Has anyone seen this guy???

[palchik]

For many years I used to see this odd character sitting at the bar at Cafe Brazil (near SMU) late at night. He was always alone, he never talked to anyone, and he only drank coffee. I probably wouldnt even have noticed him if it wasnt for the very "unique" tone of his skin, which I would descibe as halfway between yellow and green. A few months ago, I spotted the same guy sitting on a bench near Taco Diner in the West Village. I instantly recognized him. Since then I have seen him in the same spot a number of times, always alone, and never saying a word. Last night I was at the Magnolia Theater, and saw him in the bathroom. It realy freaked me out, because I looked down to wash my hands, and when I looked up, I saw his reflection in the mirror. Has anyone else noticed this guy? Does anyone know who he is, what he does, what gives him that interesting glow?

[X Factor]

Sounds like he has a kidney problem.

[Noah Vale]

I've seen this guy I think. Longish hair? His skin does look strange too, like plastic surgery-ish...
Is that who you're talking about?
And other than that, I know nothing about him, but he always managed to catch my eye when I was at Cafe Brazil.

[palchik]

Thats the guy...shoulder-length hair kinda obstructing his face...

[hamiltonpl]

Yeah, I've seen that fellow. He looks like he was in a 1970-80s hair band.

[RobertB]

Makes me think of this story from The Straight Dope: Is there really a race of blue people? (http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a980724.html)

The blue Fugates weren't a race but rather an excessively tight-knit family living in the Appalachian Mountains. The patriarch of the clan was Martin Fugate, who settled along the banks of Troublesome Creek near Hazard, Kentucky, sometime after 1800. His wife, Mary, is thought to have been a carrier for a rare disease known as hereditary methemoglobinemia, which we'll call met-H.

Due to an enzyme deficiency, the blood of met-H victims has reduced oxygen-carrying capacity. Instead of being the usual bright red, arterial blood is chocolate brown and gives the skin of Caucasians a bluish cast. Hereditary met-H is caused by a recessive gene. If only one of your parents has this gene, you'll be normal, but if they both have it, there's a good chance you'll be blue.
The funny thing is that my folks are from the same East Kentucky hollers -- I've gone to the Fugates' movie theater and skating rink several times. But the family's odd color was cured in the early '60s by a simple dose of an enzyme, and having been born in the late '60s, I never knew about their unusual hue until about a month ago.

[Columbus Civil]

I remember reading about those blue people in high school biology.