The Naked Cowboy: the John D. Rockefeller of being half nude in Times Square?
There can only be one half-naked piece of Americana in these parts!
That’s what New York City’s Naked Cowboy told Time Square’s newest addition, the Naked Cowgirl, anyway.
According to a story from the Associated Press, the Naked Cowboy sent the Cowgirl a cease-and-desist letter and claimed that if she wanted to continue as the naked Cowgirl she’d have to become a “franchise” of the Naked Cowboy. Most licensed franchisees are required to pay $500 a month.
Now this begs TWO questions:
1. How can one (i.e. the Cowboy) have a monopoly on standing on a street in one’s underwear and charging tourists for photos?
2. How is this “profession” so lucrative that he can expect the Cowgirl to pay $500 a month.
3. Why don’t they just work together? Make up some kind of entertaining routine? Commiserate about their shared love of being half-naked in public?
Why can’t the Naked Cowboy and the Naked Cowgirl just get along?
Do you remember the year that we made the Christmas Cards from Gramma with her photo with him?
YES! It was great!