I got a chance to hang out on the street and meet a few people. It's an odd coincidence that two of them were homeless men, given my recent posts on the blogging homeless person in London. You can see a picture of one of them below. He was very happy, positive, energetic - and get this - a really good singer.
He told me he slept in the woods, he was looking forward to reaching 62 so he could get social security and V.A. benefits. He said he wasn't disabled, or addicted, so he didn't qualify for public aid. He made his money by doing some day labor and singing for tips to people outside, or sometimes inside, of local taverns.
He was very vocal about his faith and a fun guy to hang around with for awhile. He was naming the makes and years of the cars as they went by. He was what I would call a blues, or maybe jazz singer - and serenaded me with a few tunes. A black guy (also homeless) who said he was from New Orleans stopped by and they sang a little a cappella with each other. They were laughing and dancing, joking around and generally just having a good time.
It was great!
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Here's a few pictures I took -
55 Chevy
Studebaker
Nice Guy (Homeless)
Surfer Car
On Colby - Flying Pig
Welcome
Public Art
Fish Scales
