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    Know any eccentric people?

    I have to find eccentric people for work, and I'm running out of ideas. Do you know anyone? This is for a documentary series about people with unusual lifestyles or passions. This is for a major cable network and the director is a very busy, extremely talented documentary filmmaker. I can of course give more info in private.

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    Any examples? The guy I've been seeing goes to something called May War. Apparently, they dress up like... in renaissance costumes, camp out, and fight eachother with knives and sticks or... whatever else they do. Maybe it's just me, but I find that hilarous! Hahahahahaha.
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    LOL! I was looking into that stuff, but my boss said he doesn't want any RennFaire or Civil War Reenactor types. He doesn't want hobbies; he wants people who are just genuinely (and likeably) quirky.

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    What about my partner? He's about as far out as you can get.


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    Oh yeah, they also have to be Americans.

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    You didn't say that!! And in about two weeks (legal marriage, not wedding) he'll have an American passport!!!


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    Also, wha about that friend you mentioned to me? The cartoon (not saying which) guy that hates what he's known for?


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    They have to live in the USA; the show is about Americans, unfortunately. I know a lot more interesting Australians.

    Interesting idea on the friend... not sure he'd be down. He's not exactly homeless and quirky by choice; I think he'd rather be normal.

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    Hahahahaha do I ever know some weirdos!

    Two words: ED G--L. LOL he's the biggest ho I know! 6'5", 160lbs, big blue eyes. 28 but his face looks like 17. He hits on much younger girls and SERIOUSLY tries to be the world's biggest whore. He has no shame about it, either. For example, one time he went around spreading a rumor about himself that he would "let 45-yr-old women give him head if they paid him $20."(haha that makes some of those "extra girls" seem more respectable in comparison!) Later of course, I found out from his brother that this was not true. Anything that seems gross or unusual or disturbing, Ed will act like it's a big turn-on. Being peed on?--he claimed that he thought it was "hot." Sex with 15-yr-olds?--he claims that he has sex with 15-yr-olds all the time(yeah right! he has a 21-yr-old gf lol). For a while, there was even a rumor that Ed spited his ex-girlfriend by giving head to his ex's new boyfriend!(for a short time, even his own brother was agreeing with the rumor!) He claims that he's slept with 400 people, but I think he's lying! If you made a pie chart to represent how Ed thinks, it would be comprised of: sex and bragging about who he's banged; fighting; drugs and his wild crazy experiences on drugs.

    But yeah, Ed can go from these deep philosophical type discussions to making 3rd-grade-ish bathroom jokes. He has a very high IQ, VERY low EQ and common sense quotient. He does kinda strange things such as making white trash-style racist jokes one min(that's very inappropriate), then calling up his (black) friend "Stan" to hang out. Hmmm what else is weird about him? Let's see...he is obsessed with vintage Volkswagens. He nearly cried when I made up this lie to him about my bug getting "totalled"! Actually sometimes you can spot him wearing 70s-ish clothing, such as plaid pants and stuff that most guys would consider "too gay" to wear. And as you might have guessed, he has too many dependencies on weed and hallucinogens. There is more to it, but some of the stuff is kinda depressing and involves family tragedy stuff. But Ed is the guy that I recommended for my sister to do a psychological profiling on for school(she's a psych major).


    Then there is this kid "Dan," who pretends to be gay and at age 23, is obsessed with Star Wars, Disney, and shows on the WB. He also has a striking resemblance to Star Wars Kid too, ironically!(remember? the chubby kid on that video that got passed around the net a few years ago?) What's even funnier, is that he has pics on his Myspace site of himself dressed up as a Jedi Knight for Halloween! At random times, he will break out into song...usually a song from a musical or a Disney movie. But the weirdest thing about him, is that he pretends to be gay. Yep...pretends to be gay. When we were in high school, let's just say that he didn't have the easiest time getting girls. So he would hang out with all of his girl friends, and when us girls would be talking about our dates or guys we thought were hot, he would chime in with, "Yeah, I wish I had a boyfriend." I think he did this as a way to feel that he was fitting in, or to get closer to us girls(he not-so-secretly liked us! lol), or maybe even so that he would have an "excuse" as to why he didn't have a girlfriend?(cuz saying that you simply can't attract girls, is just so pathetic, uncool, and unattractive!) The thing is, Dan is also an attention whore, film major, and an aspiring actor...so he'd probably LOVE the idea of being in a film, and he'd probably try to alter himself to look "cool" for it. Oh god...he's pathetic.

    Oh wait! I forgot to tell you about Matt Callan LOL! This kid is a real puzzle. I met him through Ed around 6yrs ago. He was living in my town because he was a "bad boy" so his mom sent him to live with his grandma. Well, he didn't wait long to start trouble. He got offered a job at my friend's car repair shop/used car lot. One day into the job, he stole two cars! Not in any fancy hotwiring method, but by simply taking the keys off the counter when the manager wasn't looking! It was too easy to solve the mystery of the missing cars when Matt went around (a very small) town, bragging about his "accomplishments." So his ass went to jail for 11months(he was sentenced to 12, but got out early on "good behavior"). He went into jail as a hip-hop wannabe, hoodie-wearing dork; he came outta jail with big black boots, camouflage cargo pants, and a foot tall mohawk! WTF??! And then he claimed that he wasn't a "poser" right. He got in trouble off and on, including a fight with Ed, when he charged at Ed with a beer bottle!(Ed tackled him and kept him down with his foot on Matt's face until the cops came) When Matt got out of jail for that one, his grandmother finally let him move back in...but not for long...until he sold her car without her permission! The lil' car thief strikes again!

    But the worst part about Matt Callan, is how much of a trash-mouth he had. That, and he would go around flashing people. He had this huge 9.5" dick, and his way of hitting on girls was to just whip it out right then and there. One time, he stuck his big dick through the window of my VW Beetle!(ew) He was also a big cock tease. He would fool around with girls, do everything but, and then stop short of having sex. But sometimes this was because he was sex-scared and his dick would go limp! I would taunt him by calling him "Play-do" because of his limpness. But yeah, he is the nastiest-tongued little brat around the entire state!

    There's another one that would be considered "eccentric," but unfortunately he's deceased(Ed's brother). Sorry.
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    quirky folk.. i know tons of artsy quirky folk but they are in philly...
    i have a friend named Demian Fenton, a film guy.. edited the documentary Rock School. he's really interesting..

    his partner, devynn emory, is a dancer (choreographer, modern dancer) and does all sorts of whacky stuff, such as a 48-dance fest where participants have 48 hrs to come up with, choreograph, and preform a piece. she has studied with all sorts of troupes and still does massage therapy on the side. she's in a heavy metal band too, which is not what you'd expect after meeting her. she's just moved from eating vegan to eating raw. are these the types of ppl you mean?

    i know lotsa folk like this^..

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    One last thing about Ed...he'll go to any extent to look weird and/or evoke controversy! For example, last Thanksgiving. He was telling us about how his ex-gf had been pregnant(he was sure it was his kid, but his mom thought the kid was from the times that she'd reportedly cheated on Ed), but she'd miscarried. His mom said, "Well Ed, sometimes God has stuff happen for a reason. Maybe you guys weren't ready to have a kid." So Ed responds, "I already have one, a 9-yr-old." So his mom just stands there with her hands on her hips, and says, "Oh yeah? How come I've never met this kid or heard about this kid before?" I think Ed was trying his best to ruffle her feathers! Dude I would NEVER make up stories like that in front of MY parents! Geez if my dad even knew that I was having sex, he'd whip my ass!(and I'm 24!)

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    There's this guy named Reno on myspace. He is about as eccentric as one can get. He's on my friends list if you want to check him out.

    I wish I was still in touch with some folks from my past. This couple was just downright weird. They got married, had kids. The wife decides she's lesbian and the husband decides he's transexual. He get's a sex change, they stay married and the kids still have both biological parents living in the house. The 'natural' female is actually the butch one in the relationship. I'll see if I can find them, but it has been about 10 years since the last time I spoke to either one.

    Also try emailing Thechaosfairy. She knows some people that are pretty freakish.

    What kind of eccentricities are you searching for? Freaks or trashy or ?? Some of the people from the stupid stripper tricks thread would be perfect for the freak show kind of eccentricities.


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    Heh, I know a fair few eccentric people, I attract them like flies. You could try checking out some of the local homeless people and street dwellers. It might mean meeting some genuinely fucked up people but amongst them there will quite possibly be some really amazing and interesting people!
    You're in LA right? Do they need to be close, or just in the USA generally? I have a few interesting people on my myspace friends list but its a bit of a pain searching through everyone.

    I pm'd you (-:
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    I would consider my brother somewhat eccentric. Or maybe he's just a nerdy weirdo. But he'd never be on any kind of TV show, that is for sure.

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    *waves* XDDD

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    Oh, yes, I know quirky people...

    Can they be in Alaska?

    Just a quick rundown...

    A guy and his wife who live in an RV in Anchorage Alaska in protest of wage slavery (it's cold there, btw).

    A woman who lives in the middle of the desert (not too far from you) by herself and spends her life loving the desert.

    A couple (yoga teacher and herbalist) who travel the country staying at intentional communities and sharing their skills.

    A retired social worker who cooperatively runs a campground/intentional community and she and (or?) her daughter hijacked a red cross truck and organized aid in their community after Katrina (camp sister spirit, google if you want) and have done many other awesome amazing things.

    A bunch of hippies who live in buses and go to rainbow gatherings... one couple in particular you'd be interested in.
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    Thanks for the leads, everyone!

    Lena, those all sound very similar to someone we already have.

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    Half my friends list on MySpace haha

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    Yek - maybe you can get some of these people

    http://www.2spare.com/item_45962.aspx

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    Come to Austin, the only city I know of with two homeless tranvestite mayoral candidates. My boyfriend's old room-mate is about the oddest person I've ever known. He's a forty-ish former engineer turned pizza delivery boy who wears a bathrobe and a Burger King crown and rides a bicycle around downtown claiming to be a king. He hot-glues tassles to everything he owns, including his dog, and makes his own soap. He built an outdoor bathroom in the courtyard of his house. He often carries a label-maker with him, makes descriptive labels for strangers in bars, and sticks them to their clothes. Despite all this, he's not insane -- strange, yes, but a nice guy that you can talk to. Want his number?

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    Yeah, Grace! What's his name?

    And I've already got both the homeless transvestite mayoral candidates in Austin. They're hilarious.

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    Nessmuk and Sylvan Hart. Men who walke away from Civilization to be Modern Mountain men. The Burning Man Crowd. The Mars Society. any Rabbit stick gathering.

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    Do you know any mountain men who are still living? I'd like a hermit or a mountain man, but for obvious reasons they're hard to find on the internet. And we need people who are still alive and willing to appear on the show.

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    This guy is the only one alive. Though he is not a good example. he was imprisoned for living in a National forest, hunting illegally, and rustling livestock.


    hard to find. they hate the 21st Century and would rather be in the 18 or 19th.

    There are a few hermits in Idaho too. Living in dugouts.

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