Oh the people you will see

There’s a culture that exist on the bridge.  That’s something my circle became aware of almost immediately.  We learned that there are really an amount of archetypes that you see at nowhere :

1.  The people who live there.  There are folks who live there full time and part time. The full time individuals live in the river itself (under the bridge dwellers) they apparently hold a lot of rivalry with those that are above  (these individuals are another story which we’ll get around to).
2. Those that go there daily.  From the lady we see jogging with her dog. To the people we see commuting to and from work.   They know us by now and give us a nod. We’ve come up with names for them there was a guy we saw wearing a work shirt…”zinc Caffè ” so we started calling him zinc.  On one occasion we saw him by the bridge hanging out with a friend…early on it dawned on us that we both knew each other…we kept calling him “zinc” and he never corrected us
3. Tourist.  Tourist have no shame. They will take photos and video of you even if you’re looking. They come and like a thief in the night they take off. They stand right next to you..lingering smoke haze and all…their time at nowhere is limited and they know it. They don’t know if they’re going to see this place again since it’s scheduled for demolition for a hyperspace bypass (you’ve got to build bypasses)
4. Bootyographia (or booty shots)…more on this later
5. Filming. ..now this actually required a sub section itself. ..more on that later
6. Artist (instrument players and people who have canvasses. ..sort of rare)
7. Instagram meets ups…about fifteen…twenty people show up and they hang around for a few minutes…the most attractive female will generally loosen her clothes as the guys take photos of her leaning on an arch…these guys are annoying.  Suddenly you and everything you’ve got if theirs to photograph
8. Photographers….the ones that take time lapse photos are horrible.  They just stand there a slave to their cameras
9. Depressed suicidal types (these do happen and we try to help)
10. People that know the power of an awesome view. ..us…a few others we bump into. They show up and mingle. ..share a story or two and go about their way.  We’re all just temporarily United by this area
11. Racers…dangerous fucks. They speed down the bridge. ..midlife crisis types with no regard for human life..sometimes we call 911 when they crash. .more on that later
12. The homeless
13. “Walkers” staggering drunks trying to get home…sometimes they’re dressed up like army guys …more on that later
14. Gangsters….hardly
15. Skaters (more common) we call them “mighty duck fucks”
16. Tours…this group sometimes host what they call a “taco tour” a brown skinned individual plays Harriet Tubman and he takes lighters skinned individuals on bikes safely to the east side to various taco establishments. ..they all stand at and pose at nowhere. ..their guide will then graffiti a stencil..more on them later
17. The lost and bewildered. ..there was an opera once. ..more on that later

And there’s your cast of characters

BTW. ..we call ourselves “the guardians of the eastside” ….more on that later