may 2005
WE ARE BOTH MEN
Posted by Erik Frey Tue, 31 May 2005 09:22:00 GMT
In the States, we have a clear notion of the shyster: he is a swindler. A scammer! We would have nothing to do with such a vagrant, except to label him for exactly what he is, and recoil in the appropriate manner. After all, those people are out to get our money, and who knows what they might do to get it?
Think of telemarketers! Faith healers! Those insistent squeegee guys! People who organize Tupperware parties! They are offensive and often in-your-face, because you have something they want.
Read More...CHANNELS
Posted by Erik Frey Tue, 03 May 2005 02:36:00 GMT
I ran into a girl in censored. She was sitting on the wide steps leading up to la censored. Below us, an old Afro-censored band was playing salsa. I had a beer. I sat down next to her and we talked. She told me about photography and the places she’d been. I watched her eyes while she spoke – I could see the glow of coals behind them. They betrayed an otherwise completely solemn visage, etched in stone into the downturn corners of her mouth.
Read More...Days 46-78: Miami
Posted by Erik Frey Sun, 01 May 2005 11:12:00 GMT
I spent the next month in Miami. My “test leg” had been wholly successful, and now I needed time to research my next leg, which I expected to be much longer and more difficult. Before long, I settled back into the ordinary world, and began to get that feeling of disassociation: everything I’d experienced was part of a dream. Back on the road now, and having written it all down, I know those experiences will be rattling around in my head for a good, long time.
While in Miami, I spent a lot of time with my mom, and we had many great conversations. My dad took me on a few boat tours around town, and fed me great food. I researched Russia, China, and grad school a bit more. I talked with my pal Yossef. I built pflog. Hung out with Kira. Welcomed a new dog into the family. Bought yet another pack (up to four, now). Prepared to leave.