Nashville —
Steve Crook squints through the sun, scanning his surroundings with precision. “I’m very picky,” he says. Bachelorettes and dog walkers and bag-juggling shoppers are identified, assessed and disregarded.
“They have to be physically attractive,” Crook says plainly. “I’m a bit of a Barbie guy, really — long legs and big boobs and slim.”
Then, she appears: a young woman, laughing with her friends on this picturesque street lined with stylish shops. The mission begins.
Crook breaks into a jog, then darts between cars to reach her. It’s mid-afternoon and the sidewalks are packed, but nothing is stopping him. “I just thought, f**k it,” he says later, giving CNN the play-by-play. “Let’s get out of the head and just do it.” So, he does it: He stops the woman, his heart racing, and tells her she’s breathtaking.
