Comments on: Tiki Barber Trades His Escalade for a MetroCard http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/11/17/tiki-barber-trades-his-escalade-for-a-metrocard/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michael http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/11/17/tiki-barber-trades-his-escalade-for-a-metrocard/comment-page-1/#comment-59302 Michael Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:09:37 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=4964#comment-59302 It looks like Tiki has actually always been a subway man, at least since 2001: "RM: Do you ride the subway? TB: I do. If the subway is crowded, no one really notices me because they are so busy seeing about themselves. Occasionally, when it's empty, someone will recognize me and say something like, "Aren't you the running back?'" (http://www.sptimes.com/News/012101/SuperBowl2001/Tiki_Barber__Life_is_.shtml) People get paid a lot of money to do ads like the Escalade series, but funny to think that all the while he was avoiding the real "pain in the butt" of driving in New York streets. Perhaps he could atone for those commercials by doing some free work for MTA. It looks like Tiki has actually always been a subway man, at least since 2001:

“RM: Do you ride the subway?

TB: I do. If the subway is crowded, no one really notices me because they are so busy seeing about themselves. Occasionally, when it’s empty, someone will recognize me and say something like, “Aren’t you the running back?’”

(http://www.sptimes.com/News/012101/SuperBowl2001/Tiki_Barber__Life_is_.shtml)

People get paid a lot of money to do ads like the Escalade series, but funny to think that all the while he was avoiding the real “pain in the butt” of driving in New York streets. Perhaps he could atone for those commercials by doing some free work for MTA.

]]> By: mike http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/11/17/tiki-barber-trades-his-escalade-for-a-metrocard/comment-page-1/#comment-59094 mike Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:18:01 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=4964#comment-59094 I saw tiki at lex/63rd on the f a month ago. I saw tiki at lex/63rd on the f a month ago.

]]> By: Mr. Cool http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/11/17/tiki-barber-trades-his-escalade-for-a-metrocard/comment-page-1/#comment-59069 Mr. Cool Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:24:27 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=4964#comment-59069 Tiki may not have a SuperBowl ring, but if he really is taking mass transit he has done a far better thing for this world. Nicely done Tiki. Tiki may not have a SuperBowl ring, but if he really is taking mass transit he has done a far better thing for this world. Nicely done Tiki.

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