"Bradford Jesus Man"
Growing up, as I did, around Bradford, West Yorkshire I would often see a man dressed in a monk's habit and sandals, carrying a leather satchel over his shoulder. Whenever he saw someone look his way he'd give a cheery wave as he walked.
I asked my mother about him, and she told me how in her teens she'd seen the chap wandering and he'd always just smiled and waved at everyone amiably. She'd been told he was the son of a rich mill owner who has eschewed the life allotted to him and gone in pursuit of spiritual enlightenment using his vast fortune to live on.
In these Web-Enabled days there is a website dedicated to him, and even a Twitter feed:
bradfordjesusman.co.uk/
I don't think the part about him being rich is true, but much of the rest is.
I haven't seen him in a while, since I don't visit his routes all that often, but I'm glad to hear he's still alive and going strong and hope to see him again some time.
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Fri 28 Sep 2012, 12:57, 1 reply)

I'd not seen him for a while
But spotted him in pissing down rain outside Peel Park on Monday.

I will update the site.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Fri 28 Sep 2012, 20:09, closed)