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Annoying Flute Player on Seventh Avenue near Garfield — Brooklynian

Annoying Flute Player on Seventh Avenue near Garfield

obamanut
obamanut
edited November -1 in Park Slope
This guy is driving me nuts. He's been going frantically with these tuneless blowings for the past hour non-stop, and it's filling up my entire house. Who gives this guy money?

I'm visualizing that Greek character with the goat legs who would dance and play his flute to celebrate spring and fertility. Ridiculous. This isn't Manhattan.
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  • modsquad
    modsquad
    That's funny. I was visualizing The Pied Piper leading all the privileged youngsters into the East Riverimage
  • hamilton
    hamilton
    It may be James Galway, it's been rumored he'll be appearing at the Carriage House.
  • metalnyc
    metalnyc
    wacth this episode of South Park and it will answer all your questions.

    http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/189015/?tag=Peruvian+Flute+Band
  • witch-king
    witch-king
    When I lived on 7th near Carroll, I was often serenaded by street musicians. I had no problem with most of them (including the accordion player). I would hear their music, but only softly. However, when a trio of pan-pipers turned up with amps, it was annoying; hence, I called the police and was pleasantly surprised to find that these guys were chased off. Other than this incident, the most regularly disturbing noise on 7th came from drunken locals spilling out of Snooky's at 1 am on Friday and Saturday nights either to yell at stumbling, Palinesque girlfriends/spouses or to fight each other in hilariously inept man-dances that were likely fueled by copious quantities of Wild Turkey.
  • 1st_streeter
    1st_streeter
    If it's the guy playing Andean-style flute, I kinda like him. It's a nice part of the sound tapestry coming off of 7th. Even that Abba tune isn't so bad. And what about the opera-singing guy - he also adds to the quaintness of the street chorus.

    The trash-collecting trucks, now those really drive me nuts.
  • witch-king
    witch-king
    1st_Streeter wrote: If it's the guy playing Andean-style flute, I kinda like him. It's a nice part of the sound tapestry coming off of 7th. Even that Abba tune isn't so bad. And what about the opera-singing guy - he also adds to the quaintness of the street chorus.

    The trash-collecting trucks, now those really drive me nuts.
    The "opera-singing guy" is a moving performance (literally). All of the street musicians add to the life of the 21st century Slope, the trash trucks less so.
  • hamilton
    hamilton
    I don't understand the problem, what's wrong with one more flute player in Park Slope
  • eggcream
    eggcream
    Bloomberg went after ice cream trucks for their noise so this falls into that category imo. I call 311 whenever I hear one of these guys/bands. They are as annoying as car alarms.
  • remybklyn
    remybklyn
    Anyone remember Leroy Nelson? He was a fixture on 7th Avenue in the 80's, always playing his flute in front of Manufacturers Hanover Trust bank on Carroll Street. He was such a pleasure to hear.
  • witch-king
    witch-king
    eggcream wrote: Bloomberg went after ice cream trucks for their noise so this falls into that category imo. I call 311 whenever I hear one of these guys/bands. They are as annoying as car alarms.
    And this is why he believes he should be mayor-for-life. He really showed those ice cream trucks and other miscellaneous vendors who's boss!
  • obamanut
    obamanut
    By the way, the idiot with the pan flute is out again today, even earlier than yesterday.

    And metalnyc, he's not one of those South American ones--they actually play some sort of discernible tune, as opposed to this hippie/yuppie guy's spastic, warbled nonsense.
  • obamanut
    obamanut
    1st_Streeter wrote: If it's the guy playing Andean-style flute, I kinda like him. It's a nice part of the sound tapestry coming off of 7th. Even that Abba tune isn't so bad. And what about the opera-singing guy - he also adds to the quaintness of the street chorus.

    The trash-collecting trucks, now those really drive me nuts.
    The opera singer guy at least stays in motion, he only sings while he walks. The funny thing is, if you've ever spoken to him, he speaks exactly the same way that he sings.

    I agree about the trash trucks; they go all night, but that's what happens when you've got tens of thousands of pounds of rotten garbage flowing out of "Sette Vette" and "Yamamoto's Chinese-Made Sushi" every night thanks to our restaurant-obsessed neighbors.
  • apple pants
    apple pants
    The only flute worth a damn is the chick from Mercury Rev on those first two records. Yourself is Steam - great rock and roll flute.
  • carnivore
    carnivore
    Quick, everyone go to Back to the Land and give this guy money! :lol:
  • eggcream
    eggcream
    Carnivore wrote: Quick, everyone go to Back to the Land and give this guy money! :lol:
    Yesm give him money so he'll go away.
  • carnivore
    carnivore
    eggcream wrote: [quote=Carnivore]Quick, everyone go to Back to the Land and give this guy money! :lol:
    Yesm give him money so he'll go away.

    I have a feeling that if he finds that spot to be profitable, he'll be there often.
  • karl the druid
    karl the druid
    the objective of this post is to seek and destroy a flute player

    please resume
  • santa
    santa
    i thought people liked new york city because of the crazies like this?

    MOD NOTE:
    If you're looking for the non-flute "Crazies Like This," they've split off to their own thread here
    kthx
    pitu
  • garfunky
    garfunky
    Carnivore wrote: [quote=eggcream][quote=Carnivore]Quick, everyone go to Back to the Land and give this guy money! :lol:
    Yesm give him money so he'll go away.

    I have a feeling that if he finds that spot to be profitable, he'll be there often.

    theres 2 guys playing guitar with him, pretty sure these guys have been around for years but i dont see them as regularly as other buskers.
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