a long time ago, i mentioned that i never saw the same people on the train or the bus twice despite taking pretty much the same route at pretty much the same time every day.

this weekend, mike and i saw something to defy all those odds.

for a variety of reasons, we ended up taking the train from lower manhattan on friday night and on saturday night. the first night, one of those break dancing guys with boomboxes got on the train and performed a variety of stunts (to very little applause, i must say, even though he was a decent performer). mike gave him fifty cents. the second night, we boarded the train and the very same guy boarded the train and gave the exact same performance. although mike claimed the act lacked some pizazz the second time, he gave him a dollar.

if we had seen him tonight (same train, but earlier in the evening) he would have earned himself two dollars. (mike's offer). or, as i said, "if we see that guy again, i'm going to spit."

it was a toss-up.