Just found out that Stobe the Hobo has died - RIP
The death of this brilliant and one-of-a-kind Youtuber has hit harder than any celeb (except maybe Bowie).
The guy was inspirational. For those that don't know, he was a rail-rider in the USA who took very cool footage of his journeys across America, underscored by his piano compositions. He had a dry, sarcastic sense of humour and many observational gems, and loved a beer.
I urge you to check out some of his videos - they are calming and small pieces of art.
https://www.youtube.com/user/hobestobe/videos
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ProjectWeasel The Bird is the Word, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 22:10,
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Again, no Michael Portillo.
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Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 22:18,
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Someone said that you should only ride the rails if your life doesn't mean much to you.
There was always a great sense of loneliness in his videos. Crisscrossing the country, staying on sofas, sleeping rough, the compulsion to find the nearest beer shop.
Train hopping looks like it would be fun for a few hours - a day and a night at most. To do it for weeks on end, the constant clanging of crashing metal, the cold and exposure, discomfort, danger, risk of arrest...well...this train is bound for glory, and all that.
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Mr Mann I love pigs, best of all the animals, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 22:23,
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I really dug his videos
They took me somewhere i'd never been before, and you hit the nail on the head with the melancholy feeling of loneliness.
In some of them, he even questions why he is doing what he does, and has no good answer, other than the sense of freedom and adventure.
He had talent, as his piano playing attested, and was clearly a clever dude, but something compelled him to be a drifter. Respect for sticking to his guns until the end.
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ProjectWeasel The Bird is the Word, Mon 4 Dec 2017, 22:39,
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