Who's That Sweeping Your Sidewalk? Boy George!

Residents of Chinatown, Lower East Side, Soho, Nolita, Little Italy, etc., get your cameras and Culture Club vinyls ready: Boy George will be cleaning your streets starting August 14. The Department of Sanitation told the Daily News that Boy George will get a "shovel, broom, plastic bags and gloves" when he starts his 5 day community service stint (required after he pleaded guilty to falsely calling in a break-in). The DoS says that the singer will very likely be cleaning up in Chinatown, as "A lot of tourist traffic means a lot of street litter." Wow, Boy George cleaning up various grocery detritus on jam-packed Canal Street in sweltering August weather! You'll be able to tell it's the singer born George O'Dowd if he does wear a Big Bird outfit, but it would be cuter if he wore outfits coordinated to the different neighborhoods. A velour tracksuit in Little Italy, a Mao jacket in Chinatown - the possibilities are endless!

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i'm tempted to quit my job and camp out in chinatown just to witness this. but then i realize that it would be really hot and smelly.

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I don't really want to hurt him. I don't really want to make him cry.

* ducks *

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Tempted is an understatement...

maybe he can dress up in an AIDs outfit and cleanup Christopher Street....

Maybe the discussion should be regarding his drug use. What landed him in the custody of the D.O.C. status. "Department Of Corrections."

Hot and smelly because it's Chinatown, or because it's Boy George?

George: Ralph Wiggum called. He wants his hairstyle back. Also, his cat's breath smells like cat food.

wait? is that my mom? i miss you mommy.

Very interesting & professional site. You done great work. nokia6630

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