h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

If you ever happen into our lovely city of Napa there is an off chance that you might have the opportunity to meet one of our more colorfull street wanderers. Dressed in the usual dirty garb of a street walker Chris' only real distinguishing feature is the blue hooded jacket that he is ALWAYS wearing. Doesn't matter what the weather is, he always has it on. Call it a safety blanket if you will but a popular theory traveling around the younger generations of our fair city is that this jacket is in fact his shell. Ya know, like a turtle or a snail.

Scary blue shell aside, if you get the opportunity to have a chat with this interesting individual, it is this researchers opinion, that you take it! You will walk away a changed person, in a good way of course. First off, let me say that you will not really understand a word of what he says. This researcher has had a few conversations with him and I am convinced that he spoke to me in about three different languages in the span of one paragraph. WOW...what an experience.

If you are faint at heart and cannot get yourself to strike up a conversation with this kind soul then at least hang around long enough to hear him argue with himself. This alone is an experience in itself. Again note that he speaks (or at least thinks he speaks) several different languages so when the arguing really gets going the words that come out of his mouth are simply amazing.

All and all, Chris is a really great guy and this researcher has, on many occasions, gone out of my way to bring Chris a smoke or a nice deli sandwich. I feel better by doing this and I think you might to.