Music Under New York

And so I guess the Metropolitan Transit Authority trauma drama with my friends really cool drum and horn band who play as part of the MTA Arts For Transit/Music Under New York Program usually starts out something like this: "Dear MUNY Musicians and Performers, the next Call-in will be another double, scheduling for 4 weeks. You did really well last time juggling and projecting your availability. Good luck and talk to you on September 26 or 27 @ Call-In etc.. And also Happy Birthday to Angel Marin of AGUA CLAA, and Natalia Paruz the Saw Lady on the 25th. All the best wishes, and life long happiness to you both!" And so the story goes; can somehow the Metropolitan Terrorize its subway riders Association change it procedures for the harassment of its subway musicians and riders. And it has happened again. Is it possible the New York City MTA can somehow make its fares free to ride the subway so that all of those underground polizei will not be necessary. This band has been keeping my blog busy with its subway gigs and the many times it has been shut down at the 42nd street Times Square subway station by the same polizei over and over with no end in sight. This time they were issued a summons for disorderly conduct, to appear in court five minutes after they started playing. And by the way, is it possible to have a close all courts day, month and year? Oh, that's a whole another blog posting. And those prerecorded "If you see something, say something and all bags are subject to random bag searches" messages are a whole another blog posting also. I can cut and paste the the many times I have blah blogged about this topic before and you can read some of the posts here. How are other other subway systems in other cities and countries. Do all cities follow the same models and procedures for fares and entertainment. Is another world possible? Since when is art a crime and what does this have to do with a No Police State?