1. Old man that goes on daily power walks. It's more like a march the way he lifts his knees high and swings his arms from side-to-side. But this guy is old school. He does his walking while wearing an old man blazer with old man slacks and an old man hat. I can imagine him going home afterwards, cracking open a bottle of scotch, and slapping around his old lady. Just like they did in the old days!
2. Dude with the drumsticks. This guy gets in his big-ass white Chevy Caprice Classic at some random-ass time every day and bangs on his padded steering wheel with drumsticks for what seems like hours. I've seen this guy do it in the early morning, I've seen him at the end of the work day, I've even heard the son of a bitch banging away at 3:00 am once. As far as I can tell, he's not listening to any music, just banging out whatever tunes are in his head. If I put in half the dedication to writing as he does to destroying his steering wheel, I'd have written twice as many crappy screenplays no one wants to read as I have now.
3. Guy waiting for the bus. A few times every week I take our dog out for an evening walk around Hollywood High School, and I'd usually see this guy sometimes wearing thick-ass glasses and always reading a thick-ass book waiting at a bus stop. He'd very politely and patiently ask anyone who passed by for spare change, and when he had enough for bus fare, he'd go home.
Several weeks ago, I saw him completely bugging out. He was screaming to himself while clutching his head and rocking back and forth. It was disheartening to see some guy who was struggling but still managing to keep his shit together suddenly flip out for whatever reason (drugs). I saw him again last night, though, and he seemed fine. He even started a new thick-ass book. Hope he stays on the level.
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