...the most random, kookie people. Whenever I go on an outing by myself, I often have some zany story to tell about some eccentric encounter to which she often replies, "You have some strange characters in your universe." I don't know what it is that draws me to these people and them to me, but it does make for some interesting anecdotes. I dig it because it keeps me aware of the little things. I often see people to immersed in themselves and sometimes I feel bad for them because while they think they are so busy they are missing out on so much. It's the many combined little things that make up the big picture.
I ran into this guy over summer while hanging out in downtown Chicago. I saw a few times and wanted to get a shot of him, but I was too nervous to ask and couldn't get a decent angle to snap one from afar. Finally, I just asked him and he happily obliged. He posed again for another with his flute to give me something extra. He told me his name was Kokomo Joe. I laughed at the song reference and his puns relating to their lyrics. We even walked for a block or so exchanging small talk. He told me he was a musician and even had a web page. I never got the url address but after some Googling, I did find him on MySpace. Sure enough, he plays a few instruments. His music passion manifested from a life threatening medical condition that he was able to fight through and he decided to finally do something he wanted to do in life. I'm going to send these pictures to him. He may not remember me, but he'll at least know that my meeting him for those few minutes had an impact.
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