October 7th, 2010 | 12:30 pm by Liz Black

Clean-Cut Naked Cowboy Looks Just Like Jacob From Lost

This is easily one of the weirdest things we’ve ever written, but here goes. The man known as the Naked Cowboy is familiar to anyone who has ever been in Times Square or seen an M&M’s commercial, and he has decided to run for president. Like Wyclef Jean and Donald Trump before him, we have no idea what his real platform is, but since he’s vaguely famous and pop-culture-related we’re interested in what he has to say, no matter how dumb. Except that, in his effort to clean up, it turns out that the Naked Cowboy, who’s normally, you know, naked and has long hair, has turned into another fearless leader, Jacob from Lost. One little haircut and all we can think about is his cabin on a remote part of the island and his mysteriously powerful touch.

The resemblance is pretty uncanny, but if the Cowboy (real name: Robert Burck) can manipulate his followers with cunning and persuasion like Jacob could, who knows what will happen on election day?

[Photos: /Splash News Online]

July 31st, 2009 | 10:42 am by Kate Spencer (@katespencer)

Naked Cowboy For Mayor

We paid a visit to the Naked Cowboy recently, to get the scoop on his mayoral campaign. Yep, that’s right, the dude who sings in his underwear in Times Square for a living – and makes a killing doing so – is making a play for the most important job in the Big Apple.

Naked – or Robert Burck, as he was once known – claims that he is perfect for the position because, “no one knows how to do more with less than yours truly.” And while this may just be a publicity ploy, we kinda like some of his ideas. He wants to offer micro-loans to small businesses, supports (and can perform) gay marriage, and hopes to implement something called Naked Fridays (use your imagination on that one).

Visit Naked Cowboy For Mayor to learn more.