The Naked Cowboy!

We heard about the "Naked Cowboy" doing his thing in Times Square before leaving on this trip, but thought that there was not a snowball's chance he would be out there this time of year... Well, he must have snow balls after playing out there today! Seriously - he acted like it was 70 degrees on a summer day, rather than mid-30's and light snow flurries (with a wind chill making it feel like 40 below at times). And he must be doing something right if he managed to be a high point of entertainment on another great day in the City.

We started the day at a coffee shop in the Dominican section of Brooklyn (how we wound up there is anybody's guess) with the best prices in town - $4 for ham and eggs with home fries and toast! Good eats, too. From there we entered the magical mystery tour that is the subway schedule on the weekends, and found ourselves at Trinity Church, rather than our original mid-town destination. Better to pop in there and hear the soloist than stress over a change in plans.

Since we were in the neighborhood, a quick browse through Century 21 Department Store was in order (right across the street form Ground Zero, where construction on the memorial is well under way). A brief consultation with a kindly local got us on the train uptown, where we eventually met up with Kimmm at Bryant Park to begin a jaunt through the Fashion District (where much of Project Runway takes place).

Ken's approach to life continued to rub off on us, as today Groom got in on the act and convinced a singer in front of NY Public Library to climb up on one of the big stone lions and perform a number. Groom claims it was the guy's own fault, as he had a line in his previous song about "riding the lion." He was so good natured about it, we now have a CD in our possession that I'm sure will make for interesting listening.

After a fine dinner at the Green Table in the Chelsea Market, we were drawn to the hubbub around the Standard Hotel, where figure skater Johnny Weir was taking part in  Elise Øverland’s fashion event. Ken kicked into high gear once again, and made the night of a perfect stranger in the crowd of admirers (who was too shy to approach Johnny) when he took her by the arm and marched her right up for a photo op. Ken was rewarded a kiss on the cheek for his efforts by the appreciative fan.

With that being just a sampling of today's adventures, who knows what tomorrow may have in store for us?!

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