815A8094-2 The Mendocino, Shaman
Remember the movie "Oh God"?
I encountered this friendly talkative individual while strolling through the small town of Mendocino, California. He went by a mythical name which I couldn't even begin to spell but it meant "one who sees the inner light" or something like that. He told me he was a self-described Shaman who could accurately predict a person's personality and his or her place in life just by looking at them and knowing their full name and date of birth. And with him he carried a notepad that had a whole bunch of Chinese looking characters that he use in order to formulate his impression of the individual. Hmmm.
Truly he was a most interesting individual to talk to and he appeared quite sane. He told me he has been a local around here for quite some time.
Either way he made an excellent portrait subject and I enjoyed his conversation. I've always believed that people are but a stranger once, and if you take the time to talk to people you can sometimes glean a lot of information. But I must also add though, that I can often gather a lot of information just reading the back of a box of cornflakes as well.
815A8094-2 The Mendocino, Shaman
Remember the movie "Oh God"?
I encountered this friendly talkative individual while strolling through the small town of Mendocino, California. He went by a mythical name which I couldn't even begin to spell but it meant "one who sees the inner light" or something like that. He told me he was a self-described Shaman who could accurately predict a person's personality and his or her place in life just by looking at them and knowing their full name and date of birth. And with him he carried a notepad that had a whole bunch of Chinese looking characters that he use in order to formulate his impression of the individual. Hmmm.
Truly he was a most interesting individual to talk to and he appeared quite sane. He told me he has been a local around here for quite some time.
Either way he made an excellent portrait subject and I enjoyed his conversation. I've always believed that people are but a stranger once, and if you take the time to talk to people you can sometimes glean a lot of information. But I must also add though, that I can often gather a lot of information just reading the back of a box of cornflakes as well.