David Polaroid my inspiration as a guitarist

my inspiration as a guitarist and a truly gentle man

photographed in Cambridge

elderly woman in a wheelchair who would scream obscenities at passersby

as if that explained everything

He had made a handful of recordings before the Depression hit and derailed his career

David Polaroid my inspiration as a guitaristDavid says hes logged over 20,000 miles on his bicycle, including a cross country trip from California to New York. He worked as a machinist for years until, he says, jobs dried up under NAFTA. Theres no work for machinists anywhere in California, he insists. David is a gentle, caring soul. Last time I saw him, he was taking care of an obviously disturbed, elderly woman in a wheelchair who would scream obscenities at passersby, especially if they were