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DOWNTOWN

Underground, hard times resounding

By Erin Ailworth
Globe Staff / January 4, 2009

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Few acknowledge the graying 62-year-old strumming his way through Ralph McTell's "Streets of London" on his Fender guitar. They whisk down the platforms of the Red Line's Park Street stop without making eye contact, insulated by the headphones stuffed in their ears, and juggling coffee cups, cellphones, and bulging shoulder bags. (Full article: 864 words)

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