Frilly

On my way home from work last night, I walked down to Union Square and planned to take the bus from there (I had an errand to run on 17th and 6th, and it was a nice night after all).

Experiencing a typical NYC moment, I notice something like a marching band surrounded by a crowd, police cars, and several news vans on the other side of the street. In typical NYC fashion, I totally ignored it and didn't even cross over to see what was happening. I still don't really know what it was about.

As I walked down the south side of 14th St, in front of the Whole Foods/Filene's Basement/DSW complex I saw another rather interesting site. There was a tall, thin black man, 30's or 40's perhaps, in a very frilly, light colored skirt (the is SKIRT, not shirt). He was wearing a thin white jacket covered in little clear plastic rectangles under which were more colorful, frilly patterns. He was also angry. I could tell this by the look on his face and the fact that he was yelling very loudly (at what, I don't know).

I would have gotten a better look, but I didn't want him to start yelling at me. The key to walking around NYC is to avoid any interaction with other people.