These are real people. I have known all of them, at least slightly. Casimir Piglowski, Hardy Funk, Beverley Gooch (male), Ivory Charlie, Oscar Royster, Joe Baggdagliaca, Roland Head, Ellsworth Hickey, Wong Wei, Gao Rang, Hubert Obtsgarten, Anita Fok, Kandi Sweet, Candy Chitlik, Chase Keightly-- This is all I can think of in five minutes -there could be more Seth from China