Danny to me at rehearsal tonight: “I got my subway shoes on”
Me: (looking down at his black sneakers) “How come you call them your subway shoes?”
Danny: “Cause I cut off the back part here to make ‘em more comfortable & not look so fancy as when I got ‘em you know. You know you can’t look too fancy down there in the trains or else people’ll think you got too much money & won’t give you none of that green. I could wear a different silk suit every day down there but I wouldn’t make no money you know. You gotta have that little bit of a homeless thing goin’ on down there in the trains. That’s how you make all them dead presidents.”
Me: “Somehow, Danny, I kinda think you could wear a solid gold plated suit & you’d still clean up underground.” : )

Sometimes it’s $20′s, sometimes it’s Pennies, sometimes it’s a smile or a dance, other times a nod…it’s all equal – it’s always love ♥ #buskerbits

This week Danny & I got a special invitation from Casting Associate, Emma from, America’s Got Talent to audition over the weekend…#Quiteanadventure

Hello Heidi
I work for America’s Got Talent and we are holding auditions for Season 8 of our show this Friday & Saturday, I would love for you to audition for our show if you are interested. I can offer you a VIP Pass as well so you don’t have to wait in line. I am also looking for Danny Smalls, he was featured in your Subway Diaries. Any chance you have information on him?

Best
Emma Green
Casting Associate
NBC’s America’s Got Talent Season 8

Pretty nice day in the neighborhood today – even warm in the subways. Plus…was recorded by these guys while busking www.livefromthestreets.com & they’re gonna add hiphop to my tunes from the underground. Thee guys are my definition of ‘Urban Street Genius’ @ it’s finest -Check out their work. Stay tuned for what they do w/ my sounds. I’m still mad in love love w/ that crazy world under NYC, even after all this time ♥

And the ‘Subway Storm Footage’ adventure continues…just finished signing contracts w/NBC Universal as they’ve asked to use it in their NBC Olympic Promo Coverage for the duration of the 2012 Olympic Games – wild-n-crazy times : ) More to come ♥

Tonight we had a tornado watch out for all of NYC – the skies were ominous

A fast & furious Summer Storm ploughed through NYC driving home stronger than ever that the infrastructure of the NYC Subways has a bit to be desired. The following photos & videos are from 34th Street, Penn Station after only 20 minute of rainfall … you do the math

I have a habit of snapping shots of NYC signage – this was my favourite of the day – right in my laundry room