This time in NYC, I decided to take the airtrain from JFK to the Howard Beach station and then the A train into the city, saving me a boatload of money. At the Howard Beach station, I sat to wait next to a woman in her fifties, dressed in shiny, tight purple pants, her ratty hair barely contained under a colorful scarf. She wore sunglasses in a subway station at six in the morning. Her hand stretched out in front of her holding a cobalt blue iphone which played rap.
The music had a strong beat and the words kept repeating, and I began singing along softly.
"Is YOU singin?" Alarm in her voice.
"I guess I am," I said.
She elbowed me hard and shrieked. "You is a crazy woman!" Hard laughter. "A crazeee woman!
Guy on the other side of me leaned forward and asked, "Is that Jay-Z?"
"Yeah, I love him," wild woman said.
The A train arrived. We stood. "You have yourself a good Sunday, you crazy woman," The purple pants lady laughed and walked down to get on a car that was not the same as my car. Who wants to sit next to a crazy woman?
See, my narrow third eye, which looks down on this scene, sees me as a gray haired, prim looking, old woman, sitting next to what I would consider the truly crazy woman.
This is why I love NYC so much. You never know who is the crazy woman. And nobody cares.
I Googled Jay-Z and listened to his music over my morning coffee. Wow! Did you sing all the swear words? Because that might call for a video remake. A multi-talented crazy woman!
ReplyDeleteLove this scene. Have you heard of "Humans of New York?" You should search it on Facebook or on google. I love it.
ReplyDeleteMaybe a top ten post here. Buy some purple pants.
ReplyDeleteWhat that girl in the tight purple pants didn't know was that despite your gray hair and conservative dress, there is a crazy woman in all the best sense.
ReplyDeleteI wish I'd known you were here. I would have driven you anywhere you wanted to go and spared you the disgusting A train. NYC, so problematic but a lot of good people.
ReplyDeleteBest. This is the best.
ReplyDeleteRock on, Crazy. Rock on.
ReplyDeleteWhen I go to work, I take the Air Train to the Howard Beach subway station, walk outside and across the street, and that is where my crash pad is (where I stay between trips) - right across from the station. It's pretty convenient (plus there's a great little pizza place, Chinese restaurant, grocery, Laundromat and car service right on that block).
ReplyDeleteIf I'm going to the city, I take the subway. I've always taken the A Train subway, because of my crash pad being right there...but from what I understand from coworkers, it's faster from JFK to take the Air Train to Jamaica Station and take the E Train to Manhattan. It doesn't go all the way down to the bottom of the island so it cuts off some travel time. Anyway, that's just a tip for next time. ♥