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<p begin="00:00:07.67" end="00:00:20.99" style="1">[MUSIC PLAYING] </p>
<p begin="00:00:20.99" end="00:00:23.60" style="1">CHARGING BULL: It's ironic, really, this situation.</p>
<p begin="00:00:23.60" end="00:00:30.10" style="1"> </p>
<p begin="00:00:30.10" end="00:00:32.43" style="1">I've been under the 24-hour police protection</p>
<p begin="00:00:32.43" end="00:00:35.22" style="1">since last fall. </p>
<p begin="00:00:35.22" end="00:00:38.95" style="1">You see, back in 1989, just before Christmas,</p>
<p begin="00:00:38.95" end="00:00:42.82" style="1">I was impounded and put in a warehouse in Queens.</p>
<p begin="00:00:42.82" end="00:00:44.59" style="1">They called me guerrilla art. </p>
<p begin="00:00:44.59" end="00:00:47.36" style="1">Odd name. </p>
<p begin="00:00:47.36" end="00:00:51.47" style="1">Arturo said I was a gift to the US, a bull for all the people</p>
<p begin="00:00:51.47" end="00:00:53.84" style="1">who work in this country. </p>
<p begin="00:00:53.84" end="00:00:55.70" style="1">So after midnight, he and his friends</p>
<p begin="00:00:55.70" end="00:00:59.16" style="1">used a truck and a crane, put me under the 60-foot Christmas</p>
<p begin="00:00:59.16" end="00:01:01.03" style="1">tree near Wall Street. </p>
<p begin="00:01:01.03" end="00:01:03.88" style="1">The Stock Exchange folks were upset to find me there</p>
<p begin="00:01:03.88" end="00:01:11.18" style="1">in the morning and asked the police to take me away.</p>
<p begin="00:01:11.18" end="00:01:13.50" style="1">Yeah, Merry Christmas to you too, I thought.</p>
<p begin="00:01:13.50" end="00:01:18.62" style="1"> </p>
<p begin="00:01:18.62" end="00:01:21.65" style="1">But before I was detained, a lot of nice people</p>
<p begin="00:01:21.65" end="00:01:24.53" style="1">came to visit and take photos. </p>
<p begin="00:01:24.53" end="00:01:26.78" style="1">Once I was gone, they complained and raised</p>
<p begin="00:01:26.78" end="00:01:30.06" style="1">a big stink about how I was treated.</p>
<p begin="00:01:30.06" end="00:01:32.19" style="1">Well, a few days later, Mayor Koch</p>
<p begin="00:01:32.19" end="00:01:34.94" style="1">agreed to let me stay, temporarily</p>
<p begin="00:01:34.94" end="00:01:38.45" style="1">at least, a few blocks out on Broadway,</p>
<p begin="00:01:38.45" end="00:01:39.97" style="1">next to Bowling Green. </p>
<p begin="00:01:39.97" end="00:01:53.57" style="1"> </p>
<p begin="00:01:53.57" end="00:01:57.38" style="1">Nearly 23 years later, I'm still here, and still considered</p>
<p begin="00:01:57.38" end="00:02:00.26" style="1">temporary by the city. </p>
<p begin="00:02:00.26" end="00:02:01.88" style="1">I'm on the part of Broadway that's</p>
<p begin="00:02:01.88" end="00:02:05.02" style="1">known as the Canyon of Heroes. </p>
<p begin="00:02:05.02" end="00:02:07.62" style="1">It's the route for all the ticket tape parades.</p>
<p begin="00:02:07.62" end="00:02:09.82" style="1">They march right past me. </p>
<p begin="00:02:09.82" end="00:02:12.10" style="1">Actually, I saw my first parade just a few months</p>
<p begin="00:02:12.10" end="00:02:13.61" style="1">after I got here. </p>
<p begin="00:02:13.61" end="00:02:15.83" style="1">It was for Nelson Mandela right after he</p>
<p begin="00:02:15.83" end="00:02:17.48" style="1">was released from prison. </p>
<p begin="00:02:17.48" end="00:02:18.44" style="1">It was exciting. </p>
<p begin="00:02:18.44" end="00:02:24.60" style="1"> </p>
<p begin="00:02:24.60" end="00:02:27.64" style="1">I think he even waved at me, or at least in my direction.</p>
<p begin="00:02:27.64" end="00:02:32.91" style="1"> </p>
<p begin="00:02:32.91" end="00:02:34.42" style="1">Since then, the Yankees have come</p>
<p begin="00:02:34.42" end="00:02:39.88" style="1">by five times, the Giants twice, and even the Rangers,</p>
<p begin="00:02:39.88" end="00:02:40.38" style="1">shockingly. </p>
<p begin="00:02:40.38" end="00:02:45.29" style="1"> </p>
<p begin="00:02:45.29" end="00:02:47.22" style="1">Never saw the Jets, Mets, or the Knicks.</p>
<p begin="00:02:47.22" end="00:02:49.81" style="1"> </p>
<p begin="00:02:49.81" end="00:02:52.37" style="1">But to be honest, as far as basketball goes,</p>
<p begin="00:02:52.37" end="00:02:55.83" style="1">I've always had a sort of man crush-- well, a man bull</p>
<p begin="00:02:55.83" end="00:02:58.75" style="1">crush-- on Michael Jordan. </p>
<p begin="00:02:58.75" end="00:02:59.80" style="1">For obvious reasons. </p>
<p begin="00:02:59.80" end="00:03:02.93" style="1"> </p>
<p begin="00:03:02.93" end="00:03:07.31" style="1">After a few years, a Las Vegas hotel tried to buy me.</p>
<p begin="00:03:07.31" end="00:03:09.05" style="1">Arturo said no. </p>
<p begin="00:03:09.05" end="00:03:13.00" style="1">That he spent $300,000 of his own cash to make.</p>
<p begin="00:03:13.00" end="00:03:16.27" style="1">He said any buyer must agree to donate me to the city</p>
<p begin="00:03:16.27" end="00:03:18.11" style="1">and keep me in place. </p>
<p begin="00:03:18.11" end="00:03:21.26" style="1">He wanted me to remain in the Big Apple.</p>
<p begin="00:03:21.26" end="00:03:23.81" style="1">He still hasn't sold me. </p>
<p begin="00:03:23.81" end="00:03:25.10" style="1">I do love it down here. </p>
<p begin="00:03:25.10" end="00:03:28.46" style="1">It gets quiet at night, and the winters can be cold.</p>
<p begin="00:03:28.46" end="00:03:31.10" style="1">But I have a lot of friends who watch over me.</p>
<p begin="00:03:31.10" end="00:03:33.41" style="1">They've been here a lot longer than me.</p>
<p begin="00:03:33.41" end="00:03:36.16" style="1">And until all this nonsense, I got</p>
<p begin="00:03:36.16" end="00:03:39.64" style="1">to hang out with thousands of people every day.</p>
<p begin="00:03:39.64" end="00:03:41.43" style="1">It was wonderful. </p>
<p begin="00:03:41.43" end="00:03:44.75" style="1">Well, the whole molestation is a little disturbing,</p>
<p begin="00:03:44.75" end="00:03:48.14" style="1">the only upside of being penned in, I suppose.</p>
<p begin="00:03:48.14" end="00:03:50.30" style="1">People even try to dress me. </p>
<p begin="00:03:50.30" end="00:03:52.98" style="1">Some of it's pretty ridiculous. </p>
<p begin="00:03:52.98" end="00:03:56.15" style="1">But one lady knitted me a full jumpsuit.</p>
<p begin="00:03:56.15" end="00:04:00.14" style="1">Not really my color, but it did keep me warm.</p>
<p begin="00:04:00.14" end="00:04:01.18" style="1">Oh, God. </p>
<p begin="00:04:01.18" end="00:04:02.69" style="1">9/11. </p>
<p begin="00:04:02.69" end="00:04:04.32" style="1">Just a few blocks away. </p>
<p begin="00:04:04.32" end="00:04:06.38" style="1">Still can't believe it. </p>
<p begin="00:04:06.38" end="00:04:07.30" style="1">That was rough. </p>
<p begin="00:04:07.30" end="00:04:09.19" style="1">That was horrible. </p>
<p begin="00:04:09.19" end="00:04:13.20" style="1">But it's nice to be able to see a new tower rising finally.</p>
<p begin="00:04:13.20" end="00:04:15.85" style="1">And then Canada, of all places, had</p>
<p begin="00:04:15.85" end="00:04:18.45" style="1">to royally screw up my life. </p>
<p begin="00:04:18.45" end="00:04:20.68" style="1">Seriously, the country which still</p>
<p begin="00:04:20.68" end="00:04:23.54" style="1">has the Queen of England on her currency</p>
<p begin="00:04:23.54" end="00:04:26.93" style="1">and who can still dissolve its own parliament</p>
<p begin="00:04:26.93" end="00:04:30.14" style="1">is giving us advice on protesting our government?</p>
<p begin="00:04:30.14" end="00:04:31.60" style="1">Go figure. </p>
<p begin="00:04:31.60" end="00:04:34.15" style="1">Besides, I don't get that image. </p>
<p begin="00:04:34.15" end="00:04:35.34" style="1">What does it mean? </p>
<p begin="00:04:35.34" end="00:04:38.98" style="1">Why is there a ballerina on my back?</p>
<p begin="00:04:38.98" end="00:04:41.85" style="1">How did I become the bad guy, and a symbol</p>
<p begin="00:04:41.85" end="00:04:44.42" style="1">of what's wrong with our system? </p>
<p begin="00:04:44.42" end="00:04:48.11" style="1">I was born as a defiant act of self-expression</p>
<p begin="00:04:48.11" end="00:04:49.54" style="1">against government. </p>
<p begin="00:04:49.54" end="00:04:52.81" style="1">And Wall Street had no use for me back then.</p>
<p begin="00:04:52.81" end="00:04:55.45" style="1">They had me carted off. </p>
<p begin="00:04:55.45" end="00:04:58.46" style="1">After I became popular and they got rich,</p>
<p begin="00:04:58.46" end="00:05:00.51" style="1">suddenly, I became their mascot. </p>
<p begin="00:05:00.51" end="00:05:02.92" style="1">And now government wants to protect me.</p>
<p begin="00:05:02.92" end="00:05:11.32" style="1"> </p>
<p begin="00:05:11.32" end="00:05:15.48" style="1">There's even a live web camera on me 24 hours a day.</p>
<p begin="00:05:15.48" end="00:05:17.34" style="1">Its a little creepy. </p>
<p begin="00:05:17.34" end="00:05:20.65" style="1">I try to stay out of politics, but I'll tell you this.</p>
<p begin="00:05:20.65" end="00:05:23.84" style="1">There aren't many of those one percenters, with their suits</p>
<p begin="00:05:23.84" end="00:05:28.15" style="1">and briefcases, waiting in line to take photos with me.</p>
<p begin="00:05:28.15" end="00:05:31.19" style="1">Anyway, I'll be happy when the police finally leave</p>
<p begin="00:05:31.19" end="00:05:33.78" style="1">and my life returns to normal. </p>
<p begin="00:05:33.78" end="00:05:36.97" style="1">I chuckle when I see the cops posing for photos right</p>
<p begin="00:05:36.97" end="00:05:38.80" style="1">next to me. </p>
<p begin="00:05:38.80" end="00:05:44.26" style="1">Our tax dollars, hard at work, protecting a 7,000-pound bronze</p>
<p begin="00:05:44.26" end="00:05:45.46" style="1">bull. </p>
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