Dennis Avner
One of life's more interesting characters... I remember seeing him on television on a feature about people who did body modification.
Dennis' desire is to become more cat-like.
What prompted this entry was running into a story where is is leaving the San Diego area and moving to WA State (no mention of location).
From
SignOnSanDiego
Human 'cat' moving fur away to find work
Looking freakishly like a tiger has gotten Dennis "Cat" Avner lots of attention. But it hasn't paid many bills.
That's one reason why Avner is leaving the tiny East County community where he has lived for six years and moving to Washington state. There's not much demand in San Diego County for a computer and electronics technician with tattooed stripes on his face and fangs in his mouth.
The news article has a photo:
Heh -- one great anecdote:
He chuckled when he described a recent visit to Siegfried and Roy's white tigers on display at a Las Vegas casino. Other tourists were taking more photos of him than they were of the tigers, he said.
Dennis'
personal website is here -- some fascinating photos of his transformation.
Posted by DaveH at May 5, 2005 9:47 PM