Tough Guy

New York Stories (continued)....

All who ever have walked the New York streets clearly have a tale or two to share. It is a wacky place, especially if you are hanging out in the more livelier places (LES, Willy B, etc) at the fun part of the eveninjg (10pm-5am). But I'd like to share an encounter from a jog I just returned from.

Jogging, sprinting I should say (Shizzzzzer) down 41st, close to the United Nations building I noticed a little crowd watching a "happening" (M Night needs a hobby) in the middle of the four lane street. As anyone who is a part of this head-on-a swivle-during-a-car-crash society I decided to turn down the volume of the Rocky theme playing through my ipod and see what was the matter. Heck, maybe I could help. What unveiled was something small but highly charged...and what I found to be highly hysterical. A cab, driven by someone from Middle East decent, appearently had stopped short, Kramer style, and was hit by a large pick up truck. The pick up truck was driven by, shockingly enough, a hick with ridiculous sideburns and a donny baseball-esque moustache. He was in the window of the cab going the f*%k off, I mean really giving it to him. As this wasn't interesting enough I noticed the mans liscense plate. Heres the kicker folks. The novelty plate spelled out the words TOUGH GUY. So good. I immediately started laughing and made my way from group to group who were watching ready to share this find, this special gift life gives us to laugh at from time to time. It amazed me (and it shouldn't after reading Dads unbelievable piece on funny-ness) that no one thought this was funny. I tried to share the ironicism with some but none would have it, they were to busy being concerened about the would-be fight. Whats wrong with people? I was even ready to discuss how ironic that a mini race war had broken out so close to aplace where international policy is discussed daily, the UN. They wouldn't have taken to that either.

Other thoughts:
-Happy B day Nel, hope you had a great weekend.
-We heard from Pete, he is alive and "well"
-B was right
-What can we do to get a post from Nick Ross

And, finally, on the B was right tip, check this video. It's one of my favorite melts but at 1:35 seconds in at the top right hand corner of the video frame you see a glowstick display that could only be inspired by melt. Unreal.