Saturday, June 15, 2013

At Gem Spa this morning



At 8:30 or so this morning... LES Jewels is passed out in front of Gem Spa.

A man walks up, looks at Jewels and says "It's Harry. Harry Hippie."

He leans down. "Harry. Harry! HARRY! HARRY HIPPIE."

Jewels doesn't move.

"Harry Hippie."

The man moves on, and explains to the hat crew outside Gem Spa that the person on the sidewalk is Harry Hippie. Harry, he says, has been working a lot lately and is tired.

The man, who is wearing headphones and listening to loud music, keeps walking west on St. Mark's.

"Harry Hippie" he says one last time, shaking his head.

He then stops a group of tourists who look to be in their 60s and tells them that he is from Ireland and Scotland. The group looks confused and continues walking.

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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 15, 2013 at 11:39 AM

    Pitiful yet sadly a typically NY anecdote. Not so much the passed out guy, the other jerkoff menacing old tourists. He probably menaces lots of people throughout the day because he has no friends.

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  2. Eden BeeJune 15, 2013 at 1:18 PM

    He was quite happily drunk at Ray's last night. Guess that was before he became a hippie.

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  3. AnonymousJune 15, 2013 at 1:43 PM

    he meant "Hairy Hippie"

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  4. jose garciaJune 16, 2013 at 10:03 AM

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  5. chris flashJune 16, 2013 at 11:05 PM

    Another day in the wasted life of New Jersey Jewels....

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  6. AnonymousJune 17, 2013 at 9:56 AM

    Jewels is drinking again?! He stopped for a while...

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