Street Performers

Was watching Animal Planet and saw this quirky trio - Dog, Cat, Rat.  They even made a Man, Dog, Cat, Rat on the show. 

(from NileGuide Travel Blog)

This unlikely trio of street performers (Booger the dog, Kittie the cat and Mousy the rat) is trained by owner, Greg Pike, to create an animal pyramid while still staying sweet and calm. The pup provides the base of the pyramid, on top of him lays the cat, and the white rat sits on the cat. The animals can even stroll down State Street in Santa Barbara piled on top of each other. Pike says he trained the animals to show people that nothing is impossible and, “If they can get along, so can we!” The video below is from State Street in Santa Barbara, but Greg Pike and his pets have also been spotted in the Union Square area of San Francisco.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YzuHuBLT7k

Unfortunately, Booger the dog has passed away and I don't have an update on any new dog in the trio.

(from NileGuide Travel Blog)

The Naked Cowboy

This isn’t your average cowboy… he’s hunky, has long hair, plays the guitar, and hangs out in the center of Times Square practically naked! Wearing only tighty whities that say “Naked Cowboy” on the tush, this guy lures female tourists with his good looks and charm as they line up to take pictures with him. He has become such a Times Square landmark, M&Ms made a cartoon commercial with the Blue M&M dressed up like the Naked Cowboy. Be sure to watch the video to see the real Naked Cowboy in action as he gets sassy with some female tourists!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7K5FfBoZgY

If you have any to share, please post here.  Any local favorites? 

did you know...

Benjamin Franklin, the American inventor and statesman, was a street performer.

He composed songs, poetry and prose about the current events and went out in public and performed them. He would then sell printed copies of them to the public. He was dissuaded from busking by his father who convinced him the stigmas that some people attach to busking were not worth it. It was this experience that helped form his beliefs in free speech, which he wrote about in his journals.