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Old Jun 20th, 2012, 05:18 PM
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Or Sat night in the Gaslamp in San Diego. These young girls (who look like Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Models) - wear cocktail dresses that maybe come down to mid-thigh - and have the barest of straps/coverage on top (no bras of course) - plus they love the 5" or longer heels.

Have seen about everything in California over the years and that's saying something (What - going back to the swining 60's and 70's/SF's Haight Ashbury/Marin county love ins, etc,) - and even I did a double take when I was out for a rare late evening downtown here in SD - and hit the street - following seeing The "Love Doctor" - Craig Shoemaker http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Shoemaker do his comedy schtick at the theater in Horton Plaza.
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Disneyland, and any major airport.
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Old Jun 20th, 2012, 06:12 PM
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I just go back from Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge. The strip in Pigeon Forge was pretty decent for people watching.
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Cheyenne Frontier Days is pretty interesting- real cowboys, fake cowboys, buckle bunnies, big hair, no hair....

Sturgis is pretty interesting too.

Aspen for a whole different type of people watching.
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Old Jun 21st, 2012, 02:48 AM
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Pioneer Square in Portland Oregon is good.
Any international airport terminal will give you a few good hours.
A local Little League baseball match.
Going through security in an airport (if you are organised enough to be able to look around).
The waiting room of the small animal veterinary hospital.
In front of the primate centre in a zoo.
The Farm Store in any small town.
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Old Jun 21st, 2012, 07:28 AM
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Umm, Heathrow isn't in America. (Or have we annexed it for its people-watching value?)
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Old Jun 22nd, 2012, 07:38 AM
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NY subways
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WalMart

LAX
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Old Jun 22nd, 2012, 08:34 AM
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LOL JanieMac. Some good - out of the "ordinary" choices.

Hey - if you really want to see something different - try ComicCon in San Diego. More diversity than on Haloween in San Francisco.

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I could sit for hours in Washington Square Park in the spring or fall- great people watching;

Lincoln Mall in Miami;

Provincetown on a warm summer night.
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Old Jun 26th, 2012, 02:12 AM
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What on earth is a buckle bunny?
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Walmart

DMV
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Old Jun 26th, 2012, 06:56 AM
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@Melnq8 - buckle bunny = a rodeo cowboy groupie
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@Melnq8 - buckle bunny = a rodeo cowboy groupie

of EITHER gender!
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My first thought was sitting on a balcony beside Bourbon Street in New Orleans. Any time day or night, 24/7.
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Okay, thanks.
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Venice Beach, LA... ye, man, major wacko dude bum weed smokin' hot chickas hangout.
My local pizzeria has weirdos coming in often, worth a look.

I just like to sit in the middle of Times Square and check out the tourists. I get asked to take snap shots alot.
A lot of celebs are around and/or inside of Central Park.
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