The Bum Blog
Thursday, July 22, 2004
The art of the sign
Spotted yesterday at Research and Capitol of Texas:
I used to have a handle
on Life...But it broke
Thank You... God Bless
The bum in question bore a weathered, dirty resemblance to Russell Hammond (Billy Crudup) from Almost Famous. Imagine if Stillwater broke up in the late-70's, and Hammond was never able to find a new band. Then his life went down the toilet and he relocated to Austin, because he heard some BS about this being the "Live Music Capital of the World." Unable to find a new band or a gig, because Vallejo, Soul Hat and Bob Schneider were always hogging the venues every night, he soon found himself on the street, making goofy signs to try and panhandle enough money to record that killer demo.
What am I saying? That bum probably makes more money than I do.
