Observations on JPB (*1)
– He frequently racked up the frequent flier miles, many times on a moment's notice.
– Outside of royalties from obscure GD songs that he boasted (*2) of co-writing, he had no visible or admitted current source of income to support his lifestyle.
– He did boast (*2) about his Fellowship at Harvard, but never any specifics.
– His personal past-time (in his own words, paraphrased) was "collecting as many young people as humanly possible" (*3) It appeared he was successful in his hobby, as new faces always appeared.
– He was a staunch defender of nuclear power. In fact, the most passion observed from him was during his argument in support of nuclear fission (along w/ corresponding uranium mining) as "green energy".
– YMMV but, when digested with attached crumb, one could infer from sum total of interactions that he did seem more than a bit "spooky" in the Bozo sense of the word.
Hope this helps Anon. As always, take FWIW.
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*1 Gathered from multiple personal interactions in "meatspace" over a brief but significant, somewhat recent time frame.
*2 For B, braggadocio was frequently served, but always with a side of subtlety.
*3 In this case, no evidence to suggest phrase should be construed as anything deeper than surface level.