Blaze Orange is a 16-minute documentary that came out five years ago about Tom Ryan, aka "Piccolo Pete" or "the Piccolo Guy," who plays every day on Library Mall.
Did you know:
-He's been playing on Library Mall for at least 23 years
-He lives in a used U-Haul truck that he bought
-He plays in the University Band (I'm curious to know how he pays to take it)
-He has a Web site (with FULL FRONTAL NUDITY!!!) that was actually updated semi-recently
-He plays in a jazz band called Piccolissimo
-He watches Jeopardy! every day at the Crystal Corner Bar
-Playing on Library Mall is his main source of income—he makes around $12 on a bad day and can make up to $38 on a good day
-He majored in Computer Science (not specified whether he went to UW-Madison, but he mentions that after he graduated he took classes at MATC)
-Some Library Mall vendors are whiny tightasses.
Enjoy!
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Sunday, February 22, 2009
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Thanks for the link!
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