Mr. Happy the Balloon Man, San Francisco 2011

Here's the guy with the balloons and the bad temper. I can never decide if he's for real or in character doing street theater, but he's my favorite psycho on the bus and always good for a laugh in my book. Here he is on the 30 Stockton putting the fear in the guy next to him. He'd just moved up from the very back where he'd been shouting "You STINK!!" at the person next to him... I love the look of real fear in his seatmate's eyes. Very convincing. So, yes kids, there really is a balloon man with explosive disorder, now you know. You can actually see the balloons in spite of my slow cameara work in the first pic; in the second he'd just slam-dunked the balloons through the bus window...I just love this guy and want to make him a big cup of coffee some day!!