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This is Vinny. I met Vinny while riding through the alleys of west Vancouver, just east of Cambie around 6th. The powered TV atop the dumpster was what first caught my eye. I decided to interup his Billy Crystal movie and ask him what his storey was, as it's not every day you see a homeless man watching TV in a carport.

I spent over a hour with Vinny as he told me parts of his life storey, including losing his wife and unborn child to a drunk driver in ontario, and also the means to which allow him to have such a unique theatre experience.

As it turns out, Vinny has full permission from the owner of the commercial building to live in the carport. The CEO of the engineering firm even hooked up power and cablevision for Vinny, enabling the TV watching that I had noticed. His registered address is that building, and the owner even lets him keep all his precious possessions in the company safe inside.

Vinny was nice enough to let me take his picture.