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Could anyone passing through Times Square this afternoon please take a second to explain to the Naked Cowboy that his 15 minutes ended, like, three years ago? The man legally known as Robert Burck says he's "in discussions to host an American Idol type show that will feature performers vying for the title of the world's greatest street singer." That's "discussions" as in "maybe if I get a newspaper to write about it, that will be just enough convince a stupid, desperate network exec to take a chance on it." [NYP]