Kirk Reeves (1956-2012), also known as "Working" Kirk Reeves, is an American street musician and entertainer famous for playing trumpets on the western bridge of the Hawthorne Bridge in Portland, Oregon wearing a Mickey hat Mouse and white coat.
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Life and year as entertainer
Reeves was born in Boston and then spent time "wandering" at a computer club at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. This led to a job in Oregon in the computing industry that he left off concerns that the Y2K bug would prevent him from working.
He decides to pursue a career as an entertainer, buys trumpets at garage sales and starts taking lessons. In the early 2000s, Reeves became a common sight on the streets of downtown Portland, often performing across the street from Powell City of Books. Reeves spent much of the ensuing years with no shelter and scarring along his neck due to violent attacks.
She also has diabetes, cataracts and depression. Despite the disease, he entertained thousands of bikers, pedestrians, and cyclists in the Portland area for over a decade with music, magic tricks, and strollers filled with gadgets, dolls and other props. Reeves eventually moved to a place on Hawthorne Bridge, where he often performed in his final years. His typical songs include "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," the theme titles from the Star Wars movie series and "Amazing Grace."
Reeves also wrote four unpublished novels and was the host of the Portland area cable access event called Low Comedy. In May 2012, he traveled to Los Angeles to audition for a slot at America's Got Talent. and Tank Shark but not selected for any of the programs. Maps Kirk Reeves
Death
Feeling desperate for his decline as an entertainer and his health problems, Reeves committed suicide on the weekend of November 3, 2012 at the Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area in North Portland. On the evening of November 18, 2012, the evening candlelight attended by 200 people was held for Reeves under the Hawthorne Bridge. Portland Mayor Sam Adams stated that Sunday "Kirk Reeves Day." A group of trumpets plays "Taps" and "Amazing Grace" as the assembly marches across the bridge.
A group called Memorial for Kirk Reeves the Trumpet Man is trying to raise funds for the construction of a statue of Reeves and hopes to place it near the Hawthorne Bridge. Their efforts were then diverted into a failed campaign to name the new transit bridge (eventually named Tilikum Crossing) for him.
References
External links
- Kirk Reeves, In Memoriam
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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