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My first thought was the Goatman has finally settled down. But then there is no way that old hermit is still alive. For those who really want to know, there actually was a traveling hermit back in the 60’s and maybe the 70’s who used to roam round the mountains of N. Ga, Tn, and who knows where with a couple of junk wagons pulled by goats along with about 50-60 more running loose. Some were tethered but most just roamed free. How he kept them all together I’ll never know. Anyway, this guy looked like the classic sackcloth-and-ashes hermit. He had the long beard, looked(and smelled) unwashed, very unkempt-the whole 9 yards. He took pretty good care of his goats considering and wasn’t exactly personable. He’d let you take his picture but he usually wanted a “donation” as I recall. My mother probably has some pictures of the one time we happened to find him up near Blue Ridge Ga. late one summer afternoon.
OMG, for fun I just googled him-and who’s a-thunk it! Here he is in all his over-alled glory(just like I remember him):
http://kudzucollection.com/goatman.htm
You didn't want to be downwind of him or his entourage!
Link's dead. Here's another.
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