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Dear Love,
I understand that I’m coming from at this from a weird place. We hardly know each other and the way we met was, well — I hesitate to say it was unusual. It is the way I meet most people, and as a meet cute? It’s pretty good for a meet cute. Perhaps not the meet cute that every woman dreams of, but it certainly wouldn’t make for a bad start to a, let’s be real, probably unintentionally racist romantic comedy. You were there, walking with your friend, probably out shopping for the day or on your way to a light lunch. And I was there, doing my 60k/yr job according to some website of hiding in a bush and startling people as they walk by. Two souls adrift on a sea of chance. I saw you headed in my direction and, to be honest, I was scared for a moment. You read that right. YOU scared ME! Haha, can you even imagine. A tourist scaring the San Francisco bush man. Well, it’s true. I saw you and I thought, “I don’t know what to do!” For a moment I forgot everything I had learned about startling people over the years. I was frozen. But then I came to my senses and realized that if I couldn’t pull it together for this moment, the moment I had to impact the life of a woman I had fallen instantly in love with, then what was it all for? You inspired me and brought me back to life, and I’ll never be able to thank you enough for that.
So, what do you say? Do you love me too? I’ll be hiding in the bush anxiously awaiting your answer. You know where to find me. But I have to ask you, please, please don’t blow my cover if you see some tourists walking by. This is my 60k/yr livelihood, after all, according to a website. (Via Neatorama.)
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This guy is DEEP in the game. I remember seeing him 10 years ago in SF and having a good smile. Bush man busking is second to none. Well, maybe frozen King Tuts. Love me some frozen King Tuts.
San Francisco panhandling is a bizarre and aggressive game. In New York, it’s just a combination of doo-wop groups and people muttering about spare change.
Did Bushman kidnap the Herman Cain ad?
This is scary, but not as scary as that time I thought I watched Nick Searcy from Justified give Herman Cain a 3:00 minute endorsement and made a funny comment, only to realize it was was all some sort of fever dream.
ha. Just sent that link into videogum.
This is the first time a black man has every stood behind a Bush
#poorlycraftedpoliticalpunsgum
He’s also recording their reactions to sample in his upcoming concept album My Life as the Bush of Ghosts.
he better have a sign on the other side that says “got any scare change?”
Side view from a couple years back. This man is king of the wharf!
That’s lovely, Bush Man, but I’m holding out for the all silver man.
I hope he’s happy. Once you have “bush man” on the resume, I imagine it’s difficult to change jobs.
I was there this weekend and saw bush dude! My friend and I thought, geez what a horrible busker. Who is going to say “Ahh, you scared the crap out of me?! Here’s a dollar for your trouble, buddy.”
He’s real!
“uhh…yeah, lets grab a drink in North Beach and then walk to this restaurant on the Embargadero”
- A plan that ensures scaring your family that has come to visit
If he’d just follow the Blue Man Group strategy and franchise it, he’d be king of the forest. A one-square-foot forest.