Hide ’em, cowgirl!
The Naked Cowboy wants a judge to force the Naked Cowgirl to cover up.
The Times Square legend, whose real name is Robert John Burck, said comedian Sandy Kane has been stealing his schtick and hurting his rep.
“Everyone who comes up to me, I say hello and shake their hand. You come up to her and she gives you the finger,” the crooning cowboy complained. He’s seeking a court order barring her from stealing his bit.
His federal lawsuit says Kane not only dresses like the Naked Cowboy (he actually wears underwear, boots, guitar sling and a cowboy hat), but has stickers of him on her guitar, and has been falsely claiming that the CD she’s been hawking features a duet with him.
“This is not about money. Its about preserving the integrity of the brand,” said the cowboy’s lawyer, Joey Jackson.
“The Naked Cowboy, for 13 years, has put his blood, sweat and tears into building a brand. Sandy Kane is diluting and polluting the brand.”
Burck has his own website, and sells franchising opportunities for aspiring naked cowboys and cowgirls, but Kane hasn’t signed on with the program.
Kane’s lawyer, Nicholas Barnhorst, said she shouldn’t have to, and that the cowboy should get off his high horse.
“He does not have a monopoly on scantily clad guitar playing,” Barnhorst said.