VikingMan

Yeah I meet and make friends with people from all socio economic levels and I made friends with several of the local bumbs around there. They would leave me alone and even watch out for me and my place because I was cool, shared my weed and booze, etc. They would always tell me about all the resources that were available to them such as places they could go to get free food and clothes. One Thanksgiving I was invited along and they rode their bikes to several different churches to get a free meal. I went to one church with them and the food was fantastic. Yes I donated some cash I did not mooch. Interesting experience to say the least. But those guys would have touch winters because it does get really cold out there on the beach for several months of the year and people die of exposure at night.
They can make some decent money down there doing their gig like giving insults for $1 or entertaining people. The Venice Beach Wino told me he would make about $75 a day and he would save up all year and take a 2 week vacation to Thailand to fuck whores. Just think there are guys out there working day and night, paying mortgage, cars loans, student loans, medical expenses for kids, etc etc etc and they never have time to enjoy their success and then end up dying of a heart attack. These guys are smarter than them I think.