Seriously! Our Diedrich's just draws them in to annoy us. Not that any of us are exactly normal, but there is a high population of barely functional insane people that are regulars, plus a transient cast of not-functional insane people.
Once upon a time, I got an acoustic 12-string for my birthday. I took it to Diedrich's to show it off. No one was there, and no one was in the courtyard either, so I just started playing it. A fucked-up transient with mangled fingers who I'd never seen before (or since) sat down at my table and started singing along. He had a good voice! We jammed for about half an hour, he hit me up for beer money (I declined - I think this guy had had more than enough enablers in his lifetime...), and I bailed.
If you go to this Diedrichs with any regularity, you can expect several such incidents EVERY YEAR.
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Date: 2002-12-10 08:12 am (UTC)Our Diedrich's just draws them in to annoy us. Not that any of us are exactly normal, but there is a high population of barely functional insane people that are regulars, plus a transient cast of not-functional insane people.
Once upon a time, I got an acoustic 12-string for my birthday. I took it to Diedrich's to show it off. No one was there, and no one was in the courtyard either, so I just started playing it. A fucked-up transient with mangled fingers who I'd never seen before (or since) sat down at my table and started singing along. He had a good voice! We jammed for about half an hour, he hit me up for beer money (I declined - I think this guy had had more than enough enablers in his lifetime...), and I bailed.
If you go to this Diedrichs with any regularity, you can expect several such incidents EVERY YEAR.