this mornning, as i was walking through ft greene park, i passed a slightly derelict-looking black guy. he was holding a boom box, and despite his tattered appearance, he looked cheerful; we smiled at each other. i couldnt hear what he was playing on the box, b.c i had my headphones on, but after i passed him i was curious, so i took them off. ill make no secret of the fact that i was expecting hip-hop.
i couldnt have been more surprised by his song selection: billy joel's shes always a woman.
reminded me of another time when, on myrtle ave, i passed a similar dude singing sweet caroline.
ah, ft greene. combining you with my prejudices sometimes yields funny results.
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