Welcome, Anthony Rapp! (part three) — Page 82

#2026

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Posted: 2/18/06 at 4:49pm

42nd between 8th Ave. and 9th Ave.

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#2027

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Posted: 2/18/06 at 4:56pm

I just sat down next to some people that looked equally scared, I figured if we were all in a group it was safer.
I always keep my headphones on when I'm downtown, that way people don't talk to me, they're not always on.
I would get so lost in NYC, I don't know if it's better to have numbers or street names. It seems like it would get confusing with numbers trying to remember where you're going, but easier to figure out how far to go.

#2028

And it's beginning to snow

Posted: 2/18/06 at 4:57pm

Sometimes in awkward situations like that I pretend i'm on my cell phone with my parents or something.

#2029

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Posted: 2/18/06 at 4:58pm

I do that ALL the time.

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#2030

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Posted: 2/18/06 at 4:59pm

Every time I'm at Port Authority, I get a bunch of sketchy guys offering to give me directions for $10.

I do the same thing, CS. One time, the battery on my iPod was dead, but I still had the headphones in just as an excuse to ignore people.

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#2031

And it's beginning to snow

Posted: 2/18/06 at 5:01pm

You do have to be careful with that, though, because some people will go after those who appear to be distracted, whether it be with headphones or a cell or whatever.

#2032

And it's beginning to snow

Posted: 2/18/06 at 5:04pm

They're also easy to grab. But I don't ever have them loud enough that I can't hear what's going on. I like to be aware of my surroundings.

#2033

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Posted: 2/18/06 at 5:05pm

But then it's even better, because you aren't distracted and they think you are. Seriously, I've never been in a completely scary situation like that. I don't have serious issues with Port Authority, but I can see how some people would freak out.

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Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never knowing how

#2034

And it's beginning to snow

Posted: 2/18/06 at 5:09pm

I also do it, not to be rude, but because of the homeless. It sounds so mean, but I don't like being harassed for money.

#2035

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Posted: 2/18/06 at 5:11pm

I actually had an amusing experience along those lines recently. I tend to be in the City until 1-2AM on Thursdays. Usually I park on the street around 9th or 10th Avenues. Times Square still has quite a bit of traffic even that late so I don't usually feel scared. However, I always get a little jumpy if no one is around or if someone is passing me, or behind me or something. So one night recently, this guy was walking towards me, and I realized there was no one else around. I kept turning around to see if any cars were passing. As the guy passed me, he noticed what I was doing. He chuckled and said "don't worry, you're safe" and smiled as he passed me.

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#2036

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Posted: 2/18/06 at 5:12pm

CS, I know what you mean. I usually do the same things(listen to music, or at least pretend to, etc.) to avoid all the people that try to offer me comedy club tickets and similar things as I'm walking down NYC streets.

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"If there was a Mount Rushmore for Broadway scores, "West Side Story" would be front and center. It snaps, it crackles it pops! It surges with a roar, its energy and sheer life undiminished by the years" - NYPost reviewer Elisabeth Vincentelli

#2037

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Posted: 2/18/06 at 5:13pm

I'm such a softie tourist when it comes to the homeless. I ALWAYS give money.

#2038

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Posted: 2/18/06 at 5:13pm

I have bigger issues with the country at night than the city. Which makes no sense, but the country's so quiet that I always think someone must be following me.

CS, I see what you mean. Whenever I'm at Broadway, I feels so horrible because there's so many homeless people there. And I want to help them out but I can't help them *all* out. I always end up feeling guilty.

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#2039

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Posted: 2/18/06 at 5:15pm

I think my city has the NICEST homeless people. I try to walk around with change in my pocket as often as I can. At Christmastime, there was this woman singing carols on the street every day.

There WAS this one guy who cursed like crazy if you walked by him without acknowledging him, though. I always crossed the street if I could. Eek.

#2040

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Posted: 2/18/06 at 5:16pm

Lexi, never go to India.

Grrr, those stupid improv comedy guys in Times Square. I'm tempted to say yes one time just to see how they react, because every time I've tried to politely turn them down, they're always so rude.

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Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never knowing how

#2041

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Posted: 2/18/06 at 5:16pm

I also don't carry around change, it's mostly debit. And as a poor student, I'm cheap, I need my money.

I feel completely safe in Peterborough, it's a small town. But there have been a couple times I've been walking downtown on a pub night that have been a little upsetting. Once I was trying to find my friend (we said we'd meet on a large street, but nothing more specific than that), and these two guys were walking slow, so they told me to walk between them. I walked around them. Another night, I was walking back home, in a skirt, and this guy was hitting on me. Normally that's flattering, but not when you're pissed at the world and just want to go home, and now this drunk guy likes your smile.

#2042

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Posted: 2/18/06 at 5:18pm

I HATE the standup guys in Times Square. One of them literally tried to follow me back to work one day.

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#2043

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Posted: 2/18/06 at 5:19pm

They're so many of them! And of course, we're all probably their main target age. I always swivel my way in and out to avoid them.

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I recognize the addiction to being alive.

#2044

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Posted: 2/18/06 at 5:20pm

I saw this one girl sitting in front of a bank machine. People had to form a line around her. I just find that rude.

#2045

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Posted: 2/18/06 at 5:21pm

Exactly Skittles! And they don't give up! Sometimes they'll follow you all the way down the block bugging you. Or if you try to say "no, thank you," they'll be like "why not? Don't you like to laugh?" and the like. Sometimes they'll offer me a pass to an R&B event and if I say no, they expect me to verbalize a 500-page essay on why I don't want to go/why I don't like R&B.

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"If there was a Mount Rushmore for Broadway scores, "West Side Story" would be front and center. It snaps, it crackles it pops! It surges with a roar, its energy and sheer life undiminished by the years" - NYPost reviewer Elisabeth Vincentelli

#2046

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Posted: 2/18/06 at 5:23pm

Lexi, never go to India.

LOL! I know I probably shouldn't give out money, but I can't help myself. There was a woman begging outside the Nederlander for money for a "hotel room" and I gave her $10. I know my habits will probably change once I'm actually living in Manhattan, though.

#2047

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Posted: 2/18/06 at 5:25pm

There was this guy once asking us for money while we were standing in line for a bar. He then explained this mixture that tastes just like pot. That really made me want to give him money.

#2048

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Posted: 2/18/06 at 5:37pm

When I went to Toronto I gave money to some guy, and he followed me around until I got on my bus- I haven't given money to the homeless since. I feel bad, but at the same time, if I'm gonna do anything, I'd rather give them food.

#2049

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Posted: 2/18/06 at 5:39pm

When I went to the city with 3 of my friends he asked where we were from and we all said NY, then he's like "Oh, where in New York?" And I guess our parents taught us well becuase we all gave the same kind of "Umm, well, uhhhh..." type answer, until he said he was also from New York and named the town he was from. I guess we still shouldn't have told him but one of my friends just blurbed it out. Some homeless people are very mean. There was one woman who seriously came up to my friends and me and was like "I'm a human too! You don't think I have needs...etc. etc.," right in our faces.

#2050

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Posted: 2/18/06 at 5:40pm

I find them really pushy, it makes me not want to help them. I hate feeling pressured.