Booze quest
You see? This is the way to panhandle. At least once a week, I’m molested outside a corner store or out on the Park Street curb by change seekers with a story. They need a bus ticket to go visit their sick mom. They’re taking up a collection for the local Boy’s Club. They need money for a razor so they’ll look clean-shaven for that job interview at Lockheed Martin. And then they stumble away with fistfuls of silver only to emerge from the store moments later with a 40.
I don’t have a problem with the shivering need for booze. I will always dig deep for those store front beggars who are clear and honest about their needs. This guy, I’d peel off a few bucks and then try to introduce him to the many joys of cheap Pabst Blue Ribbon. He wouldn’t take it, though. Even roadside panhandlers have their standards.
March 21st, 2008 at 7:00 pm
You’re in the 40 district, what do you expect?
March 22nd, 2008 at 12:31 pm
Now a great reporter would have gone to Union and Turner Sts in Auburn, and taken a picture of a guy who actually holds a similar sign on nice days. Instead this reporter merely copies one from the Internet.
March 22nd, 2008 at 6:32 pm
What’s more fun is to offer to take them to their dying sisters house, or pump the 2 dollars of gas they need, or buy them a lunch. Even better, take them up on that “Will work for food” offer. A day of brush clearing for a couple of burgers and a soda, what a deal.
March 22nd, 2008 at 7:46 pm
AH! Mr. Ed! You’re the guy I’ve seen on the corner of Union & Turner St. holding the sign. NOW I can put a face to all of your aliases!
March 22nd, 2008 at 10:18 pm
These are pretty good also.
March 22nd, 2008 at 10:20 pm
click on each word above. They didn’t seperate into individual links like I thought they would.
Oh yeah, and fuck off Mr Ed.
Almost forgot.
March 23rd, 2008 at 7:21 pm
Mark? I tried to send you an email at marklaflamme@verizon.net but it came back. Did you close that one?
this is my son’s art, he’s in 3rd grade now:
sorry if that doesn’t work, I’ve never tried it before.
March 23rd, 2008 at 7:22 pm
woops- try this:
http://s251.photobucket.com/albums/gg296/brendawalkingbear/?action=view¤t=cb0e6014.pbw
March 23rd, 2008 at 7:27 pm
or is this better?