Not All Who Wander Are Lost (Trees And Things)

coquito: Re: For those who can stand it.

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:53:49 EST

Check out "Peg Leg" Sam. Great blues overall, hobo stories, and there's a couple of documentaries about him too.

uncarved block: Further Reading

Sat, 17 Feb 2007 23:14:10 EST

I don't know if it fits in to the lighthearted tone of the write up, but an interesting (if dated) book on the subject is James Spradley's You Owe Yourself A Drunk: an ethnography of urban nomads (originally printed in 1970, reprints av

thefadd: Re: As American as Apple Pie

Sat, 17 Feb 2007 12:10:52 EST

In many ways, I think a lot of the emnity for hobos comes from jealousy. I think the aluring thing about hobos to a lot of us is that we could live that way, going where we want, being outdoors, seeing the whole country, idealistically with few concerns to

rEvolution inAction: Re: Not All Who Wander Are Lost

Sat, 17 Feb 2007 01:47:30 EST

Through some streetpunks I'm friends with. Alex had an apartment where he was living with his friend Joel and they let Rick stay there (they would spend all day squeegeeing for cash), after awhile they were kicked out and ended up on the street. When I was

Lou: Re: Not All Who Wander Are Lost

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 22:34:45 EST

How did you meet these folks?

rEvolution inAction: Re: Not All Who Wander Are Lost

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 22:25:39 EST

I know three people who could be hobos.. they're homeless. and they get around.. but I don't know if they qualify for the term or not.

Joe from Brazil. He speaks english, sorta.. he's from Brazil.. he always introduces himself as Joe from Brazil.. I bel

humorlesscretin: Re: For those who can stand it.

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 19:19:55 EST

Interesting, thanks. I don't find it grating on 1 pass, but I can see it getting old quick and downright maddening over a span of months or years.

MayorBob: For those who can stand it.

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 17:39:37 EST

There is the hobo song stylings of Lecil "Boxcar Willie" Travis. Personally, I rather listen to a cat having its tail ground up in a meat grinder, but my distaste is largely informed by having

gerrymander: Re: Not All Who Wander Are Lost

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:56:18 EST

Perhaps you meant commensalism?

Yes! That's exactly what I mean. Thanks, Lou.

keta: As American as Apple Pie

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:20:20 EST

The itinerant dreamer and schemer, for me, is almost a perfect personification of what defines Americans.

When you consider some great American novels, the theme is consistent through the ages: Twain, The Adventures of Huck Finn; Steinbeck, Th

Lou: Re: Not All Who Wander Are Lost

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 15:21:38 EST
Good point about the superhighway. I'm not sure, but isn't this about the time that passenger rail traffic began to drop as well?
I'm not so sure about the word parasitic, or even symbiotic however. Perhaps you meant