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Right now in New York City, there are pianos set up in various high traffic areas. One at 34th and 6th, one at Astor place, and several other hot spots. Whenever you walk by, you’ll notice people sitting there playing, and a crowd around, some watching and enjoying the musician, other waiting on their turn to jam out. The pianos are all worn, and have clearly been banged around a bit. But that’s expected since they’ve been traveling around the world!

I want to give you all the exact details, but frankly, my internet is tripping right now, and I’m unable to open another tab to google it and make sure I get all the facts right. But I’ll tell you what I think I remember from the article I read a few days ago.

This guy started it as a social experiment to pretty much watch how an ungoverned body of people interact and share when it comes to something like music. It’s also an interesting notion to watch people who may have never played a piano, give it a shot, or learn a quick ditty from one of the more trained musicians who just happens to be on site at the same time. And lets not forget about the fact these pianos have traveled and many, many hands have graced their keys. You never know, Quincy Jones could’ve sat at one. Better yet, the Dali Lama. Or the next Beethoven…or Biz Markie.

It’s just a really cool experiment, and I encourage everyone to look up Play Me, I’m Yours, and go and check it out for yourself. It’s literally just a piano in the middle of a central location that says, “Play Me, I’m Yours.” That’s it. And the magic that happens is…well…magical.

And the awesome part is…Pianos are hard to steal!!!