Texas tourist pied piper, the Naked Cowboy, had an unexpected guest today in Times Square. It was Larry the Cable guy, who also donned the Naked Cowboy's trademarked diaper (no really, he has that thing trademarked) to film an episode of his reality show. This is just the worst.

When asked about his new haircut, the Naked Cowboy announced his intentions to run for president. His politics are conservative, and one TMZ reporter points the irony of this considering that he walks around naked all day.

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A tipster spotted infamous Times Square tourist bilker the Naked Cowboy parking his Escalade at a parking garage at 44th Street and Broadway this afternoon. We wonder if the driver's seat is actually a saddle. Another picture inside.

If you've visited Times Square, you've probably either seen the Naked Cowboy gyrating around or been sucked into taking a touristy photo with him. Now there are two Naked Cowgirls on the street—and Naked Cowboy is pissed.

Times Square fixture the Naked Cowboy sent a cease-and-desist letter to Sandy Kane, the bawdy stripper who unleashes her shtick on tourists daily as the Naked Cowgirl. He wants her to sign a franchise agreement. Say what?

His normal work attire is hard to top, but as part of our ongoing series on Halloween costumes, we thought we'd ask the Naked Cowboy (aka Robert Burke) if he was planning to dress up as anything special this weekend.

[That's Times Square's fame-hungry Naked Cowboy holding a press conference to announce his candidacy for New York City mayor; image via AP]

It looks like the campaign for mayor will be a bit more competitive this fall: "A Times Square fixture is throwing his cowboy hat into the political ring, leaving him with even fewer articles of clothing. Robert Burck, better known as The Naked Cowboy, says he's running for mayor.The 38-year-old performance artist says he will run a transparent campaign." [NY1, Reuters, People]

Accessories Make the (Naked) Man [Getty Images Blog]

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]

"'Sounds like I've got $4 million coming my way,' the Naked Cowboy, whose real name is Robert Burck, told The Post upon learning of Manhattan federal Judge Denny Chin's decision." [Post]

Times Square fixture the Naked Cowboy has
his own Justin.tv, which means if you can't get enough of his hilarious naked hijinks on the street, you can now watch him in a more domestic setting. To catch up those of you who have somehow missed the excitement thus far, Gawker splicey-tapey technician Alex Goldberg has assembled a montage of greatest hits.

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