Gothamist: Robert John Burck, Naked Cowboy

Miss

Wed, 07 Apr 2004 16:32:23 -0500

I'm a New Yorker born and raised and I've never this dude in Times Square or anywhere else. I do like the body.

AlexisT

Wed, 07 Apr 2004 01:42:25 -0500

Does he remind anyone else of The ROCK? He def. has that WWF vibe to him....

jay

Tue, 06 Apr 2004 19:40:30 -0500

he's kind of like the Angelyne of New York City, except he actually *does* something! and i also saw him in New Orleans during Carnival, and have one word to say: SHRINKAGE!

johannes

Tue, 06 Apr 2004 19:14:08 -0500

i applaud his courage & conviction.

Magnificent Bastard

Tue, 06 Apr 2004 16:42:16 -0500

Whats worse: That he thinks he's the greatest new Yorker of all time or that he refers to himself in the 3rd person.

Ron Mwangaguhunga

Tue, 06 Apr 2004 15:53:18 -0500

trent, you have a point.

trent

Tue, 06 Apr 2004 15:33:40 -0500

who would've thought a guy who plays guitar in his underwear everyday in times square would be a self-absorbed asshole? i know, weird.

tom

Tue, 06 Apr 2004 15:20:47 -0500

wait, did jake say that Naked Cowboy takes it 'to a logical extreme'? Extreme, yes. Logical, well, no.

Ron Mwangaguhunga

Tue, 06 Apr 2004 15:19:04 -0500

I used to think he was okay, you know, for the tourists and all that, until I read this interview. I, I, I ... me, me, me: What a narcistic himbo.

pretzelboy

Tue, 06 Apr 2004 13:36:24 -0500

I have a friend who ran into TNC in the Viacom bldg parking lot where he was changing out of his warmup suit at the back of his 2002 5 series BMW. Hey its a living..

yojimbot

Tue, 06 Apr 2004 12:57:58 -0500

nakedcowboy=narcisstic jerk. even if he makes thousands of $$$ a day and spreads love to the heartland.

krucoffa

Tue, 06 Apr 2004 12:52:27 -0500

i know, i know but truthfully it was something i wanted to block from my mind. winter, that is.

Ajit

Tue, 06 Apr 2004 12:36:01 -0500

his website is hilarious! "I had a bare empty apartment, with mirrors on every wall. I owned a spoon, a knife, a fork, a bed, a guitar and thirty-six pairs of underwear. I have an overwhelming fascination with being the center of attention. What would you have done? - N.C." and tien, i agree, no hard-hitting questions about winter weather. krucoff, where has the edgy reporter in you fled to? come back! come back!

a-hole

Tue, 06 Apr 2004 11:31:24 -0500

This guy is a joke. Just the kind of crap I'd expect from the mouth of someone who attracts tourists and other morons.

tien

Tue, 06 Apr 2004 11:30:30 -0500

one thing i would change about new york: the naked cowboy. krucoff, where is the question about how he handles the cold weather in his underwear? shrinkage and all...

Jen

Tue, 06 Apr 2004 11:17:54 -0500

It's true - the Naked Cowboy lives and breathes the Naked Cowboy brand. He should come out with his own line of undewear.

Standard Deviance

Tue, 06 Apr 2004 10:27:36 -0500

When I came to New York last summer to look for an apartment, I was staying in a hotel near Times Square. One of the first things I saw when I left in the morning to find my new home was The Naked Cowboy rocking out in Times Square, and I knew, like Mary Tyler Moore, I was going to make it after all. Keep strutting, Naked Cowboy!

Champlain

Tue, 06 Apr 2004 09:28:11 -0500

"I have the super-human responsibility to be in Times Square every day." Except when he's not. We ran into him in the middle of Bourbon Street in New Orleans last February, the week before Mardi Gras. He was entertaining the tourists in his usual fashion, and when we asked him if he shouldn't be back at Times Square, he said he was on vacation.

jake

Tue, 06 Apr 2004 08:49:05 -0500

i like the naked cowboy because he took an idea and really ran with it. i respect someone who knows how to take something to a logical extreme.