D.C. Council Chair Kwame Brown’s been pretty busy lately, what with hammering out the city’s budget and all — but that doesn’t mean he’s off the public relations train. Brown’s latest attempt to connect with the city in light of the “Fully Loaded” scandal is this profile in the Washington Informer, in which Brown channels The Rock and talks about his love of hot yoga.

“I am Kwame Brown,” he said. “People know me. They say that Kwame Brown is the people’s chairman.”

Will you be dropping the People’s Legislative Elbow, Mr. Chairman? We kid, we kid. Though now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, we can move on to Brown’s thoughts on what separates him from the stodgy old guard of the D.C. government:

“Vincent Gray is the mayor and the first chair to become mayor. He is 28 years older than I and Linda Cropp is older than I.”

Brown said that while Gray and Cropp have grandchildren, he still has small children. He said that while “Gray likes to play softball and Linda likes to knit, I like running, riding bikes, playing basketball and hot yoga.” “I come from a different generation,” he said.

Hot yoga, eh? Now there’s an image — Brown getting all sweaty during a particularly rigorous Bikram session — that I can’t help but wish I’d never been provided with. Thanks, Chairman! But before you think that Brown is ready to start barhopping well into the wee hours down H Street, consider that he’s got familial obligations to attend to:

Brown said that he has to be a home at a certain time most nights to see his children before they go to sleep.

“I cannot be here at the [John A.] Wilson Building at 3 a.m. in the morning for a hearing,” he said.

That collective gulp you heard was Washington’s city hall reporters, wondering if they’d really have to attend a meeting at 3 a.m. (Pajama party at the Wilson Building, anyone?) But, of course, we’ve gotten a little off-track here — the real question is whether all this posturing about being a younger brand of politician is actually going to help Brown when it comes to his public perception.

Alphonso Taylor of Southeast said that Brown’s work on the D.C. Council may not be highly visible and that his reputation may be “a bit tainted” but he believes that the chairman will endure.

“I think he can come back,” Taylor, 27, said. “If Marion Barry can come back, he can come back.”

Well, if that’s not damning with faint praise, I’m not sure what is.