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“A change in the weather is known to be extreme,”
Bob Dylan sang on Blood on the Tracks, and the last two days were as dramatic
proof as I can imagine of this. While yesterday was intolerably muggy, the temperatures
today dropped 20 degrees. Most of all, the still air characteristic of
yesterday’s humidity was replaced a mere 24 hours later by sharp winds. I dressed in only a jacket, but I felt the need to tighten it around me.
One person unfazed by it all was this midtown
jazzman. In contrast to the costumed characters and the underclothed men and
women who have occupied Times Square in force these last few years when
it became more of a pedestrian plaza, this fellow worked at what he did and had
genuine talent.
“Make sure you snap that collection box,” an Elvis
impersonator instructed me as I took this photo. With any luck, it didn’t take
long to fill up for the Times Square Jazzman, as I‘ve taken to calling him.
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