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  • New York City: Christopher Walken Isn’t Walkin’

    An epic selfie revealed a memorable experience for two New York residents on November 19.

    When “Sergio P.” and “Ash K.” noticed that Academy-Award winning actor Christopher Walken was unable to flag a taxi cab on Columbus Avenue, they offered their assistance.

    “Yo man, that was the king of New York!” Ash said, referring to Walken’s 1990 crime drama.

    The two fans offered him a ride and Walken graciously accepted. “I don’t want you guys to go out of your way,” the 70-year old actor told them. “I am going straight downtown and you can leave me anywhere.”

    Then came the photo, which was soon posted on Reddit.

    “He wasn’t weirded out by the situation,” Sergio said. “We were really nice and told him we were fans and would be honored to give him a lift. He was totally cool with it.”

    According to Huffington Post, they drove Walken 40 blocks down the city’s West Side, approximately a half-hour ride.

    “Since we were in New York he knew the area well,” said Sergio, “but couldn’t believe how much things had changed. We talked about neighborhoods in New York and acting – he gave Ash advice on acting.”

    Sergio continued, “When we stopped at his destination, he didn’t immediately get out. We finished the conversation.” Then he added,”He is an incredibly nice person, the conversation was great and Mr. Walken thanked us again for the ride.”

    In 2011, music star Bono picked up a ride with hockey star, Gilbert Brule, in Vancouver when it began to rain. Dave Matthews was also offered this kindness from a Pennsylvania couple earlier this year after he became stranded on the side of the road. Matthews asked the excited couple to dinner and gave them front row seats to his concert that night to show his gratitude.

    image via: YouTube

  • Kindness Hitchhiker Admits to Shooting Himself

    The “kindness hitchhiker”, also known as the guy who was shot by a complete stranger during his hitchhiking tour across Montana, has admitted to police that he put a hot chunk of lead in himself as a method of self-promotion. According to the Associated Press, Ray Dolin, 39, confessed everything to authorities while recovering from the self-inflicted gunshot wound at Miles City hospital. The case, however, is still under investigation.

    Dolin, who hails from West Virginia, hopped on a bus to Montana in order to write his book about how genuinely nice people were during his adventures. When he was allegedly popped during a random drive-by shooting, the story quickly spread.

    This, of course, has to be good news for Lloyd Christopher Danielson III, 53, the man who was charged with opening fire on Dolin as he was preparing dinner on the side of the road. Those charges were dropped on Thursday. However, since Danielson was apparently intoxicated at the time of his arrest, he’s still being held for driving under the influence. Still, a DUI is probably a lot easier to stare down than felony assault.

    At the time of the shooting, Dolin was in the process of writing a book entitled “Kindness in America”, a tome which chronicled his experiences with the positive-minded individuals he encountered during his travels. It was the irony of the situation — man writing book on kindness of strangers shot by, well, a random stranger — is what initially caused the story to make headlines. How, unfortunately, Dolin is nothing more than a product of his own bizarre hype machine. If nothing else, he may get a book deal out of it.

    Below you can find a sampling of reactions to the news on Twitter. Not surprisingly, most people are a little shocked by the revelation, while others are simply in it to make a few jokes.