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Saturday, May 1, 2004

Thoth

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If you go to Central Park on a weekend to the Angel Tunnel next to the fountain, you will see a strange looking man performing operatic vocals while playing the violin and stomping with his feet with attached percussion shakers. His voice changes from high-pitched soprano to the low sounds of a baritone. He is dressed in an outfit consisting of chains and a loincloth. By looking at him and hearing him sing in a language that no one understands you would think that he is from some exotic place far away. Yet when some curious spectators come over to him to ask a question, he speaks with a normal voice with no accent what so ever. Here is the video I took of him serenading to a friend of mine:

When a woman came over to buy one of his CDs, he autographed it with both hands at the same time. The man calls himself Thoth. Here is more information about him: