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Boy George to Hold Free Concert for NYC Sanitation Workers
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
NEW YORK — Boy George is returning some good karma to New York City's
sanitation workers: Two years after sweeping the city streets as part
of community service, he has decided to perform a free concert for his
former co-workers.
George will sing some of his hits for the Department of Sanitation's
Family Day on Aug. 17.
"The people I worked alongside showed great kindness to me at a very
difficult time, and I wanted to thank them all in a way that would
show my appreciation," he said.
Michael A. Bimonte, a first deputy commissioner with the department,
said: "Keeping New York City safe and clean is a daunting challenge —
as Boy George well knows — and we welcome his generous offer to
entertain those who have made our city the cleanest it has been in
more than 30 years."
The British singer, who turns 47 on Saturday, was ordered to work for
the department after pleading guilty to falsely re****ting a burglary
at his lower Manhattan apartment. The police officers who responded
there found cocaine.
As a result, he took to the streets of Manhattan as a sanitation
worker wearing an orange vest, dark capri pants, shoes without socks.
Boy George, born George O'Dowd, is best known for his genre-bending
stint in the group Culture Club, which charted hits including "Karma
Chameleon" and "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me."
He is launching a North American tour in Aspen, Colo., July 10.
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