Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Shred Violin, or Why I Love New York

On Saturday night I somehow tore myself away from Call of Duty: Black Ops to join a handful of my fellow IESE classmates for a killer dinner at BonChon Chicken near Koreatown. If you haven't tried it and you like fried chicken, I highly recommend it - just don't get the spicy version if you don't want to have chapped lips for the next three days.

As we were getting out of the subway at 34th Street to meet our friends, I heard the most astounding noise, which I then realized was a dude with an electric violin. And as we got closer, it became apparent that not only was he totally shredding, he was playing Michael Jackson's Smooth Criminal. AND MOONWALKING.

Once I snapped out of my openmouthed stupor, I managed to capture the end of his performance on my iPod. A little YouTube search revealed that Michael Shulman, Shred Violinist, is quite prolific. Here he is, for example, shredding some Depeche Mode and Guns N Roses.

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