Mickey is my first paid portrait subject, we made a deal. I will take his photo in exchange for money for coffee. When we run into teach other, we do a photo. Mickey is the stepbrother of George Forss, who brought him up to Cambridge from New York City after Mickey had a schizophrenic breakdown when he was younger.

Mickey lives with George and is well cared for. In the day time, he walks back and forth on Main Street, he likes to smoke and drink coffee when he has the money. He and I agreed that he didn’t really need to smoke, so we agreed on coffee as a fair price t pay for photographs.

Mickey is very photogenic to me, I know his schedule, and the other day we both were standing in front of the old Agway building. I asked Mickey to stay just where he was. He got his coffee money. Mickey is healthy and alert, and sometimes, even chatty. He often comes into the Round House Cafe, where he gets free coffee.