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Video: Brooklyn Band Strips Down in Times Square
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Jen Carlson
Published Apr 27, 2009
Modified Apr 27, 2009
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Move over Naked Cowboy! Brooklyn darlings Matt & Kim gave the entertainer a run for his money by stripping all the way down while shooting their new video in Times Square. The 20-somethings released their "Lessons Learned" video last week, where you can see them shed their clothes and catch the eyes of locals and tourists alike. (The naughty bits are blurred out, so it's SFW, prudes.)
Allegedly that NYPD cameo at the end isn't staged (or is it?). The NY Post reports today that "[Matt] Johnson was thrown to the ground, and [Kim] Schifino, wearing only socks, skipped away. She was rejoined by Johnson seconds later. As soon Johnson was jumped, the crew flashed its film permit and the cops relented, co-director Taylor Cohen said." Of course this worked out for a great ending, as the band's manager says, "We didn't expect the police to jump in, but it made for a fantastic sizzle."
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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