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Thomas Bruso, Epic Beard Man

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Topic Cop

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Jan 14, 2023, 12:09:03 AM1/14/23
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radioacti...@gmail.com

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Jan 14, 2023, 12:26:26 AM1/14/23
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Couldn't find any photos of the late Bruso--what was notable about his beard, Topic, its length, or style, or something else?

BRYAN STYBLE/Florida

Big Mongo

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Jan 14, 2023, 2:02:13 AM1/14/23
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On Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 12:26:26 AM UTC-5, radioacti...@gmail.com wrote:
> Couldn't find any photos of the late Bruso--what was notable about his beard, Topic, its length, or style, or something else?

His beard was never anything to write home about... He was mostly infamous for this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_Transit_Bus_fight

images.google.com probably has some pics of him if you have a gander...

radioacti...@gmail.com

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Jan 14, 2023, 2:31:01 AM1/14/23
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THAT's somethin'...and sorry he has now died--but glad he survived the counter that made him famous; who knows what that perp had in mind. So appreciate the enlightenment as I was oblivious to the whole shebang.

(Maybe I should take some time off the Presleys beat.)

STYBLE/Florida

radioacti...@gmail.com

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Jan 14, 2023, 8:33:37 AM1/14/23
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Now confused again:

Is the Thomas Bruso who was laid out in a Westfield, Mass. funeral home in 2018 the same Bruso who was out in Oakland, California in the bus fight?

They list that fellow in Massachusetts as being 67 at death...but wasn't "Epic Beard" about that age back in California in February 2010 when the video was shot? I also saw that he was living on the streets for a while, and posters seemed unable to locate him.

There were no photos associated that I saw associated with the Westfield, Mass. funeral home, so I'm wondering if the original poster wasn't announcing his death, but just reviving the viral video for some reason.

Thanks for any clarification.

STYBLE/Florida

Big Mongo

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Jan 17, 2023, 12:53:30 PM1/17/23
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On Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 8:33:37 AM UTC-5, radioacti...@gmail.com wrote:
> Now confused again:

Sometimes the confuzzalment never ends...

> Is the Thomas Bruso who was laid out in a Westfield, Mass. funeral home in 2018 the same Bruso who was out in Oakland, California in the bus fight?

Methinks probably not. According to this Reddit post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/oakland/comments/1073n61/has_anyone_seen_thomas_bruso_tommy_slick/

he's still bopping around Oakland and living in place called the Altenheim (German for "elder's home")

> Thanks for any clarification.

Any time...

Joe schmoe

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Apr 13, 2023, 8:34:24 PM4/13/23
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On Friday, January 13, 2023 at 9:09:03 PM UTC-8, Topic Cop wrote:
> https://www.firtionadams.com/obituary/Thomas-Bruso
That is NOT Epic Beard Man... His Name was Thomas ALEXANDER Bruso and he was Born in 1947 in Wisconson. Last I heard of him he was living in the streets and in Shelters in the Bay area ( Oakland and San Francisco)
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