Modern Hoboes Photo Essay
These kids are amazing. I love this photo essay. Check out the gorgeous, heart breaking shots of kids riding rails, living the free(?) life. I’ve met so many of these kinds of people during my travels and always had such a conflicted feeling of envy and heartbreak.
Thanks, Vagabondish. And btw, if you haven’t read Vagabondish, you should. Especially if you love the more adventure travel stuff that I write about here on the PJS. Much love and props, Mike. You’re doing a great job.
October 24th, 2007 at 6:55 pm
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.
October 24th, 2007 at 7:02 pm
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.
October 25th, 2007 at 8:20 am
Yeah, some of those images are pretty shocking, for sure. But wow, interesting stuff. Did you see ‘Into the Wild”?
October 26th, 2007 at 4:19 pm
Beautiful photos. Knew kids like this back in the 80’s. I wonder what ever became of them.
October 29th, 2007 at 10:15 am
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.
October 29th, 2007 at 12:07 pm
Wow, Suzy, that’s cool! I wasn’t even sure if these kids were in America or what. Sweetness.
October 30th, 2007 at 2:00 pm
Thanks for the kudos, Mark. This was definitely one of the more fascinating photo essays I’ve come across.
May 16th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
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