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The Poverty Jet Set » Blog Archive » Trainhoppin’ Hobo Film — Fri, 16 May 2008 19:12:45 +0000

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By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:00:20 +0000

Thanks for the kudos, Mark. This was definitely one of the more fascinating photo essays I’ve come across.

By: magdalenus

magdalenus — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:07:39 +0000

Wow, Suzy, that’s cool! I wasn’t even sure if these kids were in America or what. Sweetness.

By: Suzy

Suzy — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:15:07 +0000

The guy in the gold shirt is my friend Lawrence, and the girl with the white dog is Ellie from Oklahoma. She slept on my floor for two days, fixed my doorbell and made some kickass gumbo. It’s wierd to see them in that sort of frame.

What confuses me is how the assumption of drugs appears in all of the comments. Most hobos i know are decent alcoholics, but don’t touch much else.

By: Whimsy

Whimsy — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 21:19:19 +0000

Beautiful photos. Knew kids like this back in the 80’s. I wonder what ever became of them.

By: magdalenus

magdalenus — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:20:33 +0000

Yeah, some of those images are pretty shocking, for sure. But wow, interesting stuff. Did you see ‘Into the Wild”?

By: John Coffey

John Coffey — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:02:40 +0000

Sorry to be so quick with my first comment but staying on topic, some excellent photos. But I must be honest and say my gut reaction is sympathy for the dogs. Thanks for posting extra to the vlogs, makes site inspection mandatory.

By: John Coffey

John Coffey — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 23:55:15 +0000

Mark, Please excuse me if I come off as an old curmudgeon, but if that tattoo on the girls face is real, well it reminds me of the line in Pulp Fiction when John Travola asks Eric Stoltz, ” Is she the one with all the shit on her face”. Sorry I’m old school.