Poppa Neutrino, born William David Pearlman, (October 15, 1933[1] in Fresno, California[2] – January 23, 2011[3] in New Orleans, Louisiana) was a musician, raft builder and "free spirit" who lived his life outside expected norms.
[4] Inspired by a documentary he saw when he was twelve years old, in which Australian aborigines periodically burnt their homes and walked away naked, free to start a new life, he taught "triadic thinking" and empowerment to people trapped by the concept of job and rent.
[5] Thus Poppa Neutrino built his own homes out of discarded materials on free space (public waterways) and supported himself as a street musician.
[8] In 2010, he planned a circumnavigation of the globe, leaving Burlington, Vermont to head first south to Florida with three sailors and their three dogs aboard a new craft, a 37-foot trimaran complete with two outboards, a heated pilot house and four cabins.
[4] Poppa Neutrino's life and travels have been the subject of articles and books, including two by Alec Wilkinson[12][13] and a documentary film.