Thursday, December 11, 2008
News Streetalk: Why should you be Atlantan of the year?
Posted by Jeff Slate on Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 3:55 PM
Frank: I light fireworks off in the [Little Five Points] square at my own expense. Everybody walks by and says it’s just like New Orleans or Venice Beach. Nobody walks by and says, ‘Oh they’re just lighting up fireworks.’ The only people that don’t appreciate them are the people in the line of fire. One kind of got away from me and spun around. A lot of people ran for cover. Nobody got hurt.
Truth: I grind day in and day out, dealing with all the bureaucracy and all things the things that would deter a man from being independent. Everybody has a gift. I make chalices [smoking pipes]. It’s a ritual form of love and peace They’re designed to free your mind. More chalices, less cigarettes. I found a way to provide for and feed myself. If we can do this all over Atlanta, there wouldn’t be so many people begging.
Alexandria: I haven’t burned down anybody’s house, I haven’t been convicted of any crime, I served on jury duty, and I voted. I’m representing the normal person, who knows the difference between right and wrong. I'm the average, hard-working person in Atlanta that likes to have fun and takes pride in their work. If I won Atlantan of the Year, I would roll down Peachtree Street halfway naked covered in Christmas lights.
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