joe . 52 years old / denver . colorado
if i were giving titles to these images this one would be either "meet joe black" or "i shot the sheriff". neither are particularly original, so i won't assign one. but, for the record, this is joe black and while he may not be the sheriff, he is the captain of the denver police force. bob marley didn't sing about the captain, though.
i made my way downtown, not sure who i was looking for or where to look for them. i haven't been finding locations first and waiting for the stranger to walk by for quite a while now. instead i've been wandering around and finding someone interesting and then making do with the surroundings. it seems to be working out ok.
i was nearing the library when i saw a uniformed man about to get into a police car. i excused myself and asked him if he was on duty. he responded by asking me what i needed. i dove into my spiel and asked if he'd be today's stranger.
i wasn't quite sure, so i asked if he was a police officer. he told me he was this week, but he had to return the costume soon. he was very high-spirited and friendly and had a great sense of humor. i saw that his badge read "captain" and he explained that he basically does a lot of paperwork these days. i asked if he had always had a similar role and he sang out a line of the johnny cash song, "i've been everywhere, man". apparently joe has seen it all in his 30 years on the denver police force.
i found myself once again pleasantly surprised. i didn't expect a police officer to agree to be a part of this project, but joe explained to me that he's been in it long enough to appreciate things like this. well, i appreciate his willingness in return.
thank you, joe black, for taking the time to hang out with me for a few minutes today!
if i were giving titles to these images this one would be either "meet joe black" or "i shot the sheriff". neither are particularly original, so i won't assign one. but, for the record, this is joe black and while he may not be the sheriff, he is the captain of the denver police force. bob marley didn't sing about the captain, though.
i made my way downtown, not sure who i was looking for or where to look for them. i haven't been finding locations first and waiting for the stranger to walk by for quite a while now. instead i've been wandering around and finding someone interesting and then making do with the surroundings. it seems to be working out ok.
i was nearing the library when i saw a uniformed man about to get into a police car. i excused myself and asked him if he was on duty. he responded by asking me what i needed. i dove into my spiel and asked if he'd be today's stranger.
i wasn't quite sure, so i asked if he was a police officer. he told me he was this week, but he had to return the costume soon. he was very high-spirited and friendly and had a great sense of humor. i saw that his badge read "captain" and he explained that he basically does a lot of paperwork these days. i asked if he had always had a similar role and he sang out a line of the johnny cash song, "i've been everywhere, man". apparently joe has seen it all in his 30 years on the denver police force.
i found myself once again pleasantly surprised. i didn't expect a police officer to agree to be a part of this project, but joe explained to me that he's been in it long enough to appreciate things like this. well, i appreciate his willingness in return.
thank you, joe black, for taking the time to hang out with me for a few minutes today!
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