Somethin' about nothin'

We've moved back to the city and we absolutely love it. One aspect of city living that we'd forgotten about is the free entertainment. It's incredible. And by free entertainment I'm referring to people watching. Has anyone reading this actually done any people watching in SF? It's not hard...just stop and look at the person next to you. (Try to keep the stares and open mouth reaction to a minimum.)

By simply walking down the road, we saw Moses dressed in a long leather trench, accessorized with leather chaps and gloves...completed with his long trench flowing out behind him as if part of The Matrix. We saw Santa riding down the street on a purple Harley while blasting some gangsta rap, and let's not forget the man wearing an impressive amount of barbie dolls. Yes, that's right...barbie dolls. (The pic has been cropped for the protection of young readers.)

And now my new favorite?

Well...it would take a local to be able to pull this off without anyone even blinking an eye.

We were having lunch at the Ferry Building Sunday, sitting on the back patio next to the water enjoying the sounds, the people, and the beautiful weather. What was soon right in front of us on his unicycle was a very tall (and not very slender) man wearing a full body suit (head cover included). This suit was a shimmering, hot pink leotard with an itty bitty silver cape. Strangely enough, not the outfit I'd expect to see on a Sunday afternoon, but whatever.

No music could be heard playing live or overhead (the clarinet player had already moved further down the pier), but that did not stop our new unicycle wielding friend from throwing his arms up as if frolicking through a meadow while singing The Sound of Music with Julie Andrews. To be clear, we're not sure what was actually coming out of his mouth...be it comment or song...but he was loud and proud and rocking that unicycle. Again I say...only in San Francisco.