Homeless People that make me Smile

Star light, star bright
First first homeless man I see tonight
I wish he may, I wish he might
Wear more than undies on the street tonight.

Dog of the Week

Looks like another sad story of a young boy who has turned to the streets. A sad scene known all too well on the lonely streets of NYC: obedience class drop out, hung out with the wrong muts and got stuck on a long road of drugs, alcohol and prostitution. It's now just him, the clothes on his back, and his dog bowl. Have a heart and drop a buck or a biscuit for Hunter.

Times Square Crazy of the Day

You will have to take my word on this. This jolly man stood in the middle of Broadway with a hat made of feathers and did bird calls. Fortunately, traffic had stopped for a red light, so he was able to take up the entire street with calling all birds in the metropolitan area. He had huge colorful peacock feathers that stuck up in the air. His free hand cupped his mouth as he showed off his best bird call that would put Alabama turkey hunters to shame. I watched mothers grab their kids and pull them far away from the scene. I got excited and grabbed my cell phone! I snapped a picture a little late while he was just finishing his calls.

With my camera mid shot, an elderly business man next to me laughed and said, "you must not be from here." I looked over my shoulder and smiled, "Actually, I do live here. I just like taking pictures of crazy people on my lunch break."
He laughed hard then when he finally caught his breathe said, "I can't believe you haven't run out of film!"

******Update******
9/26/07
New pic of our feathered friend! Yes, he is still flying around the city!

Times Square Crazy of the Day

Tourist truly get a false sense of New York City life when they visit Times Square. Just 13 blocks long, this a a gold mine for crazy characters. Today while I stepped out of the office for my 3 o'clock ice coffee break, I ran into 3 surfers (with surf boards), 4 men that stood 7 foot tall and dressed like the Queen's guards, and a man gagged and tied while people chanted "this war is made of lies, how many more must die." Ohhh right..AND I stepped in urine. Man, I love this city!!!





Not sure what point they were trying to make, but it made me smile.



Hudson river is the other way buddy...


Of course I snapped pictures, otherwise people wouldn't believe me. Can't make this stuff up folks! This is quality Times Square crazy people!!

Guess what I just stepped in...

Urine. That's right. I stepped in urine INSIDE DUANE READE!

Dog of the Week

My favorite part of this picture is the dog's tennis ball he has placed at his owners feet. You know what he is ready for after his nap!!

WSP

Washington Square park is the emotional heart of Greenwich Village. This beautifully bazaar square ties the city together into a fanatical package that is bursting with New York character. Tucked comfortably between NYU, mom and pop sandwich shops, hot bars and upscale brownstones, this park is a gathering place for musicians, entertainers, public assemblies, movie shoots, chess and scrabble players, dog owners and people of all ages from Villagers to visitors. This weekend dear friends and I took an after brunch stroll through the park. I truly believe no other spot in the world attracts so many over-enthusiastic locals.

Who says grown men aren't children at heart??? This man proves that he is just a fun loving 13 year old girl inside. He and his friend had a serious baton twirling practice session. This wasn't for tips folks, this was the real deal.











As we were admiring our boys new found love of baton twirling, we suddenly found something much better (believe it or not) in the distance. Just a few yards in front of us was a real life re-enactment of Star Trek. Right between the dog park and the chess tables, an "instructor" was giving sword fighting lessons. Where do people like this coming from?? I couldn't help but snap a few pictures. Let's just hope the baton men and the sword fighters don't decide to join forces....that could get ugly!

Although it was hard, we had to keep moving through the park. Within seconds we had found our next target. Now everyone can appreciate a good pianist, but this man brought his entire piano to the park. He tilted his head back and belted tunes through the park and his fingers vigorously punched on the keys. He was pretty good and I definitely had to appreciate his effort to lug that piano around town.

I love this park. I love the old people dancing to the jazz band in one corner while couples relax in the grass. I love the hippie NYU students painting and writing poetry in the center while kids run around eating Magnolia Bakery cupcakes. This park is the heart strings of New York City. Not all strings are pretty or even normal, but they play a vital part to keep this crazy city alive and kicking.