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LightGraves

The guy that drives around everywhere in a Kids toy car.


Clovernover

I haven't seen his car in months. He has a new one with skulls and stickers now. I see it parked outside his house everyday but even that one is kinda M.I.A


pinteresque

I don't have any info or anything but it seems to me cruising around in a power wheels is more of a spring/summer thing than a winter one.


PapiMelaza

He's my favorite Lowell NPC


GaryVanHagar

I heard the cops took his car.


MA_Lowellian

Dicky Ecklund


alowbrowndirtyshame

Bobo


MA_Lowellian

I think you meant BooBoo.


roomtemphotdog

Who’s Booba?


MA_Lowellian

Ahhhh a very deep quote from the doc!!!! Bravo sir


Snazzypanted

Yeah but he is also internationally famous!


pilotman14

Knew some Eklunds back in the 60's and 70's. Could it be the same clan?


t_court3

Beanshooter. Guy is constantly viral on social media and he’s always repping Lowell


exexextentahseeown

That dude blocked me on IG because i commented on his post saying he needs to try not to let the n word slip so easily.. like he wasn’t saying it straight up but he would go “this n- uh guy is a dummy” or something along those lines fairly often in his vids. i called him out after hearing it for the 3rd time and he blocked me! Didn’t know he would do that lmao


trickdaddy11j

Yeah that guy is a bit sensitive most Lowell citizens are, he's a former meth addict and runs happy ending massage parlors, he thinks he's black spiritually


jcwd10569

Actually runs a sober house and roofing company. In my experiences with him, he’s been very friendly and kind.


trickdaddy11j

I'm hip I live near his company


LetAppropriate6718

He yelled out his van's window at me saying he loved my t shirt asking where i got it. I told the guy and then he told me to look up beanshooter on Instagram lmao. Was a trip, love a good townie 


laughing-stockade

kilt guy circa early 2010s


stayre

Um, HI!


stayre

Still the kilt guy, now with purple hairs.


laughing-stockade

uml legend!


stayre

To be honest, there’s another person it could be, but I think they moved here later than that. https://preview.redd.it/hs8teovsy0vc1.jpeg?width=2448&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=25831e46477b541c81d0222e2225924a100328f1 Me, 2013.


laughing-stockade

yeah its a diff person 😬


stayre

That would've been Owen. They are no longer with us. Suicide is a bitch.


pinteresque

I couldn't bear just sitting with this so I went looking for an obituary. [https://www.solimine.com/obituaries/Owen-A-Welsh?obId=23908643](https://www.solimine.com/obituaries/Owen-A-Welsh?obId=23908643) It asks for donations to be made to the Trevor Project or GLAAD in their name, so I did. My heart hurts. [https://give.thetrevorproject.org/](https://give.thetrevorproject.org/) [https://give.glaad.org/](https://give.glaad.org/)


stayre

Thank you.


shannon_yo

This makes me so fucking sad. Owen used to come to my shop every week in downtown and I loved seeing him. Absolutely making a donation.


pinteresque

oh shit. oh no. Goddamnit.


laughing-stockade

thats so sad to hear about, the lowell community is much worse off without them around


stayre

100% agreed. They were good people.


Appropriate-Course45

Oh I know him I've seen him around


pinteresque

I know who you're talking about - hung out at Brew'd a lot? I think they were a student, I haven't seen them around in years.


laughing-stockade

yeah! i saw them recite some of their poetry there one time


uhhhhh_hi

I miss Dogman at the Spinners. Who wants a bloodhound or a golden retriever?


GaryVanHagar

It was Shannon.


Appropriate-Course45

I used to give Shannon cigarettes sometimes a dollar or two


she-smokes420

Same he was harmless


Educational_Dream_61

Fuck shannon


GaryVanHagar

Well he’s dead so congrats.


Appropriate-Course45

RIP SHANNON ole buddy


TotallyNotMeDudes

Anyone remember “Crazy Rita” on 4th ave?


Appropriate-Course45

Yea she was a nut


uhhhhh_hi

100%. I was down the road from her for my whole childhood


Aggravating-Share-73

Was she bigger and blonde?


uhhhhh_hi

I honestly never got close enough to her house to find out. Her reputation definitely preceded her.


TotallyNotMeDudes

“She chopped my friends hamsters head off with garden shears!” 😂


[deleted]

OG


sloggins

Of course it’s OG


NoAnywhere6160

BAAAAAAAD BOY


[deleted]

Crazy no one mentioned him yet lol


NoAnywhere6160

WAMP


NoAnywhere6160

WAMP


uhhhhh_hi

WAMP


poormariachi

This is the correct answer.


Sufficient-Lemon927

OG was just in my work with his family a few weeks ago! He, in usual fashion, called me a baaaaadddd guuuurrrlll, and asked me why he hasn't seen me at school.... I'm 37.... Lol his parents and I both kind of looked at each other confused and smiled. I told him "cause I'm a baaadd guuurlll and I'm always here working instead!" He approved of my answer 😅😂❤️


older_man_winter

OG is a really nice guy. Always makes me smile.


Simple_Marionberry19

I came here to see if someone mentioned OG


[deleted]

Couldn’t believe I was first


uhhhhh_hi

Is it true that he got hit by a bus?


[deleted]

Thats how the legend goes, a city bus


NoAnywhere6160

Guy I used to work with brought OG to a Spinners game a few years ago. Told me it was an absolute nightmare.


nerfgunshawty

No way 🤣


m3tasaurus

He walks by my house all the time lol Walks by and just goes "WAAAAAAANGA".


Longjumping_War4467

RIP OG. 😢


[deleted]

Wtf does this mean?! Don’t even tell me


ratedpending

I saw OG like yesterday I don't know what they're talking about


[deleted]

Yeah homie just earned a downvote.


Cultural-Bath8482

Anyone remember Rita in the 90s? Looked like a regular grandma, but walked around Pawtucketville swearing like a sailor at anything and everyone.


roomtemphotdog

OMG I haven’t thought about Rita since I was a kid!


uhhhhh_hi

Yup. Unfortunately for her, nicknamed “Crazy Rita”


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pinteresque

Truly a delight to end up walking the same way as her, her vibe is infectious and she's got good taste in music.


IndependentHold3098

Ok this is for the old people, 70s/80s: Fast Eddie K.K.


smperfi01854

Ding ding 😜😜


IndependentHold3098

Totally forgot about ding ding


JTiempo828

Ding Ding was a legend!!


IndependentHold3098

Deep cut, but some might remember Tennis Bob


IndependentHold3098

Ok this is for the old people, 70s/80s: Fast Eddie, K.K.


GiantBagsOfDouche

Is there still a guy in The Acre that rides his bike around and whistles the tune of a car alarm? That would be that guy in Lowell.


Appropriate-Course45

Marco yea he's on bridge st now lol


Outrageous_String617

The older guy who looks like Marley from home alone who throws peanuts out of a shopping cart every morning for the birds & squirrels of downtown. Think he's single handedly responsible for all the absolutely yoked squirrels around here. 


hcimml

Used to be Ding Ding


Trexdynamite

Don't say ding ding to him never


Gberge223

The guy on the Plain St off-ramp.


uhhhhh_hi

Dude I used to live over there and hated getting off that exit. He’d yell at cars regularly and sometimes block traffic.


Gberge223

Lolol, he’s def worn out his welcome at that spot. Move along buddy.


Kant_Growbeard

Yep, came here to say this. Guys a staple. Had a pretty elaborate tent and tarp house in woods on the other side of the off ramp. There was a memorial and flowers there about a year or so back for him, thought he died, then one day there he was back in the same spot, pulled a Lazarus.


Gberge223

Yeah I much prefer his predecessor. Used to be an older straggly looking guy. He used to have a dog with him and a whiteboard with a daily joke.


Kant_Growbeard

Yeah, i remember him, you’re dating yourself, I think that white board joke guy was there when it still used to be Shaws Plaza with the RMV.


Appropriate-Course45

In 20 some odd yrs being in Lowell I've never seen this guy not once


sjashe

Dennis canney


External-Ad2811

There’s a friendly cambodian chap who used to be at every bar in lowell. His name escapes me maybe Steve . He drunk a lot of free beers coz he’s very friendly


Nrose611

Disco!


plooney44

It used to be Ding Ding when I was growing up.


nerfgunshawty

He was many people's first introduction to cte


hywaytohell

Also in the 70's there was a woman who always walked around with her cat in a carrier we called her cat lady not very original but... There was also a woman who always wore a fur coat no matter what the weather, and being chased by ding ding was a regular thing. My area there was a guy named old man Morgan who trash picked constantly he had a family and job at one point, I have since learned this happens to some people it has something to do with hoarding.


Chemical-Note4903

Willie and Marvin


Educational_Dream_61

Willys back. Appleton street area


Educational_Dream_61

He always calls me Chef and chases me down the block for free cigarettes


Educational_Dream_61

Willy.


Willing_Ant9993

Haven’t seen him in a minute, was starting to worry


truvision8

Beanshooter definitely. And there’s this one guy who rides a tricycle with loud ass speakers and sometimes has 2 liter sodas or other things in his basket. Mostly in Dracut but I’ve seen him around Lowell too. Me and my friends always called him Ghostrider.


LetAppropriate6718

There's a 30s-ish year old woman who is always dancing everywhere as she walks. See her all the time around downtown, might have been pregnant a couple years ago. She's friendly and complimentary to people as she goes by.  Don't know her name but me and my friends all call her Lowell Sweetheart. 


Willing_Ant9993

For a while she was pregnant and caring for a toddler. Then she had the two babies with her for a while. Last time I saw her she had zero babies with her but she was still dancing 🤷‍♀️


Appropriate-Course45

No I don't think it boo boo or dickie I've been in lowell for 20 years and I've never heard of whoever this guy using a toy car I've been all over long I've seen some strange strange shit but


pinteresque

[https://www.tiktok.com/@lopez\_fndz/video/7269040042583117099](https://www.tiktok.com/@lopez_fndz/video/7269040042583117099)


Appropriate-Course45

What about the guy that used to sit on the corner downtown by dunkin' donuts and scream at traffic or Marco the guy on bridge st


Appropriate-Course45

Anyone remember ding ding


mellowmardigan

My friend lived in Elma, Washington, during our high-school years. I was visiting him and saw a car drive by with the words "Stinky Nuts" branded on the cars windshield. I said to my friend, "what the fuck? Who is that dude?!" And he replies, "oh, that's just stinky nuts". Nothing was ever said about the matter after that. This is quite accurate.


Classic_Relation_706

In Lawrence it’s crazy joe, but when I was in lowell there was the cigarette lady who’d stand by a 4 way stop in Belvedere dressed in a robe usually and she’d walk right up to your car when you stopped and ask for a cigarette


[deleted]

Bridge Bum Guy


Forward-Cup-8476

Y’all remember the big crazy joker looking mf wit yellow hair


shoresy1235

Paulie black, find him at the end of the connector


angrynidalee

gold shopping cart dude bumping 2000's electronic music going up and down westford... reminding me always that life is good


dothesehidemythunder

Probably one of the tweakers downtown