So I step out of the subway on my way to B&H (because eventually I'm going to buy a real camera, I swear it) and there's a cool bright yellow scaffolding in front of the Post Office. While looking for a good way to take a picture of it I notice a crowd, which of course I'm too nosey to ignore.
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Oh, just the Dalai Lama and Mayor Bloomberg.
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I love how in New York you can be checking out Reggae CDs at a street fair completely oblivious to the fact that the Dalai Lama is hanging out with the mayor 100 feet away.
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The white scarf was apparently the point of the ceremony. I don't know what they were doing.
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The ceremony ends and a little farther down the street Mr. Lama just comes strolling out onto the sidewalk. I run around for a better angle. All those damn body guards.
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Slight camera malfunction so you'll have to take my word for what happened next. The Dalai Lama bought an ear of corn at the street fair and walked back in.
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Corn guy is pretty dazzled.
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Woo Hoo! I served corn to the Dalai Lama!!
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Meanwhile... who's that guy buying flavored popcorn?
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I was just complaining the other day that I never seen Bloomberg out on the street and the next thing you know I'm standing next to him.
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Put your money away babe, I got this.
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