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April 03, 2006
a naked cowboy...
This was my first time ever seeing the Naked Cowboy.
{A quick little research on the web and I found out he has his own website. I don't really know why I am surprised. I have more than one website, so why shouldn't he.}
I had just moved to the city and wham there was a naked guy walking in Times Square. I was shocked. Then he did a little turn and I saw that he had some tighty-whiteys on and I was a bit less shocked. Still pretty surprised. More surprised though by the business people walking by, they didn't even give him a second look. I mean the guy is playing his guitar in underwear for crying out loud.
I have seen Naked Cowboy quite a few times since my first encounter and the shock has worn off. So those businessmen going to lunch must see him everyday, therefore no shock.
Living and working in this big city I have seen countless strange things, people dressed in the most ridiculous outfits. Carrying anything and everything on the subway. It seems so normal now. I guess what is strange is how normal changes.
Posted by wendy at April 3, 2006 08:11 AM
Comments
ahh, good ole' naded cowboy...The strangest for me was when I had to wear that cow costume around the city for the day. No one even batted an eyeball.
Posted by: johanna at April 3, 2006 12:13 PM
i love the last line:
i guess what is strange is how normal changes
that says it all.... great pics!!
xo
Posted by: lisa s at April 3, 2006 01:33 PM
My hubby, daughter and i just moved to portland, or from nyc. once, on my way home from work, a homeless man with his pants down (he had underwear on, thank god) ran up the subway steps that i was descending and SPIT IN MY FACE! it was so gross and humiliating and infuriating that i shouted obscenities at him as he scurried away, his pants around his ankles. there was an mta worker pretending to sweep as he watched the whole thing so i demanded "DID YOU JUST SEE THAT??!!", the man went back to his indifferent sweeping so fast....maybe that's one of the reasons we moved away. no chivalry left in the public transportation system.
Posted by: janel at April 3, 2006 05:09 PM
HA HA!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: maria at April 3, 2006 06:55 PM
you have such a way with words...smiling at the last line and how true it is =)
Posted by: Ky at April 3, 2006 08:48 PM
There was a guy in our park who used to wear underpants and do tai chi in the middle of all the people who were, like, sitting on blankets playing with kids. Very small park. He was extremely TAN and about 70 years old. It was very disturbing. This was in Oak Park. I wonder if he still does that.
Posted by: Alicia P. at April 4, 2006 02:36 PM
I love the first picture. Naked Cowboy skeeves me out. Your last line is sums up the NY experience perfectly :)
Posted by: anne at April 4, 2006 04:46 PM
well what do ya know? a naked cowboy!
Posted by: la vie en rose at April 7, 2006 05:01 PM