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Union Square and the Statues

Union Square has reopened from repairs and a face-lift. i wonder if I ever go back to SF, if I will be harrased on the Square as much now as I was when I worked in SF. I also wonder if there will be different street performers. When I was there, the meme was statues - people would don full body paint and strike a pose and act like a statue until someone would "donate" some money. Then they would come alive and everyone would laugh. When I was in Europe a few months before moving to San Francisco, there were a few statues in each city, and many were very good.

Yeah, we would laugh for the first few performers, and then as the "statues" multiplied like jackrabbits, I dreaded walking on Geary past Union Square on my way home. Much like the proliferation of porn sites on the internet, the first few "statues" were fresh and interesting, and generally made money hand over fist. When copy-cats joined the pack, the level of skill, performance, body paint, and overall appeal diminished quickly. It wasn't pretty. So, I hope that Ole Willie Brown can eradicate the homeless like he said he would, and let good old white americans shop for over priced shoes [Niketown] and clothes [take your pick Nieman Marcus] in peace, while tourists can walk unmolested in shorts and T-Shirts.

Man, am I jaded.

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chuck says:

If only competition among street artists provided an atmosphere of "who has the
best act". Because some of these guys are damn good. Particularly the musical
asian dudes in NY. Man, I love me some good music at the subway.