One of the first real beggars I met while in Las Vegas was John David.  He tells me that he is named after two people in the Bible and his two grandparents, John and David.  His story was a sad one - his girlfriend/wife left him and took everything he had.  This occurred in California, and he was trying to get back on his feet in Las Vegas.  He didn't want donations, but was selling rocks with precious metals in this: gold and silver.  Note: I didn't leave with any rocks, but I did leave with some photos.  First, I'll show you the color version with a tilted crop:

JohnDavid_color

After some discussion, I found that John David was from Lexington, KY and had lived in Russellville, KY for a while.  Even so, he wasn't familiar with the far western end of the state.

Here is the other (highly) processed photo of John David, which I like better:

JohnDavid