Wednesday, April 2, 2008

The Money Man

Today I was having lunch at a soup shop in port authority... when out of no where... in walked "The Money Man"... He was a somewhat older gentlemen (probably in his late sixties), with a full white santa beard and walking cane. The cane was completely covered in glued-on pennies, dimes and nickels and I have to admit, didnt look like it provided much walking assistance. He wore an old-style cowboy hat that was also covered in change, but large silver dollars and other large coins. His blazer was glued up with loose change on the front and sporadic pennies up the back, and underneath he wore a vest of glued change over a green tshirt. He was so graceful and casual as he walked up to the register to make his purchase, his glued-up white sneakers sparkling as he walked, and honestly i was almost waiting for him to pluck off a quarter or something to pay for his beverage... Tourists actually stopped him to take his picture in amazement of their afternoon!!!

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