The Saw Lady
As I wandered around the city on Sunday, I ran into some sophisticated entertainment. The venue? Why the subway system, of course. The subways have lots of entertainment, sometimes they are gymnastic:
These were from a group at Times Square. There are several of these groups and they all operate by telling some jokes, blasting a boombox, and collecting money.
But one that I don’t see all that often is the Saw Lady.
Yes, she is playing a standard wood-cutting saw. The sound is ethereal. As I recall, she was playing some familiar tunes, but I can’t remember which ones.
The weirdest part? A couple of hours later I was walking through Times Square and heard someone else playing the saw! Two separate saw-player sightings in a day. Now, that’s interesting.
-H
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January 6, 2008 at 7:18 pm
The ‘Saw Lady’ sure is cool! She has a blog – http://www.SawLady.com/blog – where she tells what happens when she plays in the subway. I usually see her at 59th street.
Who was the other saw player you heard?
January 6, 2008 at 7:36 pm
It was a man playing the saw one the 1/2/3 northbound platform. And you’re correct, I forgot about her blog.