Dear Diary:
While visiting our family in New York during the holidays, my wife and I were traveling downtown on the A train when suddenly a young drummer came into our car with a bucket and drumsticks.
As most of the “bucket drummers†whom I’ve heard, he was superb. However, since he was playing in close quarters, the sound was deafening, and since we’re both musicians concerned about our hearing, we put our hands on our ears to protect them.
When the time came to ask for contributions, we were ready to give him some money, but he refused it.
I can understand. We hurt his artist’s pride.
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