Ricky Powell 101

He is often approached by strangers who ask, “What are you?” to which he replies, “A horny dog walker, illy funskster, lazy hustler, cool substitute teacher, and bummy sophisticate.”

Bummy, that is, with the coffee- and pizza-stained vintage Knicks warm-up jersey. And sophisticated with his custom-made Puma suede high-tops, emblazoned with his zodiac sign (Scorpio, just so you know).

A huge fan of Hammond B-3 organ players such as Jimmy Smith, Doctor Lonnie Smith, Jimmy McGriff, and Brother Jack McDuff, Powell allegedly receives electromagnetic waves to his frontal lobes when standing in front of landmark jazz club the Village Vanguard. He is the Charlie Chan of Charlie Sheens, because Powell, too, is never far from his radio.

As his alter ego, Professor Pumpernickel, Powell schools disciples in his unique brand of street photography, often using his home sweet home the Village as a backdrop.

During daylight hours Mister Powell calls Washington Square Park his office, where he conducts most of his high-profile business meetings.

Currently he is accepting applications from young, attractive women to either pose fully clothed, or clean his apartment...in the nude.