Homeless Drifters Of Santa Barbara Feverishly Await Women's Beach Volleyball Tournament

SANTA BARBARA, CA—Though there are still two days to go until the first match of the California Beach Volleyball Association’s annual Santa Barbara tournament, homeless drifters and vagrants of all ages have already begun to gather in the ocean-side community for what they call “their most favorite weekend of the year.” “I like to look at those ladies, they’re nice to look at,” 54-year-old Peter “Midnight Pete” Hanley said Thursday as he unwrapped a half-eaten cheeseburger he’d been storing in his breast pocket. “They ain’t hardly got nothing on, neither. They’re running and diving and screaming real loud, and all for me—for my birthday. Ain’t hardly got nothing on, neither.” In response, CBVA officials said they’re just happy people are getting excited for the tournament.