Circus people live in Brooklyn
I was walking past my neighborhood grocery store this weekend, chatting on the phone when I noticed a man on a unicycle riding along the sidewalk. What made this site even funnier was that the man had apparently just finished his weeked grocery shopping because he was carrying two grocery bags full of goods in one hand and balancing his weight on the unicycle with the other.
I learned a while back not to be surprised when I see something like this in New York City, for these situations, while totally odd in a normal town, are simply the norm in good old NYC.
Since I don't have a digital camera anymore, given my drunken memory lapse and taxi cab fiasco of Halloween, and since I am the proud owner of the worlds first cell phone, which does not support photo taking capabilities, I have given you below the most accurate MS Paint representation of Unicycle Grocery Man that I can.
I learned a while back not to be surprised when I see something like this in New York City, for these situations, while totally odd in a normal town, are simply the norm in good old NYC.
Since I don't have a digital camera anymore, given my drunken memory lapse and taxi cab fiasco of Halloween, and since I am the proud owner of the worlds first cell phone, which does not support photo taking capabilities, I have given you below the most accurate MS Paint representation of Unicycle Grocery Man that I can.
posted by Talia
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12:15 PM
1 Comments:
At 8:46 PM ,
Anonymous said...
I'm much older than you. Went a year to William & Mary, ran out of money, so I settled for paralegal work and I get to train all the young buck associates at the law firms! Been doing litigation for about 15 years now -- Anyhew - you remind me of me when I was young. Great sense of humor. My boyfriend's 3 sisters live in Manhattan - one had her "elegant coffee table book" on NYT bestseller list 2 years ago. When I finally made it to the Big Apple with the "bad boy" of the family, in tow, I had a real eye-opener and I don't mean a "tini", although I should have had a few on the plane, because I laughed so hard at some of the spectacles, the comedic rudeness and the just plain swell of myasmic bodies - there is no way a hysterical, funny gal like me would survive the onslaught of oddities on a daily basis. The unicycle blog ripped my ribs. Visit this link and check out my read on it.
http://www.deadzoom.com/member/divadebi/
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Wish I had been there, but I guess that's the real test of being another tacky tourist is the surprise on your face, so I just had to get the H out of there!! I just don't think I could give up busting out with gut wrenching laughter the majority of the time, just to blend in with the kewlness of the City.
Went to all the latest and greatest spots and we were royally accommodated by the relatives' infinite taste and wealth. I live in the Deep South and all the biases are alive and flourishing. But I wouldn't have it any other way. It's not like I'm poor white trash ala Gretchen Wilson (although I do like her moxy) - my brother was famous musician (deceased) and I did a stint of singing backup and watched a baby grand piano get thrown off the second floor of a hotel in London, so it's not like I haven't been around the block a few times but I just wanted to salute your chutzpah for slugging it out in the Big Apple. Take care and don 't be offended by my cheesy site - It's just a front to sell some jewelry I play around with to ward off the alzheimers. I don't want to be martyred like my predecessor Rosemary Furman for trying to slaughter the Florida Bar helping po folk!
I just wish my 16 year old were a little older (he's following the bro's lead with the guitar and looks alot like Keanu Reeves so he's all set), or I'd hook you up with him!
I know, TMI from an ole lady eh? CIAO! Deborah