Notes From Underground
Spending some time traveling around using the lite rail system. My main idea is to investigate downtown as a place to live or work. That's what I tell myself. Maybe a bigger part is the fascination I have for street life--people watching. Looking for myself in the various expressions of humanity.
My favorite of the trains is the Redline. I guess cause it's underground, it makes me feel like I'm in a big city. Like New York but without the graffiti, smell, or crush of people. Disneyland style. In the tube the trains announce their arrival with wind. You feel the breeze as it approaches before you hear or see it.
Travellers on the Redline run the gamit between the extremes of downtown Los Angeles and uptown Hollywood. Secretaries, executives, homeless, transexuals, punk rockers, rockers... Those who would save. Those who would be saved.
Each station has it's own theme or motif. My favorite station so far is the junction between the Red and Blue lines. The 7th street station. Everybody just seems to be going somewhere from here. The trains stop... and damn near everybody gets off. All rushing to get to the other line.
Today on the Blueline I sat down and settled in only to find a hand between my back and the seat. It moved, but then was back subtly rubbing me. For a second I'm scared thinking it could be anybody--Boy George, Darth Vader... nah. I don't turn and look. I just know... it's a chick. She likes me.
Most people would turn around to see what was going on. Not me, I break out my pocket computer and start reading. The back massage is intermittent but continues. By the time we get into downtown I'm so into my book I forget she's there. As I'm getting up to disembark she stops me: "Is this the 7th Street station" she asks. "Yes", I stammer while noticing how cute she is.
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