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NYC Subway, 4 iPhones, and a Little Serendipity

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In October 2010, little-known New York City band, Atomic Tom, had their instruments stolen. But a little bit of bad luck wasn't going to stop these musicians from doing what they love.

Riding over the Manhattan Bridge on the B train, the band gave an impromptu performance of "Take Me Out"...using four iPhones to simulate the drums, guitars, and piano they had recently lost.

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Reflections (26)

Amanda

I wish this happened on Australian public transport! That takes guts and I like their ingenuity in the face of a set back. Good tune too. I bought the album :)

none

never give up. always have fun

sarahm

i liked that they were physically close, having eye contact with each other, smiling, and used technology in a way that was connective with others. so often i see people with their faces buried in their gadgets, oblivious to the world around them. i am hopeful when i see technology being used for real-time, in person connection.

risela

They are GOOD :); they did not let adversity win,and instead did something creative and very entertaining.Good luck fellas!

Mary

I used to ride the subway and enjoyed an occasion burst of music or laughter to and from work. Its nice to see our young people putting forth the effort to not give up just because some "ting bat" decided that wanted something that did not belong to them. Keep up the great work Atomic Tom and God Bless.

Viviane

Sounds more like "NYC Subway, 4 iPhones and a little craftiness". Says on another website in an interview that they came up with this viral marketing concept to get themselves known.

katherine Drabek

Falling down and getting up again.

Marcelo

Awesome!!! Good job guys and good luck!!!

Herby

Talk about making some good old fashion lemonade out of lemons..... :-) How awesome is that?!?! It truly inspires me to shake the dust off my feet from my resent set back and move on with life.

sharon

They got four seats together?

Marti

Loved this video! They didn't let the bad luck overcome them.

katherine Drabek

Gorgeous, alive.

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