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Feb 10 2013

“Busker Bits”

Love life w/ all of you – embrace it & if for a minute you can’t – take a nap – #Buskerbits

Feb 03 2013

Invitation from ‘America’s Got Talent’

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

Feb 01 2013

An evening sharing the A C E w/ my favourite soul of the Underground : )

Danny & me shootin' the breeze under NYC

I sang, he sang & then we did a little impromptu duet version of “Crazy Love”

Click link to listen to the ‘platform version’ of the tune 🙂

Danny & Me & an impromptu “Crazy Love’ on Uptown A C E 🙂

Jan 31 2013

They’ve arrived!

Personalized Guitar picks form InTuneGP Endorsement arrived today. PS everyone who visits me in the Underground gets one FREE! : ) #FunStuff

Jan 23 2013

Vayable Tours of the Underground start off w/ a bang!

Hi guys – so I was approached by a reporter for the website http://www.vayable.com requesting an interview with me about busking the Underground of NYC.

You may be asking…What is Vayable? Well…

What is Vayable?

Last Updated: Sep 28, 2012 09:17PM PDT
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The term is a combination of vaya, which means “let’s go!” in Spanish and viable, which means “capable of living, growing and developing adequately.”


Our mission is to enable entrepreneurship, cultural exchange, community-building and exploration worldwide by empowering people to share experiences with others.

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Anyway – The reporter, who was looking for 5 ‘New & interesting New Yorkers” to profile for Vayable came underground with me & interviewed me for a few hours, then suggested I create a profile for a tour if I felt so inclined…so I did!
Yesterday was my first tour, booked by a guy named Pedro in San Fransisco for his sister Anotonia & her friend, (both from Chile) for Antonia’s birthday. Needless to say we had a blast. Antonia got so many renditions of “Happy Birthday” sung to her in so many different styles, accompanied by so many different instruments, one can only imagine 🙂 We traversed East to West & I’d lined up my most favourte buskers to play, sing & chat with her along the way.
Here’s her review:  “The tour was amazing! I beeing for three weeks in nyc but I had never looked the subway like that. Your going to be able to hear really good music and know a little bit of the history the musiciens down there. Also Heidi is an amazing singer!” ~Antonia P.
And a few shots from our maiden adventure underneath the streets of NYC 🙂

The Vayable girls with Cathy Grier aka The Subway Girl

Bathabile & her ax w/ the girls standin/ by : )

Bathabile welcoming the two world travelers 🙂

Danny & his two newest fans 🙂

I’m looking forward to showing you all the magic beneath the Big Apple!

Jan 20 2013

Wow…

Tonight Underground…

Guy sitting on bench on platform to me: “It’s crazy slow tonight”
Me: “I know, what’s up with that. It’s like all of Manhattan’s asleep”
Guy on Bench: “Yeah it’s the mood man”
Me: “So were you performing?”
Guy on Bench: “No”
Me: “Then how do you know it’s slow?”
Guy on Bench: “Oh, I was outside rockin’ a “Money For Weed” sign in Times Square”
Me: “Ahhhh…I see…”
Guy on Bench: “Hey could I play a song for a minute on your guitar? I had a guitar but someone smashed it…”
Me: “Ummm…yeah, sure. (guy plays insanely beautifully)
Guy: “Yeah I like to play any guitar I see ’cause someone smashed mine”
Me: “Um… well, here’s a crazy thought, have you ever considered taking some of the money you spend on weed & buying a new guitar?”
Guy: “Oh, yeah…I guess I could do that. (beat beat beat) Yeah, wow, that’s a cool idea. Yeah, I’m gonna do that.”
#whatanovelconcept 🙂

Jan 18 2013

Interview w/ MSN’s Glo Magazine on Relationship observations form an ‘unlikely’ source

This week I was interviewed by MSN writer Brienne Walsh on relationships from a Busker’s Perspective 🙂

http://glo.msn.com/relationships/relationship-advice-from-unlikely-sources-8904.gallery#!stackState=3__%2Frelationships%2Frelationship-advice-from-unlikely-sources-8904.gallery%3FphotoId%3D134068

Here’s the FULL article w/ all of the ‘Unlikely Sources’ – Enjoy 🙂

http://glo.msn.com/relationships/relationship-advice-from-unlikely-sources-8904.gallery

Jan 16 2013

Napping Busker

Today’s shot of the day  – Napping Busker @ Columbus Circle 🙂

Jan 15 2013

New Guitar Pick Endorsement from InTuneGP!

Hi guys – look what rolled in this week – I got accepted for an endorsement deal w/ www.InTuneGP.com for personalized guitar picks! I’m psyched & here’s a jpg of what’s in store – picture red on white & visa versa & when you come to the Underground – guess what? You get one of your very own! : )

 

Jan 13 2013

No Pants Subway Ride & angelic Choir at St Matthews

The thing about busking “No Pants Subway Ride” is, although super entertaining…well, there are no pants & no Pants – No pockets – No pockets – No cash 🙂

                                                                                          Photo – Caryn La Greca www.carynlagreca.com

So I took myself on an adventure uptown & to the East & somehow was pulled straight into St Matthews as I saw they had special music today. Anyway, putting all we know about the church aside – how beautiful this boys choir was. The sounds went straight into my bloodstream & really ‘got’ to me. I clicked on my cell phone & captured some of it here for you guys – enjoy 🙂

Angelic Boys Choir this afternoon NYC NY