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The Naked Cowgirl
You might have heard of the Naked Cowboy (who plays guitar and stands around in his underwear), but did you know there is actually a Naked Cowgirl who wears a short skirt and pasties and stands around playing guitar and taking photos with crazy tourists?
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Hey gang, in case you haven’t heard, John is going on a 5-day road trip with WebBeat.TV producer Norm Flores. They’re headed to New York City for the CEA LineShows. Along the way we’ll be stopping at all kinds of awesome attractions and giving away all sorts of prizes thanks to our partner, Newegg!
Want some free stuff like a Nintendo 3DS? How about a Nuve GPS or Eee Netbook PC? Keep on reading to find out how you can win!
Joshua Allen Harris did some amazing street art in New York back in 2008, and I’ve been wondering where he has been since then. I can’t find him on Twitter, Facebook, or even a Web page for him. So if anyone out there knows where to find the real Joshua Allen Harris please leave a comment below!
In the meantime, take a gander at his unique and beautiful designs. He creates mythical creatures out of bags and then uses the hot air rising from steam grates in New York City to inflate them. Simply amazing!
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What’s a gal to do? One minute she’s taking a quite little ride on the subway minding her own business. The next minute she’s being accosted by Storm Troopers and led off to see Darth Vader.
New York is getting a little rough now days, isn’t it?
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What you are going to see here is seriously pathetic. It’s hard to watch this video and not be angry at basically everyone in New York. But keep in mind that people in just about every really large city are equally guilty of the same sort of apathy, so I hope this serves as a wakeup call.
According to the New York Post, Hugo Alfredo Tale-Yax was coming to the aid of a woman involved in some sort of an altercation when he was fatally stabbed in the chest several times. He then collapsed on the sidewalk where over the next hour and a half he bled to death while 25 people walked by – none of whom bothered to call emergency services!
Of course my first question is, where the hell is the woman who Hugo saved? She saw him get stabbed in the chest a few times and then just left? I hope she rots in hell…
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As nations, the USA and Russia have often found themselves on different sides of various socio-political philosophies. And at times, an uneasy peace seems to exist between the two greatest nuclear powers the world has ever known. But despite all obstacles, the people of Russia reached out to Americans with a gesture of hope and kindness when President Putin dedicated an extraordinary monument as a gift in honor of those who perished in the September 11, 2001 attacks.
“To The Struggle Against World Terrorism” is a 100 foot high, bronze sculpture conceived of by Russian artist Zurab Tsereteli. Zurab is the President of the Russian Academy of Arts and Director of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art (among other things).
I suppose that only a man in a position such as this wields the necessary power to convince a government and it’s people to get behind a gift of this magnitude. Its certainly akin to the Statue of Liberty, a gift from the people of France.
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Thanks to Peggy for sending me this video of a stunt pulled off by Improv Everywhere, whose slogan is “we cause scenes”. The setup is that 207 people all walking through Grand Central Station in New York all freeze in place at the exact same second, and hold still for a full 5 minutes.
Most interestingly, it’s inspired people in 28 other cities in 13 countries to stage their own freeze mission. Thousands people worldwide in places like Romania, Poland, Italy, Germany, Sweden, and New Zealand have come together to make time stop for five short minutes. Below is a roundup of all of the videos of the various global freeze events.
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This week’s Links of the Week theme is… pictures.
According to producer Louie Schwartzberg, John Yacobellis is the undisputed King of Bike Messengers.
Louie produced this neat little 5 minute video that covers what it’s like to fight traffic and deliver packages in the busiest city in America.
Oh, and if you didn’t see it previously check out my post on the NYC Bike Messenger Race.
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