iPod gets local nuisance to pipe down
Every urban neighborhood has its characters and unique personalities that add to the flavor of the place. In Sunset Park, Brooklyn, where I live now, the accordion guy who plays Spanish folk tunes near the subway is a fixture, and he gives a friendly nod or a "Buenos Diaz" every morning. Back in the old 'hood -- Park Slope, PRB (people's republic of Brooklyn) -- one of the local folks has apparently been contributing a rather bitter taste.The New York Times City Room blog tells the story of the Park Slope sidewalk ranter, a dedicated Mets fan who, from his seat in front of a deli, would harangue passing Yankees fans with racial epithets and slurs. Nothing seemed to quiet this guy down. Nothing, that is, until a distinctive pair of white earbuds appeared... and now there is peace and quiet.
Only in New York. At least, for the sake of everyplace else on earth, I hope that it's only in New York.
[via Fake Steve]
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I think this is a cool story.
I am also amused that Apple marketing has made it completely acceptable and perhaps fashionable, to wear white ear buds -
Any other company would feel compelled to provide colors or at leasta less obtrusive black, but it is totally ordinary to see folks wearing those tell-tale wires from their ears.
I am absolutely no fashion slave, but I really do love Apple's marketing.
Cynthia
I bet all this time he was trying to use other inferior mp3 players with messy interface and uncool design, that made his tunes sound crap. Erm... move along, nothing to read here...
August 31 2007 at 2:31 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyPSM, consider Bushwick or Greenpoint before it's completed gentrified (which probably means some time next week).
August 31 2007 at 12:31 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyJustin, I also live in Washington Heights. We must have the same neighbors. Usually under my window it's screaming children playing in the street at 3AM, or people pulling up outside the building with their car stereos blasting and the windows rolled down. Earbuds for all!
August 30 2007 at 5:50 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyGo Houston!! :P
August 30 2007 at 4:59 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyWell... I'm surprised to hear all the hate.
I'm a New Yorker(Wash. Heights unfortunately), and pretty sick of all the crap outside my window. It's one thing to deal with the "color" from the article. But when a guy repeatedly sits outside my walk-up blaring rap music for 7 hours straight, i seem to think that an ipod isn't going to be the answer unless it involves me chucking it at his head.
Btw, Michael, I'm considering moving to Brooklyn to get away form the Heights, any ideas?
Justin
(artist and future ipod chucker)
Uhm.. Just for the record. Post number 5 was tongue in cheek. Forgot to add the winking smiley. Everybody's happy, right ;)
August 30 2007 at 4:04 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyf*** y'all I'm from Texas!
...no not really.
Oh, right, I forgot that there's still a cabal of freaks who think in order to be "worthy" of Macs, a person has to sell off everything they own, only wear black, dress like Steve Jobs, and eat exclusively tofu.
...or something.
Wow, there's a lot of rage in these comments. Must be a lot of New Yorkers.
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