Stoop Girls Turn their 15 Blocks of Fame into Minutes!

In Warhol's days everyone was famous for 15 minutes, now everyone is famous for 15 blocks. Two twentysomethings have recently risen the bar, however, by getting a NYMag piece profiling their neighborhood "fame."

These two ladies (typically stationed at 90 Charles Street) aren't helping out the community, or even talking to anyone but themselves, they're simply sitting on a stoop. All day, every day, winter, spring, summer and fall.

The long-time friends moved here on their parents dime from Alabama and Pennsylvania last year "for kicks," and while one attends classes -- the other presumably does nothing. Yet as they sit there talking, smoking cigs, playing with their pups...the neighbors watch, fascinated. They email each other, they talk about it...they "miss them when they walk away."

Last year a bunch of LES scenesters got press for hanging out by a bench, so this really isn't surprising.

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By Jen Carlson in Arts and Events on February 27, 2008 2:51 PM

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pewabic

Has anyone seen the drawing of these girls in New York? they got on the same type of clothes like a uniform or something that they both can share? I mean why? New York has always been fascinated by odd inoffensive harmless people most un-naturally so. look at the infamous collyer brothers and all the crazy publicity they were always receiving in the news even the far famed New York Times couldn't stop reporting and bugging these poor saps. and when they died it was FRONT PAGE NEWS. c'mon already leave 'em alone news media. howabout a nice story on the collossal waste of money thats squandered on nasa every year because midwestern peeple think the billions and billions and billions of dollars spent on the space program helps fight athesism!

citylion

I'm agreed with this being stupid. Not out of envy but out of lack of reasoning for this to be called to attention.

Is this the best news NYMag could come up with?

robingee

Famous for doing nothing. USA! USA!

robingee

Famous for doing nothing. USA! USA!

smitty

...and I wish I could afford an apartment on Charles St!

gossipgirl

I wish I could sit on my stoop and smoke all day.

zodak

most of these comments are from jealous workers. don't hate!

i'm jealous too but i think it's cool that the neighborhood knows them. i do think it's weird that they aren't on their own stoop & that they are out in the cold.

Tgirl

VLADIMIR:

How time flies when one has fun!

ESTRAGON:

What do we do now?

VLADIMIR:

While waiting.

ESTRAGON:

While waiting.

VLADIMIR:

We could do our exercises.

ESTRAGON:

Our movements.

VLADIMIR:

Our elevations.

ESTRAGON:

Our relaxations.

VLADIMIR:

Our elongations.

ESTRAGON:

Our relaxations.

VLADIMIR:

To warm us up.

ESTRAGON:

To calm us down.

VLADIMIR:

Off we go.

Vladimir hops from one foot to the other. Estragon imitates him.

ESTRAGON:

(stopping). That's enough. I'm tired.

VLADIMIR:

(stopping). We're not in shape. What about a little deep breathing?

ESTRAGON:

I'm tired breathing.

VLADIMIR:

You're right. (Pause.) Let's just do the tree, for the balance.

ESTRAGON:

The tree?

Vladimir does the tree, staggering about on one leg.

VLADIMIR:

(stopping). Your turn.

Estragon does the tree, staggers.

ESTRAGON:

Do you think God sees me?

VLADIMIR:

You must close your eyes.

Estragon closes his eyes, staggers worse.

ESTRAGON:

(stopping, brandishing his fists, at the top of his voice.) God have pity on me!

VLADIMIR:

(vexed). And me?

ESTRAGON:

On me! On me! Pity! On me!

petebfd

or "drive-by shooting"

Papercutninja

HOLY JESUS CHRIST WHY? Alabama and Pennsylvania? No wonder they're best friends. Is anyone else hoping for a drive by shooting on that block? Can i possibly comment with any more questions?