Wednesday, April 20, 2011

And I Thought I Was Obsessive...

This notice was attached to a lamp post at the corner of 43rd St & Sixth Avenue.  I saw it on my way to (ugh) Times Square.  Chris has clearly become a little deranged about his bagel & coffee dilemma, & is now reduced to crazy man missives in public places:


I feel a bit sorry for Chris. Would you bother to help him out? If you were really into it, instead of choosing one cart guy to harangue, you could optimize the iced coffee and bagels experience for Chris by being a total jerk & demanding that both guys get their act together. 

Update, 4/22. Well, the Times City Room covered this story today, and from one of the comments we learn that there's a whole slew of Chris notes all over Manhattan. An "art project", or slow burning promotional campaign? Maybe more will be revealed, but I'm kind of disappointed. I wanted to believe in him, hunched alone in a dingy studio apartment, eating his Ramen noodles & dreaming of a slightly more perfect universe. Damned tricksters.

Update, 4/23. Oh, the Times updated its story, & Chris is the work of a (of all places) Park Slope writer, Todd Lamb, though he claims that the 43rd Street notice is the work of an unknown imitator.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

He would certainly be MY pick for tree-finder. What a thorough man.

Anonymous said...

Hm, I agree. But he also seems a tad overexcited, and I would prefer someone coolheaded and calm in difficult situations. (Re: "I like the like the" on lines 6 and 7).

onemorefoldedsunset said...

I do NOT think this man is tree-finder material. The stress would be too much for him to take.

Marty Wombacher said...

Chris needs to invest in a spell check device. See: COFFESS.

Jeremiah Moss said...

amazing. i just posted this to White Whine.

http://whitewhine.com/

onemorefoldedsunset said...

Hey, Jeremiah, thanks!

Marty Wombacher said...

The New York Times could've at least given you credit after stealing this story.