what about "white paint tramp"? the guy who pushes a shopping trolley around and seems to hang in different areas of London at different times of year and covers himself with white paint.....he still about?
"White paint tramp" is alive and well and dwells in the chi-chi environs of Marylebone. I miss "Completely Gold Painted Wierd Guy On Matching Gold Bike" who used to ride around Holborn. And that mental busker who sang Stones tunes on a guitar with one string. How goes the turbo trainer Winston?
While we're at it,who remembers "Piccadilly Circus Loudspeaker Evangelical Guy"that always stood on the island where Regents St. hits the circus.If I recall correctly he looked like the oldish bloke with the blondish barnet that rides for Reuters.Could actually be the same fella...!
Yeah white paint fella is still out there in Marylebone. Last thing I heard about "Are you a winner or a sinner" was he was spotted in Sydney by Lee Pie Man. Must be money in bible bashing. And I saw Clerkenwell Keith about a month ago. He was playing a gig on the steps next to the chippy on Whitfield street but he needs to get his tambourine player back, 75 year old woman with some rhythm. Some memorable gigs from that combo. Oh, I think he attends a day centre at the church on St Giles High Street. And has anybody seen Box On Head man lately. He was brilliant. Took a box. A4. Wore it for awhile. Then started modding it. Plastic milk bottles for ears, a bit of air con duct for a breathing apparatus and some pink bendy straws for antennae.It got better and better. Fuck tin-foil hatters, this bloke was The Biz! And of course we cant leave Fuck You Abdul out. I came in to work one morning and there he was. He had tied a brolly to the back of his trousers and was singing "we built this city" to a bunch of tourists on a walking tour. Nice at 9.30 in the morning and a lasting memory of London.
hahahah yea be a winner used to kill me hahahahaha. I was just thinking about what happend to him the other day. He always had headphone on and im sure he was just reciting from pre recorded tapes. Funny stuff though any time I used to pull up at the lights next to him. What about Mr perm/top hat/carrier bag, short shorts and a day-glo leather race jacket man. He vanished for a while but seems to have re-surfaced. Although the king of westend hoarders has to be the guy with a million shopping trollies. Mainly in Fitzrovia, specialises in shopping trolly logistics. He seems to be allot more on the ball than most though. Every now and then he would be nice and clean shaven with a fresh cut. I once saw him giving change to some homeless guy. I love the characters of London. It just wouldn't be the same with out them
"Winner not Sinner" man annoyed me, he rarely said anything else and I once witnessed him being very aggressive and rude towards a woman who was brave enough to engage him in rational debate....(on the tube)
i saw the winner or sinner guy when i was in sydney back in 06, then he was back in london when i returned. fortunately we didn't share a plane. do a bit of googling on him, he is a very disturbed individual, he is incapable of anything rational,