Wich2 wrote:
As a friend of mine from out-of-town used to say, many NYers don't put on clothes - they put on a costume.

Recently, there was a fella that I'd see regularly at a flea market near here; he was a tall, thin guy who always wore a black outfit that looked half Oscar Wilde and half Ichabod Crane - including watch fob and pince-nez.

Whatever...
Craig:  Have you ben around NYC long enough to remember Moondog?