Our very own naked runner

The local Fox affiliate has a news report including video about a mysterious, possibly shape-shifting, naked runner that apparently pops up from time to time between midnight to 2.30am.

The "sightings" started about two months ago always between midnight and 2:30 am. The stories are running rampant: "I heard it was an old guy wearing beads." "A guy with a pony tail." "She had on a coat and was running buck naked!" “With only her tennis shoes and some beads!" [my emphasis]

The details of the naked runner change depend on who you talk to and now, there's even talk that the naked runner isn't even human.

I find the fact the naked runner has been spotted with beads somewhat interesting, since Waxhaw appears to be at the epicenter of North Carolina's burgeoning bead industry. Who would've thunk a second bead store would open up shop downtown? The question is will it survive or disappear like many of the other businesses in town.

(On a side note, I recall The County Edge, apparently defunct, had an interesting article long ago about detailing the types of rules for a business to open in downtown proper & what I considered exorbitant costs in just applying to open a business in downtown Waxhaw. Sadly, that article is no longer available.)

Dare I suggest this is some cockamamie scheme by the soon-to-open second bead store to rekindle interest in beads so that Waxhaw can support two bead stores? If I were in their shoes, I'd pull out all the stops

Exit question: Does the fact that I've heard nothing of this naked runner for two months destroy or just devalue my credibility as a Waxhaw blogger? I'd probably hear a lot more if a bar were to open. Not all of us drink coffee you know.

Toodle-oo Naked Runner?

Per John Tiley of TheWaxhawGazette.com, he suggests we've seen the last of the naked runner until the heat dies down.

I’m sorry to tell you, that at least for now as I understand it, sources tell me she will not be practicing her art form in public. Too much publicity I would guess…

Oh well, it was fun while it lasted. Which for me is about 24 hrs as I just heard about it.

I must say that performance art would be a nice euphemism for "marketing gimmick," as goes my jaded theory. Seriously, how many people out there think Waxhaw can support two bead stores?

Mankini jogger in Waxhaw?

My wife was outside with the neighbors one evening a couple weeks ago and a jogger in a Borat-style mankini went running through the neighborhood, which needless to say shattered the peaceful tranquility of our idyllic 'hood. Shattered it with laughter if the stories I've been told are true.

She unfortunately was unable to get a photograph.

Anyone else see this guy?

First a naked jogger and now this.