Edmonton Piano Player

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Two cool things at one time:

1) Edmonton, Saskatchewan has a 'street piano' project, where pianos are placed in public spaces for people to play as they will.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/outdoor-piano-project-launched-in-edmonton-1.2631220

Anyone seen this at work? Are they under some sort of shelter, or what?

But also:

2) A seemingly homeless man uses one to make music and is recorded and YouTubed:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTsMTIofG2Q

It's currently at over 3 million views.


No real point to the post. Just a reminder that the world can be beautiful.
 
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Makes me wonder what the backstory of that piano player is.

I actually wonder that a lot about the homeless people I see on the streets of San Francisco. Some of them whom I see all the time I've talked to at length, and the various paths they have traveled to arrive at where they are today are mind blowing.

A lot of it is a result of drug use and/or alcoholism – but some of the drug use and alcoholism came after they were homeless, not before. And sometimes, their stories give me a strong sense of "There but for the grace of God go I."
 
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rugcat said:
Makes me wonder what the backstory of that piano player is.

I actually wonder that a lot about the homeless people I see on the streets of San Francisco. Some of them whom I see all the time I've talked to at length, and the various paths they have traveled to arrive at where they are today are mind blowing.

A lot of it is a result of drug use and/or alcoholism – but some of the drug use and alcoholism came after they were homeless, not before. And sometimes, their stories give me a strong sense of "There but for the grace of God go I."
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Born on the reserve, put into foster care with his brothers at age five. Moved into a foster care home with a piano at age 8 and played from there on. Drug and alcohol abuse came later.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmon...reveals-rough-life-behind-his-music-1.2819057
 
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