i kinda thought i had seen it all. and i figured if i hadn’t seen it all then i had seen pretty damn close to it all. but i guess the old dirty alley still has a surprise or two left in her.

it was a pleasant wednesday afternoon. hearing some noise outside i poked out my head to see what was up. hmmm. a naked guy. i wonder where this is going?

what else is there to say about a guy high on smack who is being watched while he is naked and masturbating, lying on minna street between 5th and 6th, at 4:30 on a wednesday afternoon, with a wine bottle shoved up his ass, and with the needles in his hand which he had just “cleaned” using the puddle on the street?

shooting-up. after cleaning the needles in one of the side-puddles. this is not what my friends and i meant when we began using the term “puddling” (although our definition isn’t much more pleasant.)

enjoying the spoils of his labor. until a car comes a long and wants his parking spot.

exploring his options and finally making a selection. (you can see the blood from the injection-site on his left arm in the second picture.)

insert and enjoy! (you can see the blood from the injection-site on his left arm in the fourth picture.)

turn out the lights, the party’s over!

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what else is there to say? other than that the cork is still in the bottle.

kudos to the dude for adhering to the reduce/reuse/recycle mantra on that wine bottle … but why is this ok?

20100923 update: i guess this guy caught more than my eye. check out someone else’s photographs of him on the same day but from a different vantage point.

20100924 update: N. B.: i’ve been chastised on reddit.com for not knowing that the guy is probably not shooting smack but is likely shooting meth … my apologies to those in the know. send me your phone number so the next time this happens (and it will) i can call and get the expert opinion on what is in the needle!

i originally published this on another site, intending for just a few friends to see it. it seemed to be a little popular, so i’ve moved it to its rightful place.