Video: Alamo Rangers detain man in Speedo riding wooden pony with rubber chicken

SAN ANTONIO — A man dropped his pants at the Alamo on Saturday then rode a stick pony and swung a rubber chicken, and it almost got him arrested.

Performance artist and self-proclaimed clown Matthew Silver, 38, shared footage of the weekend incident on his Facebook page, when he dropped trou to show off his tight-fitting "Speedo" underwear.

The thick-bearded, shirtless man then grabbed a stick pony and rubber chicken and proceeded to say to the camera, “I’m at the Alamo! I’m at the Alamo!”

The Facebook video has more than 28,100 views as of Tuesday morning.

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Matthew Silver

My 10 second visit to the Alamo. I didn't think this through. Fortunately with my lucky stars I didn't get arrested. They weren't cops they were security guards with guns. The security guards called the cops and the cops said they couldn't arrest someone in their underwear. I was on federal property. As of this date I'm banned from all Federal Texas property. Many people have gone through a lot worse, this is nothing. I appreciate this cosmic reminder and grateful that I didn't go to jail.

less Matthew Silver

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But Alamo rangers were not thrilled by his performance. In the video, at least two rangers are seen approaching Silver, putting his hands behind his back and placing him in handcuffs. Silver said in an interview Tuesday with mySA.com that he understood the rangers were merely doing their job, but it left him feeling “scared s---less.”

“Uh oh, I’m going to jail,” said Silver, who had no intention of hurting or offending anyone with his actions.

But he didn’t go to jail after all. Police arrived at the scene following Silver’s detainment for at least an hour and they told the rangers he legally did not do anything wrong, Silver said. He didn’t go nude, which Silver said rangers were worried he would do, so he could not be charged with indecent exposure just for showing off his underwear, he said.

The Alamo rangers did not immediately return request for comment on the incident.

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While he didn’t get arrested, he did get banned from all federal Texas property, including the Alamo, he said.

The showing-up-in-your-underwear act is something that Silver has been doing for years in New York, and even in Austin, he said.

He said he learned a tough lesson when visiting Texas, but he intends to continue showing off his undies during his current tour across the South.

“It’s cool to do it in different parts of the country and see the reaction,” Silver said.

On his tour, Silver performs a 30- to 45-minute set at venues across the country, which he describes as a ritual with “farting and chicken noises.” Silliness is his main tool, using a goofy demeanor for audiences to challenge them to not just laugh, but think.

“I like to make people feel awkward,” he said. “It’s a vulnerable emotion.”

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But, he said, most of all his shows are about being positive and loving yourself for who you are. He said there’s good intention behind what he does.

“I would tell people to follow your heart even if you look like an idiot,” he said. “I’m not exposed, but I’m showing my hairy body.”

He said he is overall grateful he was not arrested while visiting the Alamo City.

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