A few years back the Santa Cruz City Council had an ambition to clean the streets, parks, parking lots and of homeless, drunks, punks, freaks and what not. Over the years Santa Cruz have become a safe haven for such, due to the fact the City one of the few places in the states having something that resembles a social consciousness, a definite remnant of the 60ties. The campaign failed, and was met by a protest campaign called “Keep Santa Cruz weird”. And it was kept weird. Here are some of the day to day types you bump into asking for a bit of your time and money:

The militant Pan-flute-player, the ultimate juxtaposition:
All dressed up in camouflage-gear he plays an aggressive speed-pan flute with leg-coreographi as Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull. He doesn’t get my money, and I didn`t get his picture. But heres someone who looks almost like him, the pose that is - not the outfit. http://www.themusicindex.com/rockahead/interviews/ian_anderson2003a.jpg

Robert:
“The umbrella man” or the “Slow walker”; aint no sunshine when he’s gone, I want some of his LSD! He must be the friendliest man on earth. Twice a day he walks up and down Pacific Road, the mainstreet of this here city, in a never-seen-before persistent slowpace - step by step. He`s up against the highspeed world he says, and he is being noticed: At Halloween, noless than 15 people in the streetparade had dressed up like him. 5 dollars. http://www.lg-c.dk/flottenheimer/blogger/november0001.JPG

Adam:
the 6 pack halfnude toothless viet-vet: just plain fucked up and intimidating. Gave him 50 cents in a thrift store if that can keep his pants up, and thats where the fun stops there: no picture pleaaaaaaase. You don`t wanna see it..

The Cadillac Blonde:
She is all tits, we are talking D-sized-no-implants breed-on-fat, but the tattoo saying “Cadillac” across them, visible because she wears lowcut sweaters or open shirts. 20 years old, she dosnt get my money. It`s not too late for a mc-job, because tattoos are the norm more than not, so that’s not an excuse. Sorry no photo. Wasn`t up for the beating.

The Ghost of Cobain: http://www.lg-c.dk/flottenheimer/blogger/merenovember0001.JPG Fashion! Turn to the right! 1 dollar for the snapshot.

The Mexican Fiddler: a dollar for even trying. http://www.lg-c.dk/flottenheimer/blogger/november0004.JPG

And that’s just scratching the surface….