Every accordionist I have ever met is insane. Seriously. Name one accordionist who is not. Please. Prove me wrong. My favorite accordionist is an old Russian guy who plays at the 34th Street stop. I met him about two years ago. I always give accordionists at least $5 and when I told him I also play, he jumped up with this incredible look of joy on his face and said "Zen you must play! I inseest!" And with that, he took off his accordion and gave it to me. I was kind of nervous at first as I'd never played on a subway platform before so I picked a safe choice (a little Yiddish number I know called Dona Dona) and before I knew it, the platform was totally packed. I think I made more money for him in 10 minutes than he had made all day. As I left he turned to me and said "You understand zee fire of the zee accordion." Ha! He should see me play at our punk shows :) I still see him occasionally at the same station and he always stops and gives me a kiss before I get on my train. And who says New Yorkers aren't friendly?

So, welcome to the Stupid diary. Wish I could come up with something really witty to say but I just ate too much McDonald's and feel like puking. So, yeah. I guess that's it.

--Dana