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Article: He's back, with a hat and brief message
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- Post-Tribune (IN)
- Article date:
- July 29, 2001
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Just when you thought Times Square had cleaned up its image, the Naked Cowboy is back.
John Robert Burck II -- wearing nothing but cowboy boots, a cowboy hat and white briefs reading "Naked Cowboy" in bold letters on the rear -- has taken up residence in the heart of Times Square, playing a guitar and singing songs like "I'm the Naked Cowboy."
Nearly two years after he first appeared in Times Square, Burck has come to view New York as his new home and the place where he can most likely become the "most celebrated entertainer of all time."
"I'm going to be out here for six to eight hours a day, 365 days a year, playing my tunes," ...