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A-R-R-E-S-T-E-D

Filed under: Wacky, Tacky & True > Legal Matters

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You'd think San Francisco would be a very open minded city?????

Guess they draw the line somewhere.

San Fran has arrested the somewhat well known New York' Naked Cowboy.

Yes, he sings on the streets with a guitar and in nothing but his whitey tidies.

What a better place than San Francisco for him to perform at!

Unfortunately for the cowboy, Robert Burck, he got arrested while singing on Friday.

Burck was in his usual costume of underpants, cowboy boots and a hat.

He was arrested outside of Frisco's Union Square for performing his act in a restricted area.

The officers say he violated the rules posted in Union Square against soliciting. Burck and the cop argued before he was finally arrested.

He was cited for "violating a posted sign" and will need to go to court this week.

As for the cops, Burck says, "It was nonstop. They're laughing hysterically because there's this guy in his underwear. Then they were like, 'Oh, that's the Naked Cowboy.' "

Oh, well. He should have read the signs.

We're sure the boys in the Castro would have welcomed him with open arms!

[Image via WENN.]



129 comments to “A-R-R-E-S-T-E-D”

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  1. ama says – reply to this
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    eww first

  2. hottt says – reply to this
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    1st????

  3. cynth says – reply to this
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    second :( :(: close

    i love naked cowboy
    chicago rep!!

  4. Fourt says – reply to this
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    Yuck

  5. dee says – reply to this
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    that guys effin nasty

  6. paleb says – reply to this
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    This country now has more rules than freedoms…..

  7. amand says – reply to this
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    first!

  8. FReal says – reply to this
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    "Whitey tidies"?? What planet were you born on? It's "tighty whities".

  9. Mark says – reply to this
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    Gotta love San Francisco - this guy gets arrested but at the same time the city is giving sanctuary to illegal immigrants and allowing immigrant gang members to wander around and murder innocent American citizens. Nice city!

  10. alz says – reply to this
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    1st?

  11. J, bb says – reply to this
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    I had the pleasure of seeing him in April and to the polices credit, it wasn't pretty.

  12. FIRST says – reply to this
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    OHYEAH!

  13. Kaitl says – reply to this
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    It's "tighty whities."

  14. Chase says – reply to this
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    "whitey tidies"? Are those like tighty whiteys????

  15. soph says – reply to this
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    let's be honest, he's definitely hysterical. whats up san fran??

  16. whoa says – reply to this
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    redundant much? haha.

  17. KSchw says – reply to this
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    FIRST!

  18. Lola says – reply to this
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    ha ha.

  19. FSfAS says – reply to this
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    SfirST

  20. allie says – reply to this
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    first

  21. BOOOO says – reply to this
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    lalalalalala

    ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

  22. afish says – reply to this
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    Perez - the term is "tighty whities" not whitey tidies.

  23. hahah says – reply to this
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    lol ive met him b4 in times sq hes awesome!

  24. kshep says – reply to this
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    boo to them

  25. cassi says – reply to this
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    he was back down there yesterday (Sunday). I was downtown with my friend and he was right by the Gap that's on market and powell.

  26. 26

    2nd?

  27. emily says – reply to this
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    dude perez, i have a doodle too! his name is jack!

  28. Ava says – reply to this
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    Second?

  29. Audio says – reply to this
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    Isn't it "tighty whities"? And he's not really naked!

  30. jenel says – reply to this
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    sad… I live in SF and didnt see him :(

  31. crist says – reply to this
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    first

  32. norma says – reply to this
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    He is a hottie. I got some pics from him the last time that I was in NYC. Hey buddy start to tour. NYC might be a little tired of you already. Perez got a good idea, come
    to San Francisco, We'll tip you well here!

  33. 33

    oh how laughable. HAHA.

  34. frisc says – reply to this
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    I saw him…it was H I L A R I O U S!

  35. 35

    fuk dat was so lame
    im like 26th

  36. Peter says – reply to this
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    Right on! Good thing he got arrested before getting beaten up or shot by any of the illegal immigrants being given safe sanctuary in SF.

  37. Nonam says – reply to this
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    Ive met this dude several times(Im from Nyc) and he's a nice guy, I feel bad! But its publicity for him!

  38. LMAO says – reply to this
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    Wow, they let illegal wet backs run around killing people and doing what ever they want but they arrest this guy? Damn, SF is pure shit.

  39. sf says – reply to this
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    no one from sf would ever say frisco. stop using that word, it makes you sound uncultured.

  40. Pffft says – reply to this
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    They've come to take him away, ha ha, hey hey…

  41. megs8 says – reply to this
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    Whitey TIGHTIES as in the they are tight. Not whitey tidies as in the ebb and flow and are influenced by the moon.

    love you anyway

  42. michi says – reply to this
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    it's tighty whities

  43. 43

    For serious…this dude is a CLOWN!
    He's from Greenhills, Ohio which is where I'm from…
    a couple months back
    I was hanging out in a local bar in town, when I was approached by this slimy grease-choad. This dude was claiming to be naked cowboy's manager, like i was supposed to swoon.
    He was wearing his cheap sunglasses in the bar, probably to cover up some of the greassyness of his face, and he was passing out buisness cards and glossy fliers with the naked cowboy on them….it was the tackiest thing EVER!!!!

  44. Duh says – reply to this
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    TIGHTY WHITEYS

  45. Amy says – reply to this
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    Ive taken a picture with him in New York!!

  46. Nan says – reply to this
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    He must've been freezing! It's totally foggy and 58 degrees! Obviously a tourist. The cleaned up, no tolerance Union Square was not the best place for him… he would have been much better off in the Castro or at the Wharf.

  47. naked says – reply to this
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    So illegal immigrants crime is the only problem in your city? Morons you should go read a book or go back to school. This Naked Cowboy is like part of your culture and when the policemen are harassing him, it gives two signals. One, these policemen have nothing to do, and they need better way to deal with this kind of situation. If he was like those overweight policemen I see on TV I would rather see him walk around half naked.

  48. Geri says – reply to this
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    You're talking about Edwin Ramos - he's an illegal immigrant and an alleged gang member whose accused of murdering three people - a father and two sons - a really sad story. They mayor of SF is in deep s*** over this one - he's set the city up as a safe sanctuary for illegals. I agree - kind of weird when this guy, whose only singing in his undies, gets arrested, but SF doesn't want to clamp down on illegal aliens.

  49. karen says – reply to this
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    *Somewhat* well known?? He's reaalllly well known, although looks a bit older than the last time I saw him. He shoulda stayed on the East Coast, here in the Big Apple!

  50. Ino says – reply to this
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    Actually, it's city policy to only offer sanctury to illegal immigrants charged with felony drug charges.

    Sure, this guy is weird, but as a US citizen he has no business being in SF.

  51. Giddy says – reply to this
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    I would be glad to strum his guitar any day!

  52. MariL says – reply to this
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    I just saw that guy yesterday walking up Union St.

  53. jffff says – reply to this
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    The Naked Cowboy was recently on People's Court with an issue with his girlfriend. It was quite funny to watch. They made him put on a long overcoat during the televised show. Apparantly he has a live 24/7 webcam going and she did not like it.

  54. stone says – reply to this
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    ummm whitey tighties?

  55. Spy says – reply to this
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    Re: Peter – Is that you Michael Savage?

  56. hella says – reply to this
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    other matters aside, you guys dont know shit about sf: union square has always been like that, if he had stepped off the square he would be fine, it's common sense. i've seen "well-to-do" tourists get fined for doing shit like that or letting their kids skate there. he's obviously fine if he was at market and powell the next day.

  57. peanu says – reply to this
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    Who cares???

  58. Lisa says – reply to this
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    Completely Gratuitous

  59. Ella says – reply to this
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    Soliciting? Are you kidding me San Fran? I'm sure there's "homeless" people on a lot of your street corners SOLICITING (panhandling) & you leave them alone, but this guy was just doing what he does…singing in his undies, not even THINKING about making money & you arrest him?!?! 10-1 these cops just arrested him so that they could say they arrested the Naked Cowboy.

  60. laila says – reply to this
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    hes not in jail no longer. saw him this past sunday in union square.

  61. Narse says – reply to this
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    That is because there is a fine line between tolerance and intolerance. Once you so so far with tolerance you become intolerant.

  62. eh says – reply to this
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    the term is "tighty whities" not "whitey tidies." but you are from miami so it's expected that you can't speak english, anyway.

  63. a*a* says – reply to this
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    Ha! I remember when this guy waited tables at a Friday's in Cincinnati back in the day. He used to walk around the place playing his guitar (fully clothed) and do summer festivals in his undies!

  64. Dick says – reply to this
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    Hey fagboy lardass, it's either San Francisco or "The City"…Not "Frisco." I would expect a pole smoker like you to know that (since it's America's fag dick sucking capital).

  65. Freak says – reply to this
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    This isn't really big news; NYC buskers get harassed and arrested often. The subway is the best place to ply your trade.

  66. Betty says – reply to this
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    FRISCO? Arghhhh. Please don't use that term.

  67. Frag says – reply to this
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    You can't be a real homo. Anybody that actually lives here would never call the place " Frisco ".

  68. yummm says – reply to this
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    Now THOSE are some nice thighs! X the rest though.

  69. Jimi says – reply to this
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    So let me get this straight. This hotty in his undies gets arrested for singing in public and not hurting anybody. However, the same city has a policy that forbids authorities from turning over illegal immigrant felons to the federal government because it's a "sanctuary city"? On one hand, a guitarist in his ginch is deemed a criminal, but the same city protects illegal felons so they run free and murder innocent citizens? WTF is with that city??

  70. Collo says – reply to this
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    I wonder how much this guy makes doing this for a living….

  71. gg says – reply to this
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    I live in San Francisco and I just saw him on Saturday. So apparently he went back to doing the same thing after he was arrested on friday.

  72. Mark says – reply to this
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    Re: Ino – It's not just drug charges. The SF Juvenile Probation Dept. has a policy not to consider immigration status when dealing with an offender of any crime. The dept. does not turn over illegal immigrant felons to the federal government - been that way since SF proclaimed itself a sanctuary city in '89. Ask the widow of Tony Bolgna - she lost her husband and two sons - allegedly murdered by Edwin Ramos, an illegal juvenile criminal who has been shielded thanks to SF's law.

  73. Shany says – reply to this
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    I deff met that guy when I was in New York.
    he grabbed my friends ass.
    ahahahaa plus he smells a bit !

  74. cynth says – reply to this
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    Please don't call it Frisco…it is so annoying. That's one way to tell that you're not from here

  75. M says – reply to this
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    haha, he's like my 4th cousin
    kinda sad to admit but funny

  76. shit says – reply to this
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    Re: Mark – oh shut the fuck up you idiot. the post is about the naked cowboy for shits sake!

  77. @ssho says – reply to this
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    Re: LMAO – sounds like youre an ignorant piece of shit dude. think you have gotten chinks and hispanics mixed up because there are more illegal chinks there than "wetbacks" so shut the fuck up.

  78. Felic says – reply to this
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    I saw him outside of the walgreens and downtown gamestop the other day when I was going to my parents place o.o