Reg - I know the game they are playing but it was funny that countless different bums all ask for 80 cents. It's like they had a bum convention and decided $0.80 was the way to go.

JU - the chubby cheerleader looks a little out of place. That must of taken some photoshop work to remove all the doo doo stains that Hobart left on the red dragons!

Quote from: EngiNegro on March 28, 2006, 09:08:32 AM
Great story KR. +k for the 'total recall' experience. 2 WEEEEEKS!!!

Quote from: kiltedrat on March 27, 2006, 09:57:29 PM
Strange thing I noticed were several homeless people that would ask for a specific denomination of change such as 13 cents, 27 cents, or 38 cents.
Not sure if this was a way to seem non-greedy and get more money or if they knew they needed exactly that much to buy their next shooter of vodka...

Gro's been to Memphis many times and has been asked for exactly 80 cents more times than I can count. There must be a 80 cent beer cart on Beale St.

Gro, next time just say "sorry dude I just have a buck"

Quote from: jonny utah on March 28, 2006, 09:54:41 AM
Gro, next time just say "sorry dude I just have a buck"

Quote from: jonny utah on March 27, 2006, 09:40:25 PM

Quote from: kiltedrat on March 27, 2006, 09:04:27 PM
12.   There are a ton of street freaks doing stupid random sh*t for "donations" in Hawaii, including the following:
a.   Silver dude (everything from the dude's shoes to his face are painted silver) who stands mostly still until you put a dollar in his cup at which point he dances a bit making an annoying whistle noise
b.   Shorter silver dude (same gig by a 5'2 dude).
c.   Copper Cowboy (Same gig with copper painted guns and cowboy hat)
d.   Little Asian drummer boy (~12 yr old rocking out on drum set to techno beats... the asian chicks wanted this little dudes water chestnuts like no other)
e.   Blind dude holding a sign asking for money to seek "Justice for the Blind"... who the hell made that sign for him?
f.   50 year-old white lady clogging next to fat older white lady attempting to play keyboard
g.   Rapping asian dude lip-synching and dancing to Notorious BIG's Life After Death album... you haven't lived until you've seen a fat asian kid try to dance and rap to Mo Money Mo Problems.
h.   Dude playing a bagpipe in full Scottish dress... easily the most talented street performer around

One thing Ive noticed about homeless/street people is that they are a lot more creative on the west coast. 

East coast bums are very uncreative.  The ususally just sit on the ground holding a cup out asking for change.  No reason, no sign, just a quick phrase stating they need money.  Even if they are passed out drunk, they still manage to stick their hand out with a cup in it hoping to get a few bucks.

Now the west coast guys are creative.  90% of the time they will have detailed signs explaining why they want food or money.  "will wrestle for food", "will work for food", "I have no legs and pee in a bag, give me some food".  Those guys are creative.

I was in San Fransisco once and there was this guy who would hide in these bushes and when people would walk by, he would jump out and scare them!  It was great.  People would sh!t their pants and then drop a buck or two in the guys hat because everyone would be around them laughing at them.

Then there was this guy who would sweep the sidewalk in front of stores and keep it clean and have a hat out for change.  Very productive.  The east coast needs more bums like that.

Grad remembers going to Venice beach long ago and that place being just filled with street people.  people juggling bowling balls, chains saw & fruit while balancing a chair, people telling jokes, tumbling etc...Freakiest one was the woman on the boardwalk at AC on the long table playing the harmonica or whatever it was and she had no arms or legs......

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JT thinks the NY bums win just for the ability to be scary.  JT reads about how 50-95% have severe mental problems and aren't taking their meds.  Two weeks ago one was stumbling around arguing with his imaginary friend screaming, "I told you to die MF'er, I hate your GD guts! Don't talk back to me, ahole!."

The windshield washer bums by the tunnel have it made.  A captive clientelle and they'll just rip your wiper off if you don't tip.

Years ago there was a dude down by the WTC that thought he was Ethel Merman.  He was pretty good too.  JT tipped him well.  One day he was gone.   

A couple of weeks ago JT saw some kids (non bums) entertaining in the subway.  They'd hop on a car... introduce themselves, hit the boom box and go into this mad dance routine.  Not only were they good, but for being in such tight quarters they pulled off some wicked moves and didn't bump a single passenger.  Flipping and rolling.  JT dropped a Lincoln on 'em.

Quote from: kiltedrat on March 28, 2006, 10:14:14 AM

Quote from: jonny utah on March 28, 2006, 09:54:41 AM
Gro, next time just say "sorry dude I just have a buck"

+K to KR for giving KS the first laugh he had all day.

Knightstalker went online to file for unemployment yesterday.  KS spent as much time doing it online as he would have if he drove to an office.  

You would think that a state agency like the department of labor would have servers that are capable of handling a large volumn of traffic.  The freaking site dumped me three times after I completed the application.

At least the NFL has KS Dolphins opening on the Thursday night game against the Steelers.  Then later in the weekend we can watch the Mannings battle to see who the biggest choker is.

KS agrees with JT, NYC street bums are scary, but many are talented, KS likes the kids playing drums on spackle buckets.  KS also likes the steel drummers that set up sometimes.  NYC actually issues licenses for the subway performers and they get their cut.  They will chase the other out, KS and fellow music majors got chased more than once by the NYPD for trying to play in a subway station.

KS used to ride the E train from the WTC to Jamaica Queens every day for work.  There was one guy who would walk into a car and start to play really horrible alto sax.  He would then announce that he had five more minutes to the next stop and he would keep playing if we didn't tip him.  After getting some tips he would always start to play some incredible sax, he had a good scheme going, he used to get chased by the NYPD too.

JT, ever run across the people in the subway who had coolers of sandwiches and drinks and would start to hand them out to people and try to get you to buy them.  Bad business plan, give the food and then ask for money?

The good news... don't have to go to work on Thursday

The bad news... have to leave at 6am and drive 4 hours to a customer in kentucky!

Gro TDT thinks you should start the day with an egg mcmuffin at Regdonald's and just enjoy the ride up in beautiful country Kentucky.  Maybe spend the afternoon playing the ponies at Churchill Downs.

Quote from: Touchdown Tommy on March 28, 2006, 03:42:11 PM
Gro TDT thinks you should start the day with an egg mcmuffin at Regdonald's and just enjoy the ride up in beautiful country Kentucky.  Maybe spend the afternoon playing the ponies at Churchill Downs.

Good advice, TDT. I'm surprised you're thinking so clearly after getting the devastating news about your idol Victor Willis...

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this trip could be bad... gro's corp card has a 6 figure limit... can you place bets on a credit card? if so, hello OTB!

Of course Gro.  You are home free.  Now you must trick the boss or your boss' boss when the bill comes back to HQ.

PS- Where is Holladawg?  This is getting disconcerting to say the least...