Yesterday…
1:00: I read that the last combat brigade is leaving Iraq!
1:05: Begin plans to head to Times Square to get in on the festivities!
1:55: Exit subway on 42nd st.
1:57: Buy sailor costume from shop.
2:03: Shocked to see no one celebrating in Times Sq.
2:04: Shocked to see people hula-hooping in Times Sq.
2:05: Attempt to get smooch from tourist by declaring War is Over! and suggesting we try to match the famous WWII photo.
2:06: Get slapped by an angry Ohio mom.
2:14: Approached by Officer James McMurphy from the NYPD.
2:16: Released due to lack of evidence by Officer James McMurphy from the NYPD.
2:17: Suggest to a woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty that I’ll take her flyer if she kisses me in celebration of the end of the war!
2:17: Full-speed sprint away from Officer James McMurphy from the NYPD.
2:25: Announce loudly in Times Sq.: “All I want is to photograph a kiss here for history’s sake!”
2:26: Find it odd “Rhonda” has an Adam’s Apple, but get my shot nonetheless! FINALLY!
2:42: Am forcibly removed from the Life magazine lobby by security after a RIDICULOUSLY SHORTSIGHTED editorial decision!
