I was reading Gawker today and saw this Gawker Stalker entry:
"My friends and I saw Jeff Olson, the Cowboy from The Village People, at Staley Wise Gallery (560 Broadway @ Prince St) for Ron Galella's photography show. We were hoping David Bowie, The Boss, Mick Jagger, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson or Elizabeth Taylor would show up."
How in the hell do you know who Jeff Olsen is, let alone what he looks like and who he was in the Village People? If ABBA walked down the street right by me, no, if ABBA walked into my office and started singing "Dancing Queen" I would still think, "who are these people singing 'Dancing Queen' in my office?" ABBA didn't even wear costumes...
Seriously, you recognized one of the Village People, thirty years after their prime, AND out of costume on the street? If Jeff Olsen was walking down the street with three other guys dressed as: an Indian Chief, a biker, and a construction worker; I might venture to guess he is the other member--but even then I'd be apprehensive.
Editorial Note: I realize that the term "Indian Chief" is not PC, but that was the placard assigned to whoever that guy was who performed in the Village People originally, so that's what I'm going with. PS: I capitalized it at least.
And this makes me wonder: in Bizzaro world is there a Marc in the City blog that's written by a man who grew up as a young gay boy in the 70s who wouldn't recognize Victoria Beckham on the street?
Seriously, don't even post Gawker Stalker sightings about Jeff Olsen... they just confuse people and detract from actual celebrities to be gawked at and stalked.
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Hello,
My name is Randy Jones. I am the original Village People Cowboy. I, not Jeff Olsen, was in attendance at the Staley Wise Gallery on May 1, 2008. Just to set the record straight (no pun intended) with you jokers, this discussion is so fundamentally malformed. The event at the Staley Wise Gallery was for my friends Ron and Betty Galella. Ron is the progenitor of American Paparazzi. His exhibit was of his photos from the Warhol Era. The democratization of information sharing through the internet has is pros and cons, I suppose.
Have a good day, and think of me next time you're at that Yankees Game during the 7th inning stretch!..or the birthday party, or the wedding, or the high school reunion, or.....!
Have a nice day!
RJ
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