1.   His friends were genuine eccentrics, in the most joyous sense of the word.

2.   In other words, Cornell was a genuine eccentric, the sort of artist who is cherished by legions of admirers.

3.   Joey, a genuine eccentric, is a city garbage collector.

4.   The band features James Hurt, a genuine eccentric and one of the freshest pianists to grace New York in years.