are supposed to vibrate, like a sitar. “But they don’t really work,” he told me. “They just look cool.”
To learn more about this instrument-from-space, email Ben at getthepeople (at) gmail.com.
(via MsObsolete)
NOTHING TO DO WITH OBSOLETE, Part 1.
I just got my first point-and-shoot digital camera, and I’m a little trigger-happy. When I saw this guy on the platform of the L train, I decided it was time to try out the video feature. Only later did I realize that I’d captured a rare moment in Apple history: Steve Wozniak losing his marbles.
(via MsObsolete)
![I want one. They’re $175 a pair. Who wants to chip in for the second one?
Own a Piece of History: New York Subway Memorabilia
(via Apartment Therapy New York)
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I want one. They’re $175 a pair. Who wants to chip in for the second one?
Own a Piece of History: New York Subway Memorabilia
(via Apartment Therapy New York)
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.
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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James Gulliver Hancock is an internationally acclaimed artist who crosses as many mediums as he does borders. James is constantly on the move, having been involved in artist projects and residencies in Indonesia, Austria, France, the U.K. and America. He is currently located in Los Angeles and works on projects in Europe, America and Australia. His work is as varied as his travels, encompassing editorial illustration for magazines, commissions for music group artwork and animations, work with disabled children on logo designs, creating gigantic set illustrations for performances and TV.
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