Day 1: Bucket Man

Within ten minutes of arriving to downtown San Francisco, I was in Union Square filming a short PSA with Larry "Bucketman" Hunt. You may remember him from Pursuit of Happyness" with Will Smith. What an amazing spirit.



How can I describe him? Well, picture a bunch of 5 gallon buckets turned upside down like a drum set. Throw in some drumsticks and happy spirit, and welcome to Bucketman's world outside Old Navy in Union Square (apparently, the city wants to shut him down.)

While he was playing, he took time to let children bang on the buckets as well, and that's when I stepped in and asked if I could take some shots and capture some footage. I had noticed that he was openly talking to the kids about staying in school and following their passions. That's when I asked Larry if I could interview him about a message he has for children.



It just seemed like the perfect fit for ONWARD FILMS. I can't wait to get back home and edit his short piece.

I also purchased his CD so I can't wait to share his music as well.

Here is a shot of another musician I spoke with:



But he wasn't as open as Bucketman. I think his sign said it all.



It may seem like their is a DOWN ON YOUR LUCK theme, but I saw beyond the struggling men on street corners and realized that they were just fellow artists, and I can appreciate it that without labels and such.



Off to the Mission Street Murals tomorrow.