Only in NY: Drunk Irishman Rant
February 25th, 2007 by Phil
Kelly and I were on the F train heading to midtown when we ran into this character. The video comes in about halfway through our conversation with him, but since his drunken ramblings made no sense anyways it doesn’t really matter.
Ridiculous claims made:
- Name is ‘Bond, James Commander’
- Is from Woodstock, NY, Bennington, VT and Hoboken, NJ
- Is 58, with 3 ex-wives, 4 kids, 2 grandsons and a Puerto Rican girlfriend who is addicted to crack (this one might be true)
- Is a chess master in Tompkins Square Park
- Kicked the wall down in Dresden; a Reagan man
Other notable moments:
- Having “Bullshersy” yelled in my face when I disagree with his claim that he’s from Woodstock
- Blowing his whistle for us— spitting all over Kelly’s face in the process
- Homeless guy tries to steal the camera while Kelly is using it, a very ballsy move
- We realize we are at our stop and leave while he is still talking
Posted in Rants, Seriously?, Only in NY |
February 26th, 2007 at 10:53 am
Hilarious! I think I have seen that guy in tomkins square park, but not engaged in any intellectual pursuit. I wonder if he knows all the chess masters hang out at washington square park?
February 26th, 2007 at 12:24 pm
Phil, that was fucking hilarious! It’s so good it almost looks staged. Later Dude.
February 26th, 2007 at 7:23 pm
Every New York neighborhood has somebody like this; they add a lot of flavor. Its sort of unfortunate to run into them on the subway because, well, you can’t escape, but as long as he was entertaining and not too frightening, its all good. A definite “only in New York” moment.
February 26th, 2007 at 8:41 pm
hahahahahah Future Dan… yes…
D-maaaal!
March 6th, 2007 at 10:48 am
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