‘Crops’ is
conveniently located by Tompkins Park where my 3rd piano lies in wait. Sing for Hope’s Art “U” partnered with P.S. 34
painting a composition book theme into the piano.
Saturday is blustery and overcast and holds the promise of rain but
is mild so everyone is out walking their dogs, riding bikes and holding hands.
Upon my arrival I hear a very complicated sonata being played on the
piano. My heart sinks when I see it is a
boy of about 8 years old on the keys.
I take my position and lean on the nearby cement ping pong table and
listen, wondering how I am ever going to follow this act. Suddenly a very big dog is at my ear. His owner has trained him to jump up on the
table as part of his obstacle course training.
Having had a very big dog once take a chunk out of my leg I moved away
quickly to save my ear. (I’m sure he was very sweet, it is a knee jerk
reaction.)
Having left my post the boy stood up and was quickly replaced by a
very robust lady in a big purple dress under red pigtails wearing a big
smile. How could I refuse such effervescence,
Play on!
And she did. For a good
twenty minutes trying to recall those tunes she learned all those years ago at
her piano lessons. With each note my
confidence grew until at last it was my turn and I grabbed it.
I sat to play my now standard Nobody Knows You When Your Down andOut in C and sang and swang a version of Love in Vain.
The dog was coming back and was approaching the piano, time to move
on.
I headed toward SoHo where I was to meet Em and Cody and her Cousins
Mary and Maureen. When I was last in the
East Village for any length of time the snow was coming down and wandering was
not really the thing to do. This day
however invited a stroll.
I passed so many little neighborhood gardens that I slowed my pace so I could grab some pictures. What a cool little community! It is really wonderful walking everywhere, I see so much.
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