I spent part of my lunchtime w/this man today. He's a recent double
major from Denver, 24 years old & part of a freight train-hopping
crew called the Wrong Way Kids. His crew calls him Shitty & he
answers. That's his name. He was so nice & intense.
The tattoo is only one night's sleep old. A newborn. He said it
"hurt like absolute hell," but that the mushrooms he was
eating took the edge off a bit. His friend did the inking while
smoking crack! Serious.
These folks were kicking out of the city tonite, on a freighter to San
Jose & down into central California. They planned to drink a box
of wine on the way.
I am a very boring person. These are modern American shamans
(college-educated!).
--- via cellphone camera!
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Ostadar 72 months ago | reply
merr! shitty's gonna regret that!
Jengo !! [deleted] 72 months ago | reply
I agree that he will probably regret that later. The life style seems interesting travelling the way he does. But in reality, probably very harsh and not easy, depression is probably pretty high. Definitely not a lifestyle I would want. I would much rather work my ass off, and then enjoy the fruits of my labor by travelling to exotic lands rather than killing brain cells and living day to day on whatever you can find.
cjw333 72 months ago | reply
not bad for a crack-tat
nice story too
i'm sure that he'll have lots to write about
assuming that he has some braincells left
when he's ready to put it on paper
--
Seen in San Francisco - Locals Only (?)
i could sleep through a world war 72 months ago | reply
just for the record:
i do not wish to romanticize this boy's lifestyle. at all.
but i won't denigrate it either.
i do hope he writes a book someday. by then, we'll hopefully both be old & futuristic. i'll download it from powells... put it on my iNovel.
littlevanities 72 months ago | reply
You've captured that look. Intense is the word. And it looks almost as if he doesn't belong to this world.
Somehow it reminds me of Jack Kerouac's book The Dharma Bums.
dona hiu 72 months ago | reply
there´s a woman back in my home town that has a seahorse tatooed on her cheek. i always wanted to know if there was a story behind that...
i could sleep through a world war 72 months ago | reply
true to dharma bums!!
seahorses are phantastical creatures. how big was the tattoo? i suspect she had a story. but maybe it's best if we just make one up for her...
Searocket 71 months ago | reply
well anyway; think open minded;
it gives a nice pic !
i could sleep through a world war 69 months ago | reply
I'm reading into the wild tonite, about half-way through now.. & somehow i keep thinking about this kid on my flickr. i wonder where he is now that summer's over?
aperitive 69 months ago | reply
wrong way is right.
double negative or double positive?
if i were an english major i would know.
oh wait! i was!....
was is an interesting word.
truck stop tea party 67 months ago | reply
I like the narrative, thanks for sharing this!
Anjalina&Cory [deleted] 50 months ago | reply
jack kerouac all the wayyy. that's sweet and pretty strange as soon as i saw the title i got a beatnik feel from him, nice. way nice
simon_bates 49 months ago | reply
go shitty
Uzziee 46 months ago | reply
His name aint the only thing thats shitty :/
the city is ours 46 months ago | reply
haha, I've met that guy.