I thought it was pretty funny actually. And true, he was being eccentric, weird, and a wannabe, but I don't think he was intended to be creepy. And no one ever makes any commentary on it, so it just seemed like that was his thing. I think sometimes we can be overcritical about stuff like this.
I was just mad I couldn't be him in that scene... well, just for that part, not what happens afterward, ha ha!