So this is interesting. I had just left work after working a split shift. I didn’t face a stove all of the day but much of it. When I came outdoors the fresh air felt good and it felt good to be on foot, but I was surprised to see that there was a combination of snow and rain…we haven’t had any real snow this year. As I was walking down Allen Street I noticed how the light shone off the wet sidewalk and I had my camera with me so decided to take a couple shots. Being on foot, opposed to being on a bike, I had to set the little tripod on the ground, which gives it an interesting perspective. Anyhow, as I was taking the photos a guy appears out of seemingly nowhere…shows up in the frame and just sort of posed there with his bike. I look up from the camera and he says to me, “You ever hear of the incredible human iPod?” “Um, no.” I reply. “Then you can’t be from around here,” he says. “What’s your favorite song,” he asks. And without waiting for a reply he says that he knows I like Fleetwood Mac because everyone likes Fleetwood Mac, and he starts singing One Winged Dove as loud as he could…he’s singing it in the picture above. To make a long story short, James walked with me for about a block or so while we talked about riding bikes in foul weather, and it was then that I noticed he had two flat tires and he asked me for money (I had none with me otherwise I would have given him some). The interesting thing is that he rode up to me (on two flats). I didn’t notice it at first because, as I mentioned earlier, he just showed up in the frame. But after getting home and uploading them I could see him approaching on his bike like an apparition (in the upper left photo he’s in the distance and the upper right he’s a blur while getting off the bike). I just find it interesting that I–being interested in bicycles and taking photos–have this guy just show up and step in front of my lens and pose with his bike. One never knows what they’ll see when on bike or foot. Also, I thought I’d share the below photo I took yesterday…Days Park at night (click either photo for a larger view).
Urban Simplicty 
Aw, your first encounter with iPod! I'm a little surprised you haven't come across him before, actually. I'm just glad he's alive, I think I've seen him get choked out like three times.
Anonymous, I have encountered him a few times prior…but at a distance (hearing him sing as loud as he could). But last night was the first time I spoke to him, and it was a little alarming how he just appeared before me as I was taking photos (I never asked him to pose for the shot…he just jumped right it). And I saw him once, from across the street, almost get beat up for singing at people that didn't appreciate it. Thanks for visiting.