3/31/11 - Week 13<br>Continued my walk up Market Street on 3/31/11 and met Brian. Brian&#39;s sign is what caught my eye; &quot;WHY LIE! I NEED BEER&quot;. I admired his honesty (or marketing approach) and engaged him in conversation. When I told him about the $2 Portraits project and asked if I could take his picture and post it on my website, he gave me a roaring double thumbs-up! I took a few pictures while Brian posed and then continued our conversation.<br><br>Brian was a talkative, friendly guy. Only problem was I couldn&#39;t understand much of what he said. I was able to get that he is 48 years old and grew up in Missouri. He&#39;s been in San Francisco since age 11 and for many years of his adult life worked odd jobs such as sheetmetal worker and security guard. I couldn&#39;t quite get why Brian finds himself in his present condition, but he obviously suffers from some physical maladies. I asked about his family back in Missouri and he said he gave them up 20 years ago - &quot;I&#39;m through with them; they are evil and I am a messenger of Jesus.&quot; That sounding odd, I asked him if he was on something and he said that he used to mess around with drugs but no more. &quot;I&#39;m clean now, but I do like my beer.&quot;<br><br>He asked my name and where I was from. After a few more moments of conversation, I gave him $2 and told him to enjoy his &quot;cold one&quot;. He smiled and said thank you. And I walked on.