Larry the Lenz captures a rowdy bunch of "CUFF EAR!" Protesters in Bryant Park yesterday...

My roving photographer Larry the Lenz got another scoop today! He explained it this way: Larry was curious why a pack of beat up old cars all pulled into the lot next to the bandshell in Bryant Park. Then he saw people grabbing signs and running to the stage. Another protest!

Here is the group of cars, caught by Larry's ever-watchful gaze.

Larry did an interview with one of the protesters on the run. They were very rude and standoffish. The girl he talked to was nicknamed “Bright Eyes” and she volunteered a little information until she was whisked away by the others. The protest was organized by a group called CUFF-EAR! (Citizens United Fighting Festivals-End All Rejoicing!).  It's thought to be an off-shoot of the former Citizens are the Last to Leave PAC.

The CUFF-EAR!s teamed up with the disenfranchised in the neighborhood residents that were fighting mad about the endless festivals in the park. They were there donating their time for the cause: the end of gaiety, happiness, joyfulness and rejoicing. “Enough is enough, public parks shouldn't be fun, the music and all that gathering and laughing, it might lead to dancing,” Bright Eyes said. “It's so annoying. I have to close my windows.”

The CUFF-EAR!s then began chanting, “There will be no merriment!”  Here are some of Larry's exclusive pictures of the rabble-rousers. The group was itself making a lot of noise and the irony was lost on them, although Larry did his best to point that out.

A dramatic overhead shot of the protest - thanks Larry! Don't know how you do it.

One young lady in the group had a sign saying something about “tall buildings.” When Larry asked her about this she said it was a mistake. They keep all their signs in one big pile and she grabbed the wrong one. She wet herself at the sight of the Gulfstream.

I asked Larry for some final thoughts and he said, “What a bunch of party-poopers.” Larry himself fell ill in his attempts to cover the uprising and passed out as it was coming to a close. How he was able to get these "out of body" shots is anyone's guess.

Larry, in blue above, after fainting, near the end of the action.