Lou M. posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 05:39:20 am

Spurred from another thread who are some of the more interesting characters in Pittsburgh.



The first one is the coupon lady that emmamakescakes brought up who is a usually rides the 87 and looks at coupons/produce ads on the bus but likes to make comments very loudly about other people and just general observations.



(2) others I can think of are bumper bike (Aaron) and the dude who hangs out on Smallman usually after 5 wearing a bikini top and short shorts while dumpster diving.





gate68 posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 05:41:54 am

I'm never in oakland anymore, so is the black guy who used to shadow box still around? like 70 something.



Also, the woman downtown who SCREAMS on her cell phone is becoming quite popular. The other day she was yelling at someone (no one) about being on their Playstation all GOD DAMN DAY.





ms_hathaway posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 05:51:14 am

pittsburgh pete





bored posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 05:51:23 am

I am so happy





LostJules posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 05:53:12 am

Years ago (early 90's?), there was a woman who walked a route through Oakland every day. She would be at the same landmarks at the same time day after day. I've always wondered what happened to her. Does anyone remember her?





emmamakescakes posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 05:54:06 am

- ethnically ambiguous walking girl (bloomfield/oakland)

- cookie with the pipe

- tube top bloomfield lady





ms_hathaway posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 05:55:46 am

the older bum lady who has the beehive knot of reddish hair on top of her head. i see her around a lot. we just call her beehive





emmamakescakes posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 05:56:18 am

- red headed meth lady





gate68 posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 05:59:29 am

-tube top strip district guy/lady



Love his chunky heels.





chrome_dinette posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:05:43 am

Is the lady who used to stand outside of every concert(circa 20 years ago) muttering "go inside, three days" still around?





Z. posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:06:34 am

- indian glam rocker



i feel like someone on here either knows or is him. he seems nice.





emmamakescakes posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:08:23 am

I LOVE THAT GUY!!!!! I don't know him but I am always excited when I see him. He is slightly bow legged and it always reminds me of the picture of that guy on the fashion blog who said his fashion inspiration is cartoon characters with tiny legs and huge upper bodies. I hope somebody can find that image.





Anger Management posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:08:56 am

Dearheart behind the cheese counter.





emmamakescakes posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:09:11 am

- Yells at Cars (this guy used to hang around the intersection of Liberty and Millvale, just shouting at cars for hours. I haven't seen him in a long time and don't know if he's still around.)





Z. posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:09:32 am

he mothafuckin STRUTS.





i <3 boners posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:13:29 am

- sombrero man (r.i.p.)

- blind man whose name I can't recall who would sing gospel songs along with his boombox

- bloomfield slash





PARTY MONEY posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:14:37 am

crazy crackhead ron

paulie the freak of stanton heights

joey the loon

old kentucky shark

"reverend" archie of pearl street

hill district bill

beatbox charles

the tall midget

the 2 legged guy who's ALWAYS around

gooskis beer drinker

that guy who smokes cigarettes

bus stop waiting guy

eskimo man in upper/lower lawrenceville

the man who sings opera under the 16th street bridge

the walter payton impersonator of garfield





beavis77 posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:14:40 am

squints the macy's door stoop bum. he also defecates in the adjoining alley



mcdonalds guy that screams about the end days and abortion



guy in valour suit that looks like danny glover and tells girls hes gonna [ ] them while lapping his gene simmons across his face



the stratford biking crackhead that smokes rocks behind the rite aid dumpster approximately every hour of the day



balding gay dude that goes into bars in shadyside and sq hill and also at bus stops and harrasses young men and calls them little sissy f****ts. usually seen carrying newspapers



old drunk white dude that aint fraid to take his D out or spit on people. seen him arrested a bunch



lady with a walker that you'll see in oakland southside and downtown that carries a picture from the 70s of her kids that shes trying to feed



the three people that always sit on that bench across from hambones that heckle everyone from hookers to teenagers



weird dude in a leather jacket that goes from bar to bar in shadyside looking at young girls like a serial killer would



bill peduto





gate68 posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:14:51 am

boners, can bloomfield slash also be seen at robinson mall? Slash as in guitarist? also looks like Gene Simmons?





emmamakescakes posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:15:29 am

oh! there was an article in the CP a couple years ago about the boombox singer (used to be in front of the Forbes Ave RiteAid, in Oakland)



I think Bloomfield Slash is the same person Z. and i are talking about.



Also now I'm not sure but I wonder if Beehive and Red Headed Meth Lady are the same person.





levitate posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:16:01 am

bored posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 09:51:23 am

-Iggy Pop Pool Player



You mean... CHINA GROVE?





dirty jones posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:16:33 am

The bikini wearing dumpster diver in the Strip is named Bob. Nice enough fellow.





gate68 posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:16:43 am

balding gay dude that goes into bars in shadyside and sq hill and also at bus stops and harrasses young men and calls them little sissy f****ts. usually seen carrying newspapers





balding gay dude that goes into bars in shadyside and sq hill and also at bus stops and harrasses young men and calls them little sissy f****ts. usually seen carrying newspapers





balding gay dude that goes into bars in shadyside and sq hill and also at bus stops and harrasses young men and calls them little sissy f****ts. usually seen carrying newspapers





balding gay dude that goes into bars in shadyside and sq hill and also at bus stops and harrasses young men and calls them little sissy f****ts. usually seen carrying newspapers



balding gay dude that goes into bars in shadyside and sq hill and also at bus stops and harrasses young men and calls them little sissy f****ts. usually seen carrying newspapers



balding gay dude that goes into bars in shadyside and sq hill and also at bus stops and harrasses young men and calls them little sissy f****ts. usually seen carrying newspapers





alberto readstone posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:16:54 am

the oakland shadow boxer is still around. saw him yesterday.





joe-melba posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:16:54 am

-bobby from sunoco in bloomfield. ash dinosaur has a song about him.





gate68 posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:17:18 am

alberto readstone posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 10:16:54 am

the oakland shadow boxer is still around. saw him yesterday.



wow, awesome!





beavis77 posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:18:25 am

that one dude that was on those ace athletic commercials is pretty good too. forget his name but he has like 7 teeth



streetwalker on penn in garfield that looks like rhea pearlman



that guy that shit his pants on purpose at brillo





levitate posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:20:02 am

old kentucky shark





emmamakescakes posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:20:24 am

these are getting more and more bloomfield focused, but:



- Robert (of Donatelli's, formerly of ShurSave) with the spongebob backpack.





PARTY MONEY posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:20:29 am

old kentucky shark





i <3 boners posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:20:52 am

beavis77 posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 10:18:25 am

that one dude that was on those ace athletic commercials is pretty good too. forget his name but he has like 7 teeth



TOMMY. see also: any recurring personality from OFF DA GRILL





occupant posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:21:32 am

- ethnically ambiguous walking girl (bloomfield/oakland)



haha! i'm pretty sure i know who you are talking about.





emmamakescakes posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:21:35 am

FOUND IT!



here is the CP article about Bill Dorsey (Oakland boombox singer):



http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A22070





well out of order posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:24:17 am

Saw strip district bikini bob in the North Side yesterday.





wastedandwounded posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:24:39 am

the chubby-cheeked 20-or-30-something year old black guy downtown who asks everyone at the east busway stop for 50 cents, then if no one gives him any, he screams at the top of his lungs, with lots of exaggerated breaths for emphasis: "can i get 50 cents, to ride, the bus! I NEED 50 CENTS TO GET HOME ON THE BUS!!!!!!!!" and then after someone gives him some, he gets on and pays with a bus pass. every single day.





i <3 boners posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:25:24 am

- James Farrior woman (older woman, at Silky's Bloomfield for every football game, always in a James Farrior jersey yelling at the TV).



- Blues Man, friend of every karaoke DJ who is allowed to ruin your songs with harmonica accompaniment whether you want him to or not





beavis77 posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:25:50 am

oh man is OFF DA GRILL still on the air? what channel is pittsburgh public access?





i <3 boners posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:25:52 am

^ forgot Blues Man's custom jacket emblazoned with his moniker.





jesus&tequila posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:27:06 am

the man with the beret at Armands.





levitate posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:28:49 am

what about that guy who goes to shows, and instead of clapping, blows through his clenched hands to make some kind of ocarina/bird call effect?





occupant posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:29:03 am

seven cee's women.





osamabinrobot posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:29:27 am

thats bob

hes not so bad





osamabinrobot posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:29:54 am

the guy at armands.

load new posts.





precession posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:30:17 am

tarantula brooch lady who rides the 91. she wears an american flag t-shirt (same one every day) with a HUGE gold tarantula brooch and sits in the handicapped seats touching people lightly as they walk by. love her.





gate68 posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:31:06 am

Manny





unclecrut posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:31:21 am

emmamakescakes posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 09:54:06 am

- ethnically ambiguous walking girl (bloomfield/oakland)

--------------------



is this the same as the skinny girl in the long skirts that walks up and down penn ave garfield? she's very intriguing.





i <3 boners posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:32:12 am

is this the same as the skinny girl in the long skirts that walks up and down penn ave garfield? she's very intriguing.



met her once. she's very nice but i can't get over the "fact" that she looks like the singer from Hoobastank.





emmamakescakes posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:32:23 am

is Armands guy the one with the super intense eyes who makes you feel kinda like turning to dust?





ms_hathaway posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:34:06 am

emmamakescakes posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 10:15:29 am

Also now I'm not sure but I wonder if Beehive and Red Headed Meth Lady are the same person.



wondering this too.....





occupant posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:36:56 am

crut, that's the one. i see here everywhere.





contiguous posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:39:56 am

blind boombox dude by the riteaid in oakland





Z. posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:40:09 am

pretty sure that walking girl is jeannie. i had a writing class with her and she is a fantastic writer but preeeeetty faaaaar out there. her analysis for the class was on salman rushdie and she told the class that in the middle of the satanic verses she was convinced she was turning into a goat person and called her dad because she was concerned. later, i ran into her and asked her how writing was going and if she had anything new i could read and she said she gave it up and was focusing on "sounds". she was not faking it.



dan mccloskey once asked her at a party "do you want to kiss on the mouth?" and she turned him down. i like her a lot.





unclecrut posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:40:47 am

the walking girl





beavis77 posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:41:41 am

the neo nazi homeless guy



jimmy the k man



the tranny that goes by black velvet that yells drunkenly at people from the giant eagle on shakespeare parking lot



the bike messenger with a beanie baby chain wallet (you probably post here)





emmamakescakes posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:41:45 am

crut, yes!



hathaway, red headed topknot lady I think is not that old, but looks way older because of meth use/fucked up teeth. She often wears a huge reindeer sweater when it's cold out, and goes to galleries and stuffs her pockets with food during unblurred. You can also find her taking tons of samples at the farmer's market. I saw her earlier this spring and she looked like she was doing really well, which made me glad. Meth makes me sad.





gate68 posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:41:51 am

the tall midget







emmamakescakes posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:43:14 am

can i just give one little holler about "tranny" not being an okay term to use to describe trans folks.........





beavis77 posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:44:34 am

really? never knew, my bad





drazil posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:45:46 am

Robert Wholey



Anyone who dresses as a sea monster by wearing old mops qualifies as a \"character\" to me.





gate68 posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:47:27 am

emmas really killin my mood today





Lou M. posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:48:09 am

Pretty sure red head topknot lady lives on S Windbiddle near Liberty. I've seen her come out of a house there a few times.





da chump posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:48:47 am

Oakland circa 2002-2004



Fighting Guy

Weapons Guy

"Hey, What's up?" Guy



I was in a 4 person discussion about Walking Girl this weekend. With a 2 second description everyone knew exactly who she was.





unclecrut posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:50:23 am

if writing workshop girl and walking girl are one and the same, she is my new hero.





emmamakescakes posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:50:43 am

beavis, here is a pretty good blog post about it, if you're interested:



http://nodesignation.com/?p=32



(it was obvious that you had no malicious intent. not mad!!!)



gate68 is bummin' that it's important to me that people are kind!





sarita_p posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:51:03 am

I am so happy





da chump posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:51:09 am

Is tube top lady the woman who is always riding a cruiser bike between friendship circle and aiken and rides the 87 only between those blocks as well?





J posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:51:27 am

didn't i get shit for wanting to start a blog where i'd post pictures of said "characters?"





gate68 posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:51:58 am

Hey, I'm T-Friendly. Beavis, you've been clocked.





oedipa724 posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:52:18 am

emmamakescakes posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 09:54:06 am

- ethnically ambiguous walking girl (bloomfield/oakland)



I LOVE WALKING GIRL! ethnically ambiguous, possible a current or former cult member. i've say hi every time i see her but to no avail.



possibly a harbinger of death. i saw her twice in one day. early in the day in polish hill, a man had just been hit by a car on herron, she was walking away from the bloody scene. then later that eventing in bloomfield there was a fire and she was walking away.



i saw her walking (and talking!) with a young man. i got so excited at the idea of hearing her voice, but by the time they were in earshot he did all the talking. maybe she's like ariel the little mermaid and sold her voice to a sea witch.



i was on a bus with her once. she was sitting alone eating from a jar of marshmallow fluff with her finger.





contradictionsin posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:52:26 am

The red-headed lady kind of makes me really sad.





emmamakescakes posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:52:33 am

phill yes!



sarita, really? I've never interacted with her at all, she just has some really meth-looking teeth and picks at her face in a very meth-like way. Totally possible that i am wrong -- was just going by those two things.





emmamakescakes posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:53:30 am

i was on a bus with her once. she was sitting alone eating from a jar of marshmallow fluff with her finger.



UH-MAYYYYYYYZING.





ms_hathaway posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:53:32 am

emma, we are definitely talking about the same lady! i have seen her many times stuffing her pockets with free samples of food from various events. and i have seen the ugly sweater. i was at a function which had snacks, and she came in and was pocketing them. we shooed her out, but she was later found in the ladies room washing the floor with a bottle of vodka.





tammy posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:53:49 am

joe-melba posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 10:16:54 am

-bobby from sunoco in bloomfield. ash dinosaur has a song about him.



also known as the mayor. the mayor's wife is the lady with the beeyootiful purple and blue cruiser with streamers coming out of the handlebars. she lives on winebiddle i think.





tammy posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:54:27 am

sidenote: i don't think they are really married





beavis77 posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:54:28 am

i think auggie of pizza italia fame is an interesting character. you gotta interact with him at the bar though to get to that level



the crossdresser? thats always on ellsworth that looks and sometimes dresses like axl rose with eye shadow



the old black lady that rides seemingly every bus and asks you for money, and when you say sorry she tells you 'God dont like ugly'



FUBU jersey / adidas swishy pants guy that paces between thai gourmet and thai cuisine (he must love thai!)





unclecrut posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:54:33 am

walking girl is like the ghost dog of garfield. whenever she walks past, people just shut the fuck up and nod respectfully.





sarita_p posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:55:06 am

I am so happy





baby animalz posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:55:20 am

love this thread. my top tier would be:



- bloomfield slash (once, we were walking towards each other, and right as he passed me he snapped over at the waist, waggled his mane around, and then snapped back, super fierce. he smelled really good. not expecting that)

- armand's beret guy

- bumper bike guy, of course

- sunoco gnome

- crack daddy from 43 1/2 st

- sunshine





emmamakescakes posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:55:54 am

beavis, augie is my neighbor and I love him dearly. His dad just passed away a few days ago, so if anybody goes to Pizza Italia soon, give him a hat tip and some love.





tammy posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:56:14 am

sarita, that is the same lady.





tammy posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:56:32 am

also i think tube top lady is cruiser bike lady is the mayor's wife





da chump posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:57:17 am

i've seen walking girl being hit on at a yard sale before.





baby animalz posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:58:21 am

WHO IS THIS WALKING GIRL? I feel like I am missing out big time.





beavis77 posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:58:53 am

whos the old black dude in southside who just says off the wall racist things. he looks like an old, chubby cheeked tommy davidson and claims to be in the secret military





i <3 boners posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:58:54 am

unclecrut posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 10:54:33 am

walking girl is like the ghost dog of garfield. whenever she walks past, people just shut the fuck up and nod respectfully.



legit lol





tammy posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:59:12 am

you will know walking girl when you see her. she's quite lovely.





nicerec posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:59:55 am

da chump posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 10:48:47 am

"Hey, What's up?" Guy



Completely forgot about this dude. Holy shit.





Z. posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:00:06 am

she usually has two binky little pony tails, right? kinda long faced and solemn looking?





baby animalz posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:01:23 am

tammy posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 10:59:12 am

you will know walking girl when you see her. she's quite lovely.



When I'm ready, she'll find me.





dirty jones posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:01:46 am

My first experiences with walking girl was actually seeing her at the LV library. It was only later that I knew her to walk.



Then it seemed like I saw her walking everywhere.





i <3 boners posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:02:51 am

~~*~ one set of footprints ~*~~





da chump posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:03:17 am

I think "Hey, What's up?" Guy works or lives near me in East Liberty. I sometimes see him walking at Negley and Penn. Pretty sure his name was Ali.





sarita_p posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:04:13 am

I am so happy





unclecrut posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:04:14 am

i suppose right by naure fist bump dude deserves a mention





occupant posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:04:52 am

i saw walking girl (my friend and i call her jesus girl) at whole foods last summer. she was carrying around a basketball in a blue giant eagle shopping bag.





sarita_p posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:05:25 am

I am so happy





occupant posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:07:19 am

small latin american cowboy used to live next to us on stratford.





levitate posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:07:21 am

Does Augie still work at Pizza Italia? I haven't seen him there in probably 6 months (I live 2 doors down and as such walk past there several times a day). I know he was having some health problems.





nicerec posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:07:24 am

-LL Cool J kangol hat dude downtown who always has a dookie gold chain and a jumpsuit or something like that

-Unicycle guy (downtown)





bread and circus posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:07:30 am

what about giant dude who hangs out around bloomfield, helps out the king farm people, and has a sick motorcycle collection?





unclecrut posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:07:55 am

i see that guy riding on a bike...look like a member of los tigres del norte!





emmamakescakes posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:07:57 am

da chump posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 10:48:47 am

"Hey, What's up?" Guy



nice! I always thought of him as Friendly Guy.





unclecrut posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:08:30 am

(whole foods cowboy)





nicerec posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:09:46 am

I always thought "Hey, what's up?" guy seemed like a genuinely nice dude





bacon bra posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:09:47 am

I am so happy





emmamakescakes posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:16:15 am

Augie has had some really major health problems and was in the hospital for several months. He's home now and rehabilitating slowly following some major surgeries that impacted his mobility. His daughter was living with him and helping out a lot for a while. She's a sweetie. This year has been a lotta rough punches for that guy. I think he's only been over to help out at the shop a few times since getting out of the hospital.





tammy posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:17:27 am

bacon bra posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 11:09:47 am

-that lady in north oakland/central oakland who is "blind" and always has the stroller full of baby dolls and stuffed animals.



woah! i haven't thought about/seen her in forever! is she still around?





tammy posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:17:41 am

she used to come in to hillman when i worked there





bread and circus posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:17:47 am

Bloomfield lady that hands out tracts in Oakland.





nicerec posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:17:57 am

-Mr. Fred





gethexadecimal posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:19:42 am

ha, glad tammy covered the mayor and the mayor's wife.



just know that the hot dogs will never go cold on his watch.





esus posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:19:47 am

RAISINS ARE JUST DRIED GRAPES?!?!





123faw posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:22:19 am

123faw posted this on Jul 01st, 2007 at 10:44:01 pm



the jabbering girl - she is kinda stocky, maybe early thirties, dark reddish hair. She kinda lumbers up and down Butler Street, constantly talking to herself. Sometimes she's at the Getgo. I see her on Butler between 38th and Main, and noplace else. 'cept once on Ross Street Downtown.



I first noticed her around when I moved to L-ville 15 years ago, when she was a teenager. A few months ago it occurred to me that she's not a teenager anymore. I thought, holy fuck, I'm growing old with the jabbering girl.



I never see the jabbering girl anymore. :(



Also RIP Russian John who died a few years ago. The skinny old guy in a sailor cap who was constantly drunk and had been ejected from all of Lawrenceville's best dives.



RIP Robert Lansberry, the guy who used to be in Market Square protesting that the government was keeping him from getting his mail.





humanthomas posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:23:06 am

I was just about to post about the downtown running lady. Ive coined her as Mrs. Friend. She lives near my parents, and let me tell you, the running is not exclusive to downtown.





well out of order posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:23:44 am

Over 100 posts and not a single mention of Duane: the man, the myth, the legend?





sarita_p posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:25:07 am

I am so happy





bacon bra posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:25:29 am

I am so happy





emmamakescakes posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:27:24 am

!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I forgot about downtown running lady.



also let's have a moment of silence for the Sensei. <3





well out of order posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:27:56 am

Is stroller lady the same as chardonnay lady?





occupant posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:28:17 am

weird. i have been working downtown for 10+ years and i have never seen running lady.





bacon bra posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:28:24 am

I am so happy





LostJules posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:29:02 am

I'm happy to know my walking girl is OK. Or as OK as she can be. In the 90's, she would walk to the back of the stephen foster memorial, tap the flower container, turn around, and then go down the steps. Always at 10:40am or something like that. I remember hearing she was in some writing classes. But it seemed her troubles were much more severe than an OCD thing.





bread and circus posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:30:36 am

russian john once brought a real sword into crazy mocha and was playing with it in there, till i kicked him out.



what about russian cap walking dude that walks between polish hill and bloomfield on the bridge?





humanthomas posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:31:04 am

I don't think anyone knows the true secrets of Mrs. Friend. Ive witnessed her get off the bus from town on Provost rd in the south hills and run straight up the hill. Sometimes running in circles on side roads.





beavis77 posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:31:15 am

sucks to hear that bout augie i wondered why i hadnt seen him in awhile at local watering holes.



this list can go on forever



theres some other guy downtown that at one time gave my friend his manifesto, I am going to check to see if he still has it. it talked about govt testing, aliens descending into heaven (and taking the indians with them). i think of him as our very own riley martin





esus posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:32:29 am

RAISINS ARE JUST DRIED GRAPES?!?!





humanthomas posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:32:51 am

I used to deliver flowers to rite aids and I was downtown for maybe 5 minutes a week and I saw her run by EVERY WEEK. For like two years.





bread and circus posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:33:58 am

seriously no mention of Al and Victor? they're the kings of this shit. cult heroes.





humanthomas posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:36:39 am

Also im not sure if this has been mentioned, but the cross dressing dumpster diving guys name is Bob and he is currently setting up shop in Allegheny center. I drive past his shopping cart compound daily.





emmamakescakes posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:36:59 am

xJx posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 10:51:27 am

didn't i get shit for wanting to start a blog where i'd post pictures of said "characters?"



Do you really not understand how this is different?





unclecrut posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:37:28 am

there used to be a guy who would walk kind of like a rooster up and down murray avenue bobbing his head up and down. one day, a friend of mine that worked at hollywood video watched him stop mid-cluck, pull down his pants, take a shit in front of the 61C cafe and then keep on truckin'. i think there were people out front waiting for a bus, too.





radekal bonk posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:38:14 am

levitate posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 10:28:49 am

what about that guy who goes to shows, and instead of clapping, blows through his clenched hands to make some kind of ocarina/bird call effect?



thats Joe, i think he lives on the south side. hes always with a tall black lady named Shar. Ive been seeing those 2 at shows for 15 years or so.





Pgh Filmmakers posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:38:53 am

bread and circus posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 11:30:36 am

what about russian cap walking dude that walks between polish hill and bloomfield on the bridge?



i think his name's simeon/simon. he lives in p.hill and is a russian icon painter, like legit. he's also pretty flaming. he'll hang around the sandwich shop and check out the young dudes. nice, interesting dude. mostly harmless.





emmamakescakes posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:38:57 am

back in the days when everybody hung out at the wall in oakland, there was that guy Critical Mass. anybody seen him around lately?





gethexadecimal posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:41:03 am

I haven't seen Critical Mass in forever... definitely did not see him in Oakland when I was in school for the past year... was seeing him more in Bloomfield before that. Hope he's alright.





occupant posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:44:57 am

it's been a few years since i have seen critical mass.





beavis77 posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:53:59 am

The old dude that fishes behind the southside flats is pretty awesome. Can't believe he eats out of city rivers though





gate68 posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:54:33 am

the Fatter Darlene Harris.





gate68 posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:54:55 am

creeepy dude at brillo who is at every show and creeps on me.





beavis77 posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:56:24 am

Extremely tan lady that used to drink up by that bar near shop n save. She always bossed around her brother to drive her up the ioh





gate68 posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:57:41 am

pink pants homeless guy downtown. was talking to some cute girl with dreads the other day about how the world was ending, i could imagine.





ms_hathaway posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:58:18 am

oh the running lady! i used to live downtown and saw her a lot. i never understood what her deal was. maybe we will never know





beavis77 posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:59:46 am

Creepy dude at brillo? Tall dude with glasses?





gate68 posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 08:00:15 am

yup, slicked back hair/balding. alwasy smiling when i order a drnk. never talks.





gate68 posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 08:00:24 am

he prob posts here.





humanthomas posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 08:01:59 am

Saw brillo creep outside of babyland recently



babyland creep.





dirty jones posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 08:03:11 am

We are not the only ones on the interwebz who have discussed running lady:



http://thatschurch.com/2009/11/10/running-lady-wherefore-art-thou/



http://thatschurch.com/2009/11/16/update-on-the-running-lady/





86B posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 08:04:44 am

1.) PITTSBURGH PETE.



Seen breakdancing at various bus stops around Pittsburgh. Also seen at various bars in PGH as varied as the Shadow Lounge and the Matrix.



https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pittsburgh-Pete/391744408734



2.) The dude who looks like Old Man Marley from the Home Alone films.



Seen often at Ritters and Bloomfield Sandwich Shop, but I have seen him at the Matrix and Margarita Mama\'s. This dude is the nicest guy.





ms_hathaway posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 08:05:40 am

i already mentioned pete but i guess it got passed over :(





tammy posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 08:07:03 am

brillo creep is not actually a creep. he's a decent dude, harmless. i just have to get that out there. he might seem sketch, but he's alright.





lastshot posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 08:07:12 am

Scmayda....completely harmless.





123faw posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 08:07:45 am

baby animalz posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 10:55:20 am

- crack daddy from 43 1/2 st





who is this? are you talking about the thin guy who has dark hair and is 40-ish and has small children?





tammy posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 08:08:00 am

also, these guys! they have a few other folks that hang with them at the bloomfield crazy mocha, but these two are legends.



bread and circus posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 11:33:58 am

seriously no mention of Al and Victor? they're the kings of this shit. cult heroes.





beavis77 posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 08:08:16 am

Old man marley might be the same dude that I saw spitting except for the nice description.



Def seen that dude at shadow too was trying to remember the other guy that is sometines there that looks like an older baked out devine 7even





occupant posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 08:09:02 am

yeah, scmayda's alright.





gate68 posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 08:09:51 am

tammy, y eah, he seems harmless, but still creepin.





anxiousmofo posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 08:09:57 am

yinz forgot manny





vendo69casas posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 08:10:14 am

Rough 50's-60's white guy in a hat asking for work or money to get a bite to eat. He's always like "can't a guy just get a little work for a sandwich." Or "can't a guy get a dollar for a bite to eat."



he looks very Appalachian and chills near the market district or the gas station across from Peabody.





gate68 posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 08:12:11 am

crust punks/junkies under the bates street bridge who were "stranded from balitmore"



for the amount of time they stood out there, they could have walked to fuckin baltimore.





VanEck posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 08:17:52 am

CTRL-F



SCARY JERRY NOT FOUND.



???





tammy posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 08:37:43 am

has anyone seen THIS GUY around recently?



he's one of only a handful of people i've seen who really genuinely scared me.





emmamakescakes posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 08:39:22 am

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I always wished I could have seen that guy.





86B posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 08:40:10 am

Definitely missed your post Ms. Hathaway... apologies.



Here goes a youtube video of Pittsburgh Pete:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWf4v--FvZ0



I first saw this guy outside of the Wood Street Station doing his dancing to NO MUSIC.





tammy posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 08:44:41 am

i used to see pittsburgh pete all the time on the... wait for it... 86B.





Dragonhalf posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 08:48:05 am

Brillobox dude is awesome. He's one of my customers. Very nice guy. My roomies and I would call him "Dancing Guy".





lastshot posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 08:50:03 am

Scmayda has been going to shows for 25 years....

Not sure he's creepin'.....well, maybe creepin' a little bit.





bookem posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 08:55:10 am

I am so happy





emmamakescakes posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 08:55:52 am

any mention of the rollerskate dancer outside of former nabisco factory?



WHAT!!!! tell me more about this!!!





Lou M. posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 08:56:17 am

When was the last spotting of this guy that tammy mentioned?





unclecrut posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 08:56:19 am

scmayda rolled his eyes at us for liking the scorpions the other night





bookem posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 08:57:00 am

I am so happy





unclecrut posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 08:57:08 am

i'd say he's alright other than the fact that he doesn't like the scorpions





emmamakescakes posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 08:57:25 am

I will, I will!





bookem posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 08:58:25 am

I am so happy





lastshot posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 08:59:28 am

I am sure schmayda doesn't like any of the 80s metal movement.

The dude had his teeth cut on "the birthday party".





franklinbenjamin posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 09:03:32 am

The incredibly delightful older black lady that asks for change by calling people "honey" and "snookums". Once, after telling her that i didn't have any change, she pulled out a snuff can and asked me if I "wanted a dip".





franklinbenjamin posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 09:03:57 am

also, I only see her downtown.





Lou M. posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 09:04:04 am

franklinbenjamin This lady downtown?





Lou M. posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 09:04:50 am

She hangs out on 4th ave outside my office during lunch. Always smiles and says "God Bless" even if you say no.





gate68 posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 09:05:22 am

oh that lady is precious.





franklinbenjamin posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 09:06:19 am

yep!





occupant posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 09:09:10 am

yeah she used to hang out on liberty across from the luggage place. i see her by the oxford center all the time.





Financial Panther posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 09:19:12 am

oedipa724 posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 10:52:18 am

emmamakescakes posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 09:54:06 am

- ethnically ambiguous walking girl (bloomfield/oakland)



I LOVE WALKING GIRL! ethnically ambiguous, possible a current or former cult member. i've say hi every time i see her but to no avail.



possibly a harbinger of death. i saw her twice in one day. early in the day in polish hill, a man had just been hit by a car on herron, she was walking away from the bloody scene. then later that eventing in bloomfield there was a fire and she was walking away.



i saw her walking (and talking!) with a young man. i got so excited at the idea of hearing her voice, but by the time they were in earshot he did all the talking. maybe she's like ariel the little mermaid and sold her voice to a sea witch.



i was on a bus with her once. she was sitting alone eating from a jar of marshmallow fluff with her finger.



-----------------------



WEIRD WALKIN' GIRL! She's cool, i posted on here about here a long time ago. Glad to hear these stories.





Flappy Howserton posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 09:21:05 am

I am so happy





franklinbenjamin posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 09:26:05 am

Has anyone seen the downtown gent missing one arm/one leg (both on same side) lately? Another really sweet person. I haven't seen him in a few weeks. I usually run into him on Forbes between Smithfield and Wood.





Flappy Howserton posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 09:27:07 am

I am so happy





occupant posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 09:28:42 am

yeah, i've seen him on the corner of smithfied and forbes a lot.





van posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 09:30:16 am

have any of yins seen the cute little old lady that drinks at the Rock Room in Polish Hill? She pours cans for beer into small glasses and sips on them while she watches people. very nice lady, but ive never heard her say a word.





cheeseconqueso posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 09:33:38 am

I am sad that the 54C Bus Ninja Guy seems to have moved away/doesn't ride the bus anymore. He would always stand in the aisle no matter how crowded or empty the bus was and "balance" very seriously with his hands behind his back.



I have never seen downtown running lady but there was the running guy that would run all around Wood Street station... haven't seen him in awhile though.





Flappy Howserton posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 09:35:22 am

I am so happy





tammy posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 09:42:46 am

stidle, are you talking about the guy with the cigar butt in his mouth?

he used to come into hillman all the time, too.





tammy posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 09:43:03 am

i love this thread





tammy posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 09:45:24 am

there's also a guy who lives up the street from me and comes running down south evaline towards friendship, in the middle of the street, screaming "HELP ME! SOMEONE HAS TO HELP ME!" he's usually carrying a bunch of stuff, and he's running for his bus. i had to warn jouver about him when he moved in, so that he wouldn't have the reaction i did, which was great concern that this guy was in serious trouble.





baby animalz posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 09:54:33 am

123faw posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 12:07:45 pm

baby animalz posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 10:55:20 am

- crack daddy from 43 1/2 st





who is this? are you talking about the thin guy who has dark hair and is 40-ish and has small children?



yeah. hate that guy. but he did let me use his (? or maybe his ex-girlfriend's? who knows) bathroom one time when I was stranded outside about ten seconds away from wetting my pants. so - not completely bad.





baby animalz posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 09:56:06 am

nevermind. just remembered i had to give him a beer as payment. that guy sucks.





86B posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 09:57:48 am

Andrew aka Kung Fu Joe who is usually chillin\' on East Carson on the Southside.



Well-built black guy who always says \"I won\'t lie, if you give me a dollar, I am going to go right into that bar right there and get me a Yuengling.\" Very articulate and talkative guy who claims to have gone to CMU.





apt one posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 10:05:41 am

CRACKHEAD MIKE

-left his house because it was infested with baby purple dinosaurs in 1998



RED

-was beaten with chains in a gang fight in the 60s and stuffed in the sewer. walked to the river, laid down in the sun and "let the poop dry offa me and then i wiped it off like this"



OAKLAND SOMBRERO GUY

-nuff ced



WADE AKA SARAH

-transgendered cashier at SqHill Giant Eagle, confused the shit out of Sonny from Zaws during the reassignment



THAT DUDE FROM EAST END AVE WHO LOST HIS CERVAL

-he also had sex with a spanish teacher from my high school and owned a lambo. he put up posters for the cerval, named mr bigglesworth. it killed some dogs and some deer before it was trapped in the cemetery



POSTERNAME NYUKNYUKNYUK AND EVERYBODY HE KNOWS

-seriously



SOPHIE MASLOFF

-is she still alive?





mike posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 10:11:19 am

tammy posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 10:53:49 am

joe-melba posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 10:16:54 am

-bobby from sunoco in bloomfield. ash dinosaur has a song about him.



also known as the mayor. the mayor's wife is the lady with the beeyootiful purple and blue cruiser with streamers coming out of the handlebars. she lives on winebiddle i think.



1. Her name is Mary.

2. As of about 5 years ago, she lived on South Atlantic

3. I know this because I was her upstairs neighbor. Posters Mike Vulture and Cimba also lived in this building at one point.

4. She used to have an inflatable pool in the back yard and she'd lounge around in it all day.

5. She cried when I moved out of the building and tried to give me a Playboy Video tape.





emmamakescakes posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 10:12:37 am

I love this thread. This might be my favorite thread ever on this board. It is really bringing out the love!!!





H.B. Woodrose posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 10:16:41 am

CNTRL-F iratejones not found wtf





alberto readstone posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 10:17:32 am

big shout out to the bus surfer. haven't seen him around in forever.



the slicked back hair offensive dude is amazing and is everywhere.





switchcraft posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 10:20:49 am

I am so happy





vocalyouth posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 10:23:52 am

WHOIS Old Kentucky Shark





alberto readstone posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 10:38:03 am

that's the mascot from the failing liquor store chain that bought us.





minimum posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 10:48:46 am

face mask + coat + gloves + umbrella guy

old man from home alone lookalike guy

1987 homecoming queen mail carrier lady (morningside specific)





tammy posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 10:49:46 am

there was a crew of older men who would come through hillman when i worked there, i tend to just blend them into one. silver haired, crooked spine, crinkly hand skin, chewing on a soggy cigar butt, carrying a plastic bag of "important documents", and muttering inappropriate but barely audible things.





joe-melba posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 10:50:12 am

my favorite bobby (aka mayor of bloomfield) story comes from an ex-roommate who was the asst. manager at the sunoco on liberty. so, bobby doesn't actually work there. he just hangs out and fills up the coffee, just because. well, one day bobby was sick and he literally called sunoco to call in sick...despite the fact that he doesn't actually work there.





warrenowright posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 10:50:30 am

i <3 boners posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 10:13:29 am

- sombrero man (r.i.p.)



Is this verified? I thought no one had seen him in a while, and that maybe he just moved on to a new city.





van posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 10:51:27 am

anyone know the infamous Ruthie from Melwood ave in Polish Hill? She just got a bike very similar to the aforementioned Mary from Friendship.



she will talk your ear OFF!





emmamakescakes posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 10:52:34 am

OMG MELBA THAT IS THE GREATEST!





86B posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 10:52:54 am

I think this guy may have been mentioned earlier in the thread, but I am not sure. There is a balding, potbellied man that is often seen downtown or riding buses. This man curses at random people because he is either drunk or mentally unstable.





tammy posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 10:53:00 am

m siciliano has a funny story about mayor bobby. mike was taking care of my fish ernest while i was away and he lost my house key. somehow bobby got the key off the dog n burger guy (my apartment was right above the old big idea space) and went with him to my apartment to get in. mike said it was the most uncomfortable experience.





SpakBros posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 10:56:25 am

Singing guy in Oakland is...well...still in Oakland and singing all the time



What about the Colonel in the southside?

Crazy old man with white hair and beard, drinks mezcal and pineapple all the time, only wears tweed jackets with elbow patches and makes roses out of napkins for the ladies.



If you are a dude and you try to talk with him he just looks honestly afraid and says, "Sorry I'm not gay"





razzle posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 10:59:16 am

what about the barefoot guy that's like sometimes shirtless with a blazer and has a big bushy beard and presumably homelss? i'd see him downtown on 6th just kinda standing and looking out of it and i just saw him in friendship the other week.





SpakBros posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 10:59:24 am

And lest we forget dog man from oakland who had german shephards named spaghetti and meatball and went barefoot everywhere no matter what the weather



He shared his grapes with me once (after the dogs were full) under a bridge



He also legitimately believed that aliens used him as a conduit for evil and often wore tinfoil hats



<3





SpakBros posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 11:00:05 am

Razzle that's happy, poor guy has some serious issues :(





tammy posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 11:00:09 am

razzle posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 02:59:16 pm

what about the barefoot guy that's like sometimes shirtless with a blazer and has a big bushy beard and presumably homelss? i'd see him downtown on 6th just kinda standing and looking out of it and i just saw him in friendship the other week.



critical mass? is he still around?





tammy posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 11:00:35 am

i haven't seen him in awhile.. people also call him dark lingo.





bored posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 11:08:33 am

I am so happy





razzle posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 11:22:16 am

that's sad. someone was trying to help him get out of the street physically and he just kinda looked at them. poor guy.





mike posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 11:22:22 am

Napkin Man is a classic. He used to frequent the Pitt Cafeteria ca. 1993-95.



The Colonel can also be spotted in Bloomfield on occasion. He was in Howlers the other day. I used to run into outside the Moose when I was loading out after metal night. He would talk to Pete and Mary, but would not interact with me.





Kazkid8 posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 11:23:01 am

Strip District Bikini Bob!!! I love that guy. He won't accept money from you... but if you put it down on the ground, he'll take it. We give him hoagies from work all the time.



Fat white "homeless" lady in the strip. Rides the 91 to the waterworks and back almost everyday. But spends most of her time in the strip begging tourists....who always fall for it. Uses a cane like she's handy capped... but 50% of the time doesn't have it and walks fine. It's gotten to the point that I was telling her off when she begged... now she's upfront about her scam with me and my girlfriend.



Electric wheelchair man that sells raffle tickets. He's really nice and pretty funny. I don't buy his raffle tickets... but I'll give him a donation here of there. I've seen him in the strip, southside, downtown, and waterworks. I haven't seen him for about a month though and it worrys me.



Reese!!! The black bike messanger that knows EVERYONE. Has the punisher logo on his bag and is usually covered in skulls. Super cool guy. I swear he talks to more people than actually makes deliveries. Haha





well out of order posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 11:28:49 am



THAT DUDE FROM EAST END AVE WHO LOST HIS CERVAL

-he also had sex with a spanish teacher from my high school and owned a lambo. he put up posters for the cerval, named mr bigglesworth. it killed some dogs and some deer before it was trapped in the cemetery



Not a character; more of an asshole. His name is Marc Nernberg. He also had sex with a 14 year old and went to jail in 2008.



SpakBros posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 02:59:24 pm

And lest we forget dog man from oakland who had german shephards named spaghetti and meatball and went barefoot everywhere no matter what the weather





Doesn't vendo69houses have an amazing story about this guy?





LostJules posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 11:32:13 am

OK, what about the white haired/bearded man in North Oakland who screams 'ladies on the inside, ladies on the inside' and he'll actually go to move you so you are away from the traffic side of the sidewalk. He also screamed 'Psycho Killer!' at me, and tried to run me off the sidewalk. He works at that residence inn or that schenley gardens place on top the the hill on dithridge. Or maybe he's a schlenley gardens escapee dementia patient.





emmamakescakes posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 11:34:51 am

OH!!!! Do you guys remember the Bloomfield Hugging Man?



I haven't seen him in a long time but when I first moved to Bloomfield in 2003, I would see him very frequently (often in Friendship Park). He'd come up to the ladies and say "bella! bella!" and hug you. And if two people were walking together, he would make you hug each other.



I loved him!





SpakBros posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 11:35:57 am

It takes a special kind of hugger to not be creepy





emmamakescakes posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 11:36:56 am

Very true. He was pretty old, white haired, and usually dressed in a pretty snappy fashion. I don't know if he spoke any English.





bread and circus posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 11:39:54 am

duchimino.



i got into fights with him at crazy mocha all the time. haven't seen him in a long ass time.



he spoke fine english but he couldn't letch onto girls if they knew that he wouldn't be as charming doing so in english.





Queequeg posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 11:40:43 am

Melwood screening room sound effects lady

The older woman, usually in sweatpants, that attends virtually every Melwood screening room event. She makes loud, abrupt sounds, burps, and farts during the films.





joel posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 11:40:56 am

SpakBros posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 02:59:24 pm

And lest we forget dog man from oakland who had german shephards named spaghetti and meatball and went barefoot everywhere no matter what the weather



He shared his grapes with me once (after the dogs were full) under a bridge



He also legitimately believed that aliens used him as a conduit for evil and often wore tinfoil hats



<3



yep, Joseph. Sadly brilliant man in more lucid moments. I was always a little weirded out by how submissive those sheps were, and wondered how he got them that way....





bread and circus posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 11:42:29 am

wow, i remember that guy too.





mj posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 12:04:53 pm

da chump posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 10:48:47 am

Oakland circa 2002-2004





"Hey, Guys. What's up?"





bored posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 12:06:49 pm

I am so happy





$500 posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 12:33:27 pm

Was it the man with the shepherds that filled the Peach Pitt basement with trash after asked permission to keep his belongings there?



It's cool that Napkin Man has been around for 20 years.





$500 posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 12:35:04 pm

ctrl+f "DJ Huber" not found :(





bored posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 12:36:01 pm

I am so happy





noairbag posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 12:36:26 pm

what about the guy who's called "Happy" who's usually roaming in the streets of Oakland wearing nothing but a blanket and some tattered pants....no shoes...long brown hair/beard....





contiguous posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 12:37:54 pm

I've only ever heard him referred to as "Shuffles" actually





slaw posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 12:38:57 pm

Does anyone know anything about the little old white-haired lady who stands outside of Lotus by the payphone? I always wondered about her.





snacks?!?!? posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 12:39:32 pm

nicerec posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 11:07:24 am

-LL Cool J kangol hat dude downtown who always has a dookie gold chain and a jumpsuit or something like that





YES!!! is saw this dude walking down smithfield one day with boombox to ear playing "I need love".



I'm so glad to hear that this was not just an act on that particular day and that this guy actually exists.





nicerec posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 12:41:43 pm

I see him a couple times a week at the wood street bus stop. Best gear.





snacks?!?!? posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 12:44:01 pm

when I saw him, a guy next to me got on his cell phone IMMEDIATELY to call someone to tell them what he just saw.



that conversation was classic.





$500 posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 12:56:02 pm

Happy, Shuffles, Dark Lingo and Critical Mass are all names for the same guy.





123faw posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 01:24:03 pm

hey what about the shapeshifting patchouli man of Morningside?





alecisalec posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 01:25:02 pm

RIP Brother Floyd. REal heads know whats up.





tommy amoeba posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 01:39:22 pm

white dude sitting by himself upstairs in wholeys today,

late 50s, green pants, green tshirt, white-frame sunglasses

launching into incomprehensible but painfully audible

30-second tirades followed by 2-minute silences





tammy posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 05:11:15 pm

what ever happened to brian and coopers joanne? i havent seen her over there in a couple years.





More T-Shirts! posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 05:41:56 pm

Reese!!! The black bike messanger that knows EVERYONE. Has the punisher logo on his bag and is usually covered in skulls. Super cool guy. I swear he talks to more people than actually makes deliveries. Haha



works at the Peppi's near Penn and south braddock and is super fucking annoying.





iratejones posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 05:42:35 pm

I am so happy





More T-Shirts! posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 05:44:43 pm

also, once again i am dumbstruck by the number of NTMTO posters who find serious mental illness charming.





Lou M. posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 05:45:24 pm

I saw bumper bike sans bumper about a month ago.



Reese needs to quit riding on sidewalks downtown too. Dude is too big and takes up way too much room.





joel posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 05:45:45 pm

More T-Shirts! posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 09:44:43 pm

also, once again i am dumbstruck by the number of NTMTO posters who find serious mental illness charming.





marcellus posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:43:11 pm

-blind man who sings gospel songs on his boombox in oakland

- woman who used to stand outside of all pittsburgh sporting events back in the day and emphatically say that the world was going to end in '3 more days!'





$500 posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:45:05 pm

I guess we ought to just lock these people up and throw away the key instead of being aware of them and possibly recognizing them as humans or even friends.





bookem posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:46:26 pm

I am so happy





marcellus posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:50:48 pm

Calm down, buddy. I work with mentally ill children every day and nobody is talking about locking people away...just an ode to some of the great people who give the city character. I've sat down and shared meals with both of the people I listed above, and the gospel man parted with wishes and hopes that "May you have a million trillion babies to populate and take over the earth." That is a beautiful blessing to carry through life, for sure.





More T-Shirts! posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:53:00 pm

to $500....



He also legitimately believed that aliens used him as a conduit for evil and often wore tinfoil hats



<3



things like this don't inspire "<3" in me, they inspire pity. this man is sick in a very real sense of the word, and his life has got to be a living hell. should we "lock him up and throw away the key"? no. should we let him continue to eat garbage and suffer through horrendous pittsburgh winters alone in the park with no shoes while we post about how much we "<3" his sick paranoid fantasies about aliens? he's already locked up in his own illness.





hoff posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 06:54:49 pm

$500 posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 10:45:05 pm

I guess we ought to just lock these people up and throw away the key instead of being aware of them and possibly recognizing them as humans or even friends.

This was sarcasm, yall.



I agree, don't appreciate the paternalistic sentiment that some people spout in threads like this. It's possible to have both a serious mental illness and a great, magnetic personality. The two are not mutually exclusive. There are awesome funny people who are mentally ill/disabled, and there are "normal" people who are boring pieces of shit. Recognize people as people, good bad and weird together.





More T-Shirts! posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:00:01 pm

also drug/alcohol addiction is an illness!





marcellus posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:05:48 pm

Absolutely. And yes, the response to 'lock them up and throw away the key' is clearly recognized as a sarcastic response.



We celebrate the good and endearing parts of people regardless of their isms and schisms. Everyone is different. And that is beautiful, and sloppy, and inconvenient as hell. And at the same time that is to be celebrated, and encouraged. And that is what gives life true character.



If it is ok to point out that a person without mental illness is kind, sweet and can sing gospel music (for example) then it is also ok to point out that a person with mental illness is kind, sweet and can sing gospel music well. That in no way indicated that people should be 302'ed.





More T-Shirts! posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:07:39 pm

302 everybody





marcellus posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:09:48 pm

That might be fun.





Doris posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:20:15 pm

Sweet Sal Caru





mcd posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 07:27:14 pm

does walking girl kinda look like a less scary version of the mcpoyle sister from it's always sunny in philadelphia?





SamuraiDan posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 08:43:17 pm

has anyone seen squirrel hill's violin lady recently? I haven't seen her in at least two years, but I'm on Murray Ave much less frequently nowadays.



There was also a lady in squirrel hill who would walk around singing opera. She would occasionally ride the 61C, singing the entire way. Haven't seen her in maybe 3 years.



Every saturday morning, there was a jewish kid who would stand on the corner of Murray and Nicholson and yell incomprehensible things. I had a really good conversation with him about Moira Quirk from Nickelodeon Guts! one day.



Also, older dude in sq hill who sets up in various spots with a keyboard set to a drawbar organ and hits random notes for hours on end.



and, non-squillcentric: Eighties Night Belly Dancer. Seems like an actual nice person with no mental issues whatsoever, always in the same exact corner of Belvies every thursday (and Lava Lounge every friday, though I haven't been there in two years), always by herself, always dancing. I always want to talk to her but she seems much cooler than me, and i don't want to intrude on her dancing, so I never do.





mangmang posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 09:35:11 pm

Squirrel Hill Violin Lady was a regular customer of mine at the East Lib walgreens photo lab 'til I moved. She took lots of pics of her mom on 35mm, decent stuff - I appreciated that she cared enough about composition to be picky when I made her enlargements. Super nice lady, please tip her out when you see her. Maybe tell her the photo guy says hi.





Leftist posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 09:38:42 pm

So glad there's a thread about the ethnically ambiguous walking girl. I am fascinated. I, like everyone else, SEE HER EVERYWHERE! She really gets around.





SamuraiDan posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 09:39:39 pm

i always tipped her and would hang out a few extra minutes and listen if she was in front of Giant Eagle, but I haven't seen her in awhile. hope all is good and she just found a better way to pass the time.





occupant posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 09:59:49 pm

best thread. wait...yeah.





mangmang posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 10:16:18 pm

^^that's awesome! Yeah I'll see if I can get in touch with an old coworker, see if she's still around.



$500 posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 04:56:02 pm

Happy, Shuffles, Dark Lingo and Critical Mass are all names for the same guy.



did this guy have the habit of wearing shoes or boots that were falling progressively apart? didn't like to talk much? always felt the worst about that guy, I think I offered to buy him lunch once but he wasn't into it.



There was another guy, tall, a bit overweight, track pants wearing, used to see him around oakland / schenley park a lot. He would always say "Hello. How ya doing," several times, even in the middle of you telling him how you were doing. Thought he was nice. He was certainly interested in how I was doing.





SpakBros posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 11:00:42 pm

Straight up to more tshirts: you want to use my qoute like I didnt have a n actual relationship with this man and that I didnt care about his mental illness you can suck a toad.



I actually agree with your sentiment but you can seriously leave me the fuck out of it.





SpakBros posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 11:09:59 pm

And also: i also think the best poetry teacher at pitt is sombrero man you hypocrite.





sweetfracture posted this on Aug 25th, 2011 at 12:23:06 am

I know Eighties Night Belly Dancer, she's the DJ's girlfriend.





More T-Shirts! posted this on Aug 25th, 2011 at 02:00:25 am

tell me more about your relationship with dog man





wassat posted this on Aug 25th, 2011 at 03:30:07 am

-i think strip district cane lady is the old lawrenceville mountain bike lady? not sure, i think i saw her with a cane? she's middle aged and has gotten fatter since she stopped riding.

-there's also an elderly lady that would panhandle outside of lotus on occasion.



there's been a hell of a lot of these people that have died, i'm trying to think of one's that i've actually seen recently.



-lawrenceville buddhist nun.

-constantly drunk irish guy. he waits for the bus at 44th. i once had a conversation with him and he apologized for assuming i was straight. ??

-mentally retarded bald man who often rides the 88 and shouts at people. recently saw him stealing from a parking meter downtown and like an hour later he asked me for change.





Z. posted this on Aug 25th, 2011 at 04:03:28 am

i've heard many tales about shuffles/happy/dark lingo/critical mass having been a law student or professor at duquesne who went insane. according to the tale, he had a wife and maybe kids too.



apparently my friends on meyran (beside new oakland tailor) befriended him at some point and would hang out on the porch and talk to him. they offered him new shoes once and he refuses to take anyone's stuff because he doesn't want to be a burden.



seemed like a true dude. exceptionally sad story, if any of it is true.



also, YES. if walking girl is the one that looks like mcpoyle's sister, it absolutely is jeannie.





alienspice posted this on Aug 25th, 2011 at 04:21:49 am

emmamakescakes posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 09:54:06 am

- ethnically ambiguous walking girl (bloomfield/oakland)

- cookie with the pipe

- tube top bloomfield lady



Emma---the guy with the pipe/bicycle is Cortney. He comes to QS at least once a day for coffee, and I think he hits up multiple other businesses too. We have to remind him every single day that he can't smoke inside.

Cookie is a different fellow(Vietnam vet) who is various levels of crazy depending on if he is taking his meds. At his worst, he walked around Garfield for a couple days in a velvet track suit, pimp hat, big diamond earrings and alligator shoes, carrying a very dangerous sword and saying really scary stuff. At his best he had moved in with a ladyfriend, bought a car, and was working and talking about getting in touch with his kids. I haven't seen him for a while but I think he is currently somewhere in between the two extremes...not overtly threatening but not at all together.





PARTY MONEY posted this on Aug 25th, 2011 at 04:23:06 am

-that guy who looks like the flying dog from neverending story





alienspice posted this on Aug 25th, 2011 at 04:25:56 am

I'd also like to shout out to Robert, who used to live in the house next to QS and at his worst would sit by the open window on the top floor and shout all kinds of conspiracy theory out the window at passersby. He used to sit in the back at the big table and give Bible classes to nobody. Someone finally got him into treatment and he is doing a lot better....I see him now and again on the bus or walking around with a tennis racket.





emmamakescakes posted this on Aug 25th, 2011 at 04:32:59 am

oh weird, I totally merged two QS regulars into one person. thanks for the clarification!





sarita_p posted this on Aug 25th, 2011 at 05:18:19 am

I am so happy





sarita_p posted this on Aug 25th, 2011 at 05:20:53 am

I am so happy





PARTY MONEY posted this on Aug 25th, 2011 at 05:22:09 am

running lady runs up provost road in the south hills, often in high heels. most likely due to mental problems. "no psycho"





sarita_p posted this on Aug 25th, 2011 at 05:27:18 am

I am so happy





thechoke posted this on Aug 25th, 2011 at 05:31:17 am

Kazkid8 posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 03:23:01 pm

Strip District Bikini Bob!!! I love that guy. He won't accept money from you... but if you put it down on the ground, he'll take it. We give him hoagies from work all the time.



Bob rules so hard. I was real bummed when they made him move out from behind Kaya (Kaya didn't make him move; the owner of the building did). I'm glad he's got another spot, but I miss seeing him around.





snacks?!?!? posted this on Aug 25th, 2011 at 05:34:25 am

Has the East Liberty Sonoco guy been mentioned?



Does anybody know the deal with that dude?



Does he live behind the gas station or something?





emmamakescakes posted this on Aug 25th, 2011 at 05:35:55 am

sarita, the "that's church" articles linked above about running lady are pretty good and very kind -- i guess it's just a kind of OCD/check the stove/have to do this sort of thing that doesn't really impact the rest of her life.





PARTY MONEY posted this on Aug 25th, 2011 at 05:36:36 am

lotta people with mental problems still have jobs. have you ever dealt with the general public?





sarita_p posted this on Aug 25th, 2011 at 05:44:45 am

I am so happy





Lou M. posted this on Aug 25th, 2011 at 05:47:49 am

I'm pretty sure that 95% of the general public has mental problems.





HornlessUnicorn posted this on Aug 25th, 2011 at 05:50:42 am

Old Kentucky Shark reference made my daaaay





levitate posted this on Aug 25th, 2011 at 05:53:28 am

Let's get back on track here.









Z. posted this on Aug 25th, 2011 at 05:55:23 am

this is going to sound like i'm making a joke, but a lot of mentally handicapped people work in fast food/retail. working at pizza hut in lancaster, both of our other dishwashers were, and a lot of checkout lanes in our grocery stores/big box stores were. one of my good friends (who was handicapped) and his eventual wife (also) both worked at sharp shopper as cashiers/baggers.



the only reason i mention this is because my neighbor kid was handicapped and went to the s. june smith center, which was a school specifically for learning to cope with daily life and get a job so he could be on his own. that's the kind of skillset that they taught there.



couldn't say, jobwise, for any of these people though. also, jeannie/walking girl is not handicapped in the slightest... she's just kinda weird.





Z. posted this on Aug 25th, 2011 at 05:59:04 am

and i know that "mental problems" and "mentally handicapped" are not always the same thing--but the people i'm referring to were a wide range, from learning disabilities to personality disorders to actual physical mental damage from abuse. i just didn't feel i needed to give each a detailed backstory.



just know i'm gonna get called out if i don't specify.





gate68 posted this on Aug 25th, 2011 at 06:12:48 am

mental problems, mental problems, man.





PARTY MONEY posted this on Aug 25th, 2011 at 06:14:17 am

things i have:



- mental problems

- a job





vocalyouth posted this on Aug 25th, 2011 at 10:56:13 am

Downtown SCREAMING on the phone lady was screaming about how corrupt the university of pittsburgh dental school was and how it is her 4th amendment right to talk about it for at least an hour last week. (saw her on my way to and from eating lunch)





chamberlain posted this on Aug 25th, 2011 at 12:30:20 pm

jeannie (sp) is the name of the long-haired walker unclecrut and others have mentioned (ethnically ambiguous). long skirts, occasional braids. she is quiet, pleasant, content. loves walking, does her own thing, likes her privacy. i've only spoken with her a handful of times. lovely person. she's come to see my band play. she'll nod if she knows you. just give her a smile.





unclecrut posted this on Aug 25th, 2011 at 12:36:31 pm

what's up jonathan





chamberlain posted this on Aug 25th, 2011 at 12:39:33 pm

what's up, my man. just watching them .gifs go 'round, and checking to see if my friends are famous yet





sarita_p posted this on Aug 25th, 2011 at 05:14:02 pm

I am so happy





da chump posted this on Aug 26th, 2011 at 05:32:09 am

I saw DJ Huber in Sq. Hill the other day. I wish I still had his cell number.



Others I've thought of:



-Laga Door Man

-Blind Twin Men who I see almost as frequently as Walking Girl

-Insane Asian Dude who lived on joe hammer sq.(i think) and would wear expensive clothing, hang out in dumpsters, and scream shit all the time

-Gun-in-mouth: dude who worked at the Oakland 711

-East End Running Lady: probably in her 60's and her arms are half-flexed and don't move when she runs





radekal bonk posted this on Aug 26th, 2011 at 05:37:09 am

-East End Running Lady: probably in her 60's and her arms are half-flexed and don't move when she runs



saw her yesterday on Penn by the cemetary





levitate posted this on Aug 26th, 2011 at 06:24:10 am

dj huber is a character for sure. i saw that the emmit frisbee site is no longer available.



also, this:









sam w posted this on Aug 26th, 2011 at 07:05:03 am

I used to live above Aiken's Quality Cuts on Centre & Craig. All kinds of weirdos around -- usually not the pleasant kind -- all the time.



There was a flower-seller who, shorter guy, fat, accent possibly of Eastern European origin. He would always tell me how nice my hair was, telling me I could "be in movies".



More disconcertingly, I once came home to a homeless guy who hung out in the area laying on my stairwell, having apparently been beaten up, with his assailant standing over him, pissing on him.



He shit himself. Word spread, courtesy of other people who lived in the apartment. Thereafter, whenever this guy would see any of these other folks from my apt., he would follow them, angrily demanding to know why they said such mean things about him.





sam w posted this on Aug 26th, 2011 at 07:41:51 am

also: yinzer street children of lawrenceville.





dissappearo posted this on Aug 26th, 2011 at 07:55:39 am

I want to know more about Beatbox Charles





otheremily posted this on Aug 26th, 2011 at 08:39:51 pm

when i lived in carrick, i rode the 51c with pittsburgh pete multiple times a week.



glad i finally know who he is.

i was always amazed that he could dance on the bus and not fall over.





Z. posted this on Aug 26th, 2011 at 10:55:29 pm

omg yinzer street children of lawrenceville. the family on almond way that sits their fucking lawn chairs out in the middle of the street soupy sarah and bored bill know just who im talking about but they fucking multiplied this summer and there are twice as many now as there were last year.





sarita_p posted this on Aug 26th, 2011 at 10:59:36 pm

I am so happy





lilbunni posted this on Aug 27th, 2011 at 02:04:20 am

-Yelling Squirrel Hill cell phone man from yesteryear





regular man posted this on Aug 27th, 2011 at 11:11:26 am

Who were the 2 really intense dancers at the Upstage 80's nights?





karl posted this on Aug 27th, 2011 at 11:24:37 am

"i think his name's simeon/simon. he lives in p.hill and is a russian icon painter"



Talk to him on occasion in passing. We told him that he is internet famous now, and he got a kick out of it. He's a really talented icon painter, and charges based on merit





vocalyouth posted this on Aug 27th, 2011 at 11:38:48 am

Saw a new character yesterday, middle aged black dude that was dressed like he could be working in an office with a blue baseball cap carrying a blue reusable giant eagle freezer bag. Walking all over downtown and just flipping random people off. He seemed to prefer 20something white girls and older white business men. Just casually putting the bird in your face while he kept walking. Pretty awesome.





lastshot posted this on Aug 27th, 2011 at 11:57:03 am

thursday night at "woolslayer community days", (which is that late night party that has been going down outside of teabags since early may)....grizz and i watched a women squat down and piss right in the middle of the street...in front of all the other party goers...nice.





hodown94 posted this on Aug 28th, 2011 at 12:01:48 pm

dirty jones posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 11:01:46 am

My first experiences with walking girl was actually seeing her at the LV library. It was only later that I knew her to walk.



Then it seemed like I saw her walking everywhere.



i <3 boners posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 11:02:51 am

~~*~ one set of footprints ~*~~





Z. posted this on Aug 28th, 2011 at 12:06:40 pm

"y'have any chaaaaaaaange?"



this in or around squirrel hill and oakland.





unclecrut posted this on Sep 17th, 2011 at 10:11:15 am

Lawrenceville stuffed animal dog taking a leak this morning:









davka posted this on Sep 17th, 2011 at 10:40:21 am

Simeon (pronounced SIMI OWN) is the icon painter. I have a gorgeous piece done by him. He is amazing.



I wrote about him here



Jae Roberto also has a lot of great photos of him and his studio.





honky posted this on Sep 17th, 2011 at 10:43:38 am

i would really like to purchase one of those icons the next time i am in pittsburgh. does he sell his pieces?





davka posted this on Sep 17th, 2011 at 10:49:55 am

For me, he met with me and we talked and he decided which saint I needed to pray to based on personal things. :) He then painted the piece and I paid him off in a few months time. Considering he travels into the mountains to collect moss and organic material to make his pigments, and that he has to fast for like seven days before he begins and the entire process his sacred to him, his prices are very fair. I paid about $200 for mine and she is stunning. I can find a pic for you.





alberto readstone posted this on Sep 17th, 2011 at 11:01:40 am

Anyone know anything about the homeless woman who pretty much sits all day on Forbes between Murray and shady? I've seen her tear a branch off one of the small trees on Forbes while trying to get a sparrow to come down to her.





lastshot posted this on Sep 17th, 2011 at 01:11:15 pm

I have two paintings of his and bought one for my mother for Xmas a couple years ago. The dude used to live right next to the bar, so I spent a lot of time talking with him. Amazing that a man that religious says some of the filthiest things I have ever heard...apparently, his father impregnated his mother when he was 70 and she was in her early 60's...he always used to talk about having brothers/sisters in Russia that were 105 years old...really a interesting dude, as most of you know...





almostcrimes posted this on Sep 17th, 2011 at 03:57:27 pm

i fucking love stuffed animal dog so much





cmg posted this on Sep 17th, 2011 at 06:13:35 pm

Seriously...Woolslayer Community Days: 4 a.m. multigenerational family reunion in the general Teabags vicinity...Since cars go up+down Main unobservantly, it never seems like the best thing to do with a lot of tiny babies.





dannyface posted this on Sep 17th, 2011 at 09:47:54 pm

-Indian Slash dude that everyone is talking about. That's Animesh, Awesome dude! I've known him for years.



-Spaghetti and Meatball dog man, That's Joseph. He lived on Craig St about 8 years ago, but I see him on the North Side now. He always wore ripped jogging pants, and when he bent over, his nuts would pop out. I've had a lot of conversations with that guy. A lot of "the government" type stuff. He told me that all the sewage should be redirected to Central Oakland. He says a lot of things that you would think he would say. Sweet guy.



-"Red Headed Meth Lady" I know now that she is not on meth, but I sometimes referred to her in my mind as the Tweaker Sissy Spacek.





alecisalec posted this on Sep 18th, 2011 at 12:19:02 am

lilbunni posted this on Aug 27th, 2011 at 06:04:20 am

-Yelling Squirrel Hill cell phone man from yesteryear





Dude always rocked a penguins jacket, right?





baby animalz posted this on Sep 18th, 2011 at 07:48:36 am

I know stuffed animal dog! His name is Tucker, if I remember right. He's blind. His owner runs one of the Doberman rescue leagues of Pittsburgh.





cmg posted this on Sep 18th, 2011 at 09:31:22 am

Sheila from Ritters who I adore; she hugged me last night/this morning when I stopped for snacks.



Also, the tiny older black man who works overnight in the kitchen there. His name escapes me, but he used to work at Charlie's Diner when it was still open.





dannyface posted this on Sep 18th, 2011 at 09:40:00 am

No mention of stoic flower man who smokes cigarillos by the cemetery on Penn? I was him for Halloween one year.





dannyface posted this on Sep 18th, 2011 at 10:08:15 am

-Lipstick Ruth





iratejones posted this on Sep 18th, 2011 at 12:58:15 pm

I am so happy





marcellus posted this on Sep 18th, 2011 at 01:08:59 pm

stoic flower man....perfect name for that brother...





davka posted this on Sep 18th, 2011 at 01:19:11 pm

"hey duck man! can i get a duck, man?"





occupant posted this on Sep 18th, 2011 at 01:34:53 pm

i hate when i'm the only one at that light when stoic flower man is there. the light takes forever to change as he stands there with a bouquet in each hand just looking at me.





billy B posted this on Sep 18th, 2011 at 01:37:41 pm

Z. posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 10:40:09 am



dan mccloskey once asked her at a party "do you want to kiss on the mouth?" and she turned him down.



Wow... Storing this little bit of knowledge away for later use...





billy B posted this on Sep 18th, 2011 at 01:48:21 pm

In Oakland, on sidestreets off of Forbes near Pitt, there was often a guy who sometimes wore different get-ups assembled from items like pots/pans, seat cushions, etc. Is he one of the people already mentioned above?



He often had some unusual, clearly hand-crafted prop to show passersby. Once it was an old hand plane (like this) with a bunch of feathers lashed to it, like a badminton birdie, and a G.I. Joe riding it like it was a vehicle.





Financial Panther posted this on Sep 19th, 2011 at 09:53:32 am

da chump posted this on Aug 26th, 2011 at 09:32:09 am

-Insane Asian Dude who lived on joe hammer sq.(i think) and would wear expensive clothing, hang out in dumpsters, and scream shit all the time



---



phil, that was cliff. but he's moved to nyc now so you probably don't see him a lot anymore.





unclecrut posted this on Sep 19th, 2011 at 10:41:42 am

flower man seems like the kind of guy who'd have a few dead hookers buried in his crawl space.



EYES OF A KILLER





emmamakescakes posted this on Sep 19th, 2011 at 10:42:49 am

yeah, I can't handle flower man at all. he makes me so uncomfortable.





drazil posted this on Sep 19th, 2011 at 11:50:20 am

emmamakescakes posted this on Sep 19th, 2011 at 02:42:49 pm

yeah, I can\'t handle flower man at all. he makes me so uncomfortable.



Agreed. He used to bug me all the time. I think maybe it is because I am no longer blonde, the consensus of my friends is that he really likes blonde ladies.





PARTY MONEY posted this on Sep 19th, 2011 at 11:54:12 am

flower guy likes to accost me and tries to get me to give him budweiser whenever im carrying a 12 pack up penn ave (which is often)





levitate posted this on Sep 19th, 2011 at 11:56:40 am

listen - to what the flower people say

listen - it's getting closer every day





Callahan posted this on Sep 19th, 2011 at 12:08:33 pm

I walked past him yesterday around noon. He yelled at me, "STILLERS TODAY."





levitate posted this on Sep 19th, 2011 at 12:10:39 pm

A ROSE FOR YOUR FLOWER?

A FLOWER FOR YOUR ROSE?





well out of order posted this on Sep 19th, 2011 at 12:14:25 pm

do not look stoic flower man in the eye.





glynis posted this on Sep 19th, 2011 at 12:17:13 pm

oh man, I used to see Reese the bike messenger all the time downtown, we discussed football.



is critical mass and dark lingo the same person? I didn't think so. the one I know as critical mass was also known as 'the unibomber' by several criminal attorneys... I don't know or don't remember why.





occupant posted this on Sep 19th, 2011 at 12:19:40 pm

i thought they were the same person.





glynis posted this on Sep 19th, 2011 at 12:25:38 pm

The one I call Dark Lingo actually kind of looks like Lingo... I think he's the one referred to as "happy" and "shuffles" above... he used to sleep in the rickety backyard.



The one I call the Unibomber was the one I saw around Pitt with the dogs.



I guess I've never seen DL with dogs and therein lies my confusion.





teenjenerate posted this on Sep 19th, 2011 at 12:32:31 pm

Surprised there's been no mention of the Gene Simmons impersonator that (legend has it) bags groceries at the Robinson Giant Eagle but hangs out in the city on weekends, driving around with a license plate that says "GENE KISS". Spotted him about 3 times now.





teenjenerate posted this on Sep 19th, 2011 at 12:32:52 pm

Very very interesting





doymalloy posted this on Sep 19th, 2011 at 12:37:32 pm

Z. posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 10:06:34 am

- indian glam rocker



never saw this thread.



- there was an older fellow who always rode the 54 from somewhere before craig & centre to the stop near the hospital on 5th. i liked watching that guy. old people with routines fascinate me. he reminded me of my pappy (physically)



- the guy that feeds the pigeons in oakland





doymalloy posted this on Sep 19th, 2011 at 12:37:54 pm

Z. posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 10:06:34 am

- indian glam rocker



never saw this thread.



- there was an older fellow who always rode the 54 from somewhere before craig & centre to the stop near the hospital on 5th. i liked watching that guy. old people with routines fascinate me. he reminded me of my pappy (physically)



- the guy that feeds the pigeons in oakland





razzle posted this on Sep 19th, 2011 at 12:57:49 pm

this guy probably posts here but handlebar fred armisen bike bessenger guy was close to becoming an interesting character of pittsburgh





Flappy Howserton posted this on Nov 14th, 2011 at 08:47:11 pm

I am so happy





Acupunx posted this on Nov 15th, 2011 at 03:03:29 am

i don't know if people notice this but there's a guy playing a trumpet in between the I-279 N/S ramps at the edge of point park right before you get on the fort duquesne bridge. he's typically there in the mornings during the weekend.





Z. posted this on Nov 15th, 2011 at 03:24:21 am

YES! i was cutting through the park from station square to the casino once and we heard this trumpet coming out of nowhere, and this dude is just blasting in the middle of the night. this would be probably a thursday at 10p or so. it was weird.





sam w posted this on Nov 15th, 2011 at 04:36:09 am

woah, I jus tralized that I canvassed thus simeon when I worked for the AFL. nice guy.





glynis posted this on Nov 15th, 2011 at 05:57:32 am

I want a painting by Simeon.





tommy amoeba posted this on Nov 15th, 2011 at 06:26:23 am

james walker - older artist dude who sells colorized

xeroxed images mostly around the beehive block on carson





large studded wolf posted this on Dec 12th, 2017 at 05:39:19 am

so does anyone else want to vote on whether the accent of the "British" man at the Ross Park Mall Starbucks by the play area is fake or not?



in my personal polling I have:



2 for fake

2 for real





alecisalec posted this on Dec 12th, 2017 at 05:41:16 am

fake, no way a British person works at the Starbucks at Ross Park. Not a chance.





large studded wolf posted this on Dec 12th, 2017 at 05:45:08 am

RIGHT?!?!?!



Also, the last time I ordered coffee there it was so insane it was like a scene from Arrested Development. No WAY that guy is legit.





alecisalec posted this on Dec 12th, 2017 at 05:51:46 am

Gonna go this weekend to scope the situation out imho





whateverthefuck posted this on Dec 12th, 2017 at 05:58:40 am

on the subject of fake accents who is the nice younger gentleman with the unplaceable accent at trader joes and is it real





taco bell posted this on Dec 12th, 2017 at 06:06:04 am

^I know some people that work at TJ's (one of them is user kurt, so if I'm incorrect here hopefully he'll correct me), but if I recall when I talked to them about it once, that guy's family has a super strong yinzer accent and his unidentifiable accent is the result of him trying to force himself not to have a yinzer accent in his youth.



So I guess it's sort of fake, but also not on purpose at the same time?





whateverthefuck posted this on Dec 12th, 2017 at 06:10:37 am

bless his heart





Mick posted this on Dec 12th, 2017 at 06:18:19 am

I am so happy





spacebot posted this on Dec 12th, 2017 at 06:25:14 am

anybody else know this guy?



his name is arnold. he's a hoarder from clairton. he's jewish and he kind of looks like santa claus. if you talk to him, he will talk your ear off, but he's lived a pretty interesting life and has great stories to tell. he comes into wood street galleries from time to time and i always end up having long conversations with him.





radekal bonk posted this on Dec 12th, 2017 at 07:11:07 am

I thought he was German because he sounds exactly like my German friend who has lived in Pittsburgh since the 80s.





radekal bonk posted this on Dec 12th, 2017 at 07:11:47 am

^TJs guy





iratejones posted this on Dec 12th, 2017 at 07:25:36 am

I am so happy





eachpeach posted this on Dec 12th, 2017 at 07:27:19 am

Last year I went to Claire's in the Waterfront to get my ears pierced (bad idea, I know), and my piercer was a) Irish, b) Black, c) a punk, and d) piercing ears at a chain store in Homestead.



I get being three of the above four things, but I do not get how they could all happen at once.





pallet_MacGyver posted this on Dec 12th, 2017 at 10:04:35 am

always wondered about the TJs guy with the accent, seemed forced, couldnt place it, assumed he was an actor or something like that and always practicing/skill building





pallet_MacGyver posted this on Dec 12th, 2017 at 10:06:30 am

the old man always directing traffic and walking around picking up trash near penn and negly is a familiar one



PSA - never listen to him, guy will direct you straight into certain death





3rff posted this on Dec 12th, 2017 at 10:39:25 am

i like the walking girl. i didn't know her name was jeanie



that guy directing traffic _is_ highly unhelpful with the traffic. he should just wave hi to people or something





cat dad posted this on Dec 12th, 2017 at 11:16:27 am

-Bloomfield Elvis (older guy with big sideburns that wears a leather jacket year round)



-dude who stood outside Donatellis on summer nights with a boombox, blasting classic rock





kbrooks posted this on Dec 12th, 2017 at 12:09:25 pm

Pgh Filmmakers posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 11:38:53 am[hide]

bread and circus posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 11:30:36 am

what about russian cap walking dude that walks between polish hill and bloomfield on the bridge?



i think his name's simeon/simon. he lives in p.hill and is a russian icon painter, like legit. he's also pretty flaming. he'll hang around the sandwich shop and check out the young dudes. nice, interesting dude. mostly harmless.



Pittsburgh Orbit recently did a story on Simeon the icon painter.



I met him way back, like 25 years ago, when I was in college. A boyfriend got me some rare incense through him (claimed he "had to flirt for it" which was probably exaggeration). Simeon burns special incense while painting as part of the ritual. Still have some of it. Simeon was Sq.Hill/Oakland-based at that time.



Blows my mind that he basically looks the same now as he did then.





iratejones posted this on Dec 12th, 2017 at 12:47:55 pm

I am so happy





trotskyismyniece posted this on Dec 12th, 2017 at 12:59:59 pm

I once walked across the Bloomfield bridge the same time as Simeon and he started a conversation. I only remember him explaining how back in the old days property taxes were based on the number of windows or closets? but I swear he also told some childhood anecdotes that made it sound like he was born in 1890 or something haha





bookem posted this on Dec 12th, 2017 at 02:07:15 pm

I am so happy





BusMoses posted this on Dec 12th, 2017 at 03:01:12 pm

There used to be a guy that worked at the GE market district deli counter that had this freaky fake British accent that was super creepy. I think he was flirting but was just odd and cringe worthy.



Never ever follow the lead of the traffic directing guy on Penn. I think his son is an ambulance chaser hiding out behind that old KFC.





alberto readstone posted this on Dec 12th, 2017 at 03:42:31 pm

noairbag posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 04:36:26 pm

what about the guy who's called "Happy" who's usually roaming in the streets of Oakland wearing nothing but a blanket and some tattered pants....no shoes...long brown hair/beard....



contiguous posted this on Aug 24th, 2011 at 04:37:54 pm

I've only ever heard him referred to as "Shuffles" actually



last winter, this guy took up residence in the fifth stack of the main clp library. after a couple of weeks, there was a godzilla style showdown between him and another eccentric library user. apparently there was some longstanding beef between the two of them and shuffles was vanquished and fled.





Ken Kaminski posted this on Dec 12th, 2017 at 05:09:58 pm

Happy/Shuffles is also sometimes called "Critical Mass." He is profoundly clinically depressed. I understand how that condition could make him act the way he does.





well out of order posted this on Dec 13th, 2017 at 07:08:11 am

He's not interesting, his character is lacking, and he no longer lives in Pittsburgh; Hardy Lloyd sent back to prison for 13 months.





PapaGordo posted this on Dec 13th, 2017 at 07:12:56 am

Shuffles wanders through the library in the cold months. It'd been years since I'd seen him, and there was this older fellow wrapped in a tattered green blanket, well, shuffling through the nonfiction stacks, mumbling to himself. It took me a while to realize that it is, indeed, Shuffles. Just older. I remember buying him 25¢ beers at Thirsty's on Thursdays 'bout 15 years ago or so.



He's around.





Mick posted this on Dec 13th, 2017 at 08:53:18 am

I am so happy





iratejones posted this on Dec 13th, 2017 at 09:17:48 am

I am so happy





Danimal posted this on Dec 13th, 2017 at 09:31:58 am

The guy at Starbucks at Ross Park Mall definitely has a fake accent. He's too flamboyant about it, and I've definitely seen some eyerolls from his coworkers when he puts out that extra British flourish when handing me my cakepops.



I do tip him more for putting on a show, which is why I think he continues to do it.





spacebot posted this on Dec 13th, 2017 at 12:02:07 pm

bugger a bloody £2 scone!





craig posted this on Dec 13th, 2017 at 05:43:17 pm

I've had so many interactions with a lot of these characters through the years, and it would take me quite some time to post about them, but good to hear some of them are still doing well.

One guy who always fascinated me was know as Duckman, who sometimes walked through Market Square, but was also very elusive:

He was a very large and squat older white man, who was always impeccably dressed in a matching plaid skirt/kilt, polo shirt, an old timey cap, running shoes and knee high socks, all matching colors, but every time you would see him he was wear a different color version of the same outfit. He seemed like an eccentric billionaire.





belkastrelkalaika posted this on Dec 13th, 2017 at 05:46:34 pm

sounds similar to this guy <a href=" http://www.dakiltman.com/"> http://www.dakiltman.com/</a>





alecisalec posted this on Dec 13th, 2017 at 06:00:05 pm

Are you talking about �the mayor�?





alecisalec posted this on Dec 13th, 2017 at 06:01:35 pm

Yea the link that Belkastrelkalaika posted is to The Mayor�s website.





belkastrelkalaika posted this on Dec 13th, 2017 at 06:03:54 pm

i've only heard him called the kiltman, but he might fit craig's description too.





large studded wolf posted this on Dec 13th, 2017 at 06:06:01 pm

If you spend any time in Squirrel Hill at all you�ve seen the kilt man.



And one more vote for fake!





craig posted this on Dec 13th, 2017 at 06:22:38 pm

Yeah that seems to be him. He looks a lot heavier in real life. Anyone know him personally?



Also, I'm sure people know the tall bald dancing guy who's drug is DANCING, but;

I was once sitting in front of the Brillobox, around 1:45am, he pulls up in his car, goes rushing upstairs, comes back out 15 minutes later with no shirt on, covered in sweat, breathing heavily, then gets in his car and drives away. I was impressed.





writing machine 5 posted this on Dec 13th, 2017 at 06:27:26 pm

I've heard the story behind "shuffles" is that he used to be a lawyer, but lost his mind after his daughter died in some tragic and untimely fashion. Many have offered him shoes only to be heartily rebuffed.





iratejones posted this on Dec 13th, 2017 at 06:28:32 pm

I am so happy





craig posted this on Dec 13th, 2017 at 06:32:38 pm

lastshot posted this on Sep 17th, 2011 at 05:11:15 pm

Amazing that a man that religious says some of the filthiest things I have ever heard



Simeon was a big fan of Lost Realms, if ya know what I mean.





alecisalec posted this on Dec 13th, 2017 at 07:03:42 pm

I never knew him too well, but I used to wait on the mayor regularly when I worked at 61c and we would chat. He used to be very dapper, and there�s a framed picture of him on the wall at 61c meeting with President Jimmy Carter. He is severely bipolar and has gone through some tough health issues (physical and mental) of late. He�s just pretty heavily medicated these days for the most part.





alecisalec posted this on Dec 13th, 2017 at 07:05:37 pm

bookem posted this on Dec 12th, 2017 at 07:07:15 pm

does this thread mention crazy neon bike gear guy



Is this Raymond? Sort of a Vietnam-era PTSD case? Wears bike gloves around Bloomfield area?





radekal bonk posted this on Dec 14th, 2017 at 05:04:05 am

alecisalec posted this on Dec 14th, 2017 at 12:03:42 am

He is severely bipolar and has gone through some tough health issues (physical and mental) of late. He�s just pretty heavily medicated these days for the most part.



Just to clar