dotnyc former military types - maybe even someone he served with in the marines once upon a time ago, someone that rents studio place in the same building as him and has taught them a little of their craft (pref. metalworking but i'm open here), a random run in-turned-hey didn't i meet you in amsterdam or in one of the many other places he's traveled to this year. let me just be grabby hands for all of the things.