Tired of paying bills and belonging to the system, Eddie, the former accountant from Chicago, took to the streets twenty-seven years ago. Now the icon of Silver Lake, the hipster capital of Los Angeles, “The 5 Dollar Guy” is fascinating in so many ways. Entertainer, model recycler, thief and defender of the LGBT cause, he shares with us the adventures of his daily life as an unusual homeless man. His story is a reflection of a contrasting and paradoxical America.