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07-JUN-2004 Hubert J Steed

String Lament at Ground Zero NYC

Church & Cortland Street - Lower Manhattan, NYC

This man is playing an ancient Chinese string instrument used prominently to express great emotion in Beijing Opera.

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ricecake09-Jun-2004 01:35
Thanks for letting me know that you changed your caption. This is very moving. It must have been profound to be able to hear the sound of his mournful playing.
ricecake08-Jun-2004 20:03
great image - I miss the street musicians that I took for granted when working in NY - always rushing to the subway, aiming for the next hole in the crowd in which I could push myself, seeing how many green lights I could catch by crossing the street at the right corner, jaywalking and dodging the honking cabs. If I could have just stopped and listened ....