This is John

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I was photographing 'Nosferatu' from the street when he came up and asked what I was photographing. He asked me if I would take his photo too. I asked his name- John William Blackhat and he is from P.E.I. originally. He had many tattoos so I asked him to hold his hand up so they would show in the photo. He was concerned because he had a large wound on his hand. Someone had bitten him. He went on to tell me a few things about himself- he had been attacked by a dog and seriously hurt, he had been both a satanist and a preacher, he was looking for a little change so he could eat and maybe play some pool. He did impersonations of famous people such as John Wayne and Elvis. He had great blue eyes that still shone through despite a life hard lived. I told him I would put his picture on flickr for other photographers to see. He did not think his 'mug' would be interesting. I think he is wrong, it is a very interesting face.

I was looking through EJC's photostream on Flickr today and he had joined '100 Strangers'. I think I may just join it as well and John will be my stranger #1.