Recently I wrote about a surreal experience involving some "alleged" homeless guy who had an unusual habit. This guy seems to be obsessed with manhole covers. Every other day he shuffles over to East 35th Street and stands by the bar. Then he goes into his brown paper bag and pulls out some type of food; one day it may be a piece of chicken. Another day, oranges. In any case, he'll then shuffle out into the middle of the street, stare at a manhole cover (preferably one with steam coming out of it), place his food item on the cover, then stomp on the food item until it's flat as a pancake. Then he shuffles back to the sidewalk and admires his handiwork. Sometimes he'll even retrieve the food item and eat it.
Now there's been some skepticism about some of the characters I talk about on the blog- The Manhole Cover Man being one of them. However, I was proven correct last night as he made yet another appearance while some of the regulars were enjoying Dollar Drafts. I simply pointed him out to them and they were let's just say, in shock and awe at what they witnessed as Manhole Cover Man went through the motions. And to back this story up- the photos above were taken today, during the day shift!
As I always like to say, you can't make this stuff up.
nuff said
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