Word: subways
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...Jury selection is currently under way in New York City for Goldstein's retrial on charges that he murdered a woman by pushing her in front of a subway train. Last November, a jury deadlocked 10 to 2 in favor of conviction...
...matter of proving that he did it: No one disagrees that on January 3, 1999, Goldstein pushed 32-year-old Kendra Webdale to her death in front of a subway car. Regardless of the outcome, Andrew Goldstein will finally be sent someplace where he can't hurt anyone. But the fact that he begged to be hospitalized for two years before the crime, and was turned away by doctors who knew he was dangerously mentally ill, points to a system that's even crazier than...
...Friday, 5 p.m., Park Street, red line. Trains whiz by left and right. An 8.5" by 11" sign perches on a guitar case: "This performance has been modified in the following manner: It is fitted to fit this subway platform." Karl Swetland wears a yellow hat over frizzy brown hair that creeps out like Weird Al Yankovic's and a pink tie-dyed shirt reading "Red Raspberries" that compliments his acid-washed jeans perfectly. Commuters look on in wonder as the beanie babies in his guitar case stare back in equal amusement. Swetland fights for attention with the little girls...
...synthesizer rolls out the accompanying beats to the tunes of a shiny chromatic harmonica and a lively voice. Michael Wright wears a baseball cap, a warm fleece sweater and a huge grin. Dating back to 1978, this amiable gentleman in his early 40s is a veteran of the Boston subway system--one of the original underground performers. A truly accomplished musician, Wright has played in several local bands and in venues such as the Wang Theater and the Berklee Performance Center. During the daytime, Wright supports his music career with "straight jobs" and comes down to the subway a couple...
...colorful background and temporary audience for a young violinist; the shrieking rails intermittently muffle the soothing tunes. One admirer pencils out a sketch of the charming young lad. Kip Jones appears both solo and with his cellist roommate. This third-year Berklee College of Music student considers his subway performances part of a work-study program. Playing on platforms since last September, Jones can make about $25 per hour on a good day. Groceries, laundry, fixing his bow and a plane ticket to Kansas City to see his honey all serve as motivation to collect coins and bills...