Funky Old Geezer's story could potentially change the direction of anyone's life.

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http://www.charlottefive.com/do-you-know-nodas-funky-geezer/

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After Woody appeared on “America’s Got Talent,” his popularity in Charlotte exploded. His Facebook following blew up. 5,000 is the maximum number of friends Facebook lets you have, so if you’re not already Facebook friends with him you can only follow him, not friend him (on Facebook, that is.) He told me he’d get rid of a couple politicians to make room for me though, so you never know.

So he decided to use that celebrity status to do something important. He’s helped the homeless for a long time, bringing guys things they needed: food, blankets, clothes. Even as we sat down to talk he had two hot drinks in his hand. He took one out to his car, where a homeless friend was resting to keep warm from the bitter cold.

He posts about specific needs on Facebook, and his Facebook friends and followers step up, bringing him canned goods, kerosene, camping gear and much more, which he brings directly to the people in the homeless camp.

“Sure they’ve got issues, but that’s not my place to judge. It’s my place just to try to help. I’m not gonna try to get involved in their politics, or judge them or talk down to them or preach to them. I’m just gonna help. And that’s all it is.”
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Read more here: http://www.charlottefive.com/do-you-know-nodas-funky-geezer/#storylink=cpy

https://vimeo.com/35381367

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1. "Even better, he's teaching the homeless guys to paint..."

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He paints imaginative “space paintings,” which he posts on Facebook. His friends and followers buy them and he uses the money to help his homeless friends.

Even better, he’s teaching the homeless guys to paint, and he’s selling their paintings for them, so that they can have a measure of self-sufficiency.

“I went out to the homeless camp and trained them to do it. So they’d paint it and I would take a picture and put it up on Facebook, sell it, and they’d make enough for a hotel room, or food or whatever. So instead of just going out and panhandling they could make these paintings and sell their artwork. Larry’s illiterate. Can’t read or write. He’s got a terrible stutter and he’s walleyed. But he watched what I did and he starting painting his own. That was a huge reward for me. Instead of calling him Larry the Homeless Guy, now he’s Larry the Artist. He’s proud of himself. It gives him hope. And now he can train others there in the camp and who are passing through and it’s almost like a subculture of craft. They’ll learn and teach themselves.”
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[Dont call me Shirley]

2. Woody, The Funky Geezer...

[Fumesucker]

3. K&R for Woody..

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4. Brought me to tears….

I wish THIS 'reality' TV figure had a greater following than Housewives from OC, NY, ATL, BH.

I think he is FAR more interesting, too.

[lovemydog]

5. I like how he'll remove politicians

as Facebook friends to make room for more people.

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6. heheh…yeah…and knowing it's a genuine statement makes it even better.

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7. Please spread this story…..it is SO worth it.

What an example for human beings everywhere.

[Curmudgeoness]

8. This needs way more attention than it is getting.

I am humbled.

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11. Yes, that is exactly the reaction I felt

along with a great big dose of, "Time to do far more than I am now, and in any small way I can."

[stage left]

9. K&R

Great Story.

[ND-Dem]

10. what was most interesting to me was that he's from a union family (got interested in

guitar when he attended a teamsters' party at 6 years old = he was from a union family)