Comments | halogenerate: Hooray crazy people!

halogenerate

Hooray crazy people!

Jul 09, 2007 15:15

I'm back from Williamsburg; had a fantastic time and may journal about some of my adventures with Cousin Katie later on in the week. I'm feeling particularly lazy about journaling.

•The denizens of Newberry Street are protected by a cluster of delusional crazies. Led by the delightfully insane Carlos (a.k.a. He Who Punches, Kicks, Performs ( Read more... )

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hetaira9 July 9 2007, 21:53:22 UTC

I love the crazies. I don't mean it in a cruel way, I mean it in a, "I love seeing humanity in all of its quirks and variations." Like you, I really delight in it. When I lived down in Hyde Park (back in my UofC days), there was a woman who dubbed herself "Mother Love." She presided over the cafe at the local Borders and would engage the patrons in discussions about Jesus. She once tried to fix my (now) roommate up with a complete stranger. I once passed her in the street as she sang to herself, "I love Jesus. I love Jesus. I love Jesus ( ... )

halogenerate July 9 2007, 22:15:11 UTC

...and strangely tender...

I love that you used this as part of your adjective list. It's exactly the way I feel about neighborhood eccentrics; I like that no matter how chaotic our world is, theirs exists on an entirely different level. Maybe this is how God speaks to us - those who can't handle reality are given a new one as comfort (even if sometimes their reality involves a bit of hollering).

Here's hoping that there will be plenty of eccentrics on Melwood Avenue!

(No icon of men kissing pigeons; alpacas smooching will have to suffice.)

ladulcinea July 9 2007, 22:02:40 UTC

Headphones + No Music Device + Screaming = Craziness!

hahahahaha!

There's a guy downtown who is always dressed like a wizard. Always. Wizard.

halogenerate July 9 2007, 22:15:36 UTC

Maybe he really likes Harry Potter.

dykella July 10 2007, 13:57:33 UTC

i can't believe you used the word cumguzzler! even as a direct quote! joe, you are going buck wild today!

halogenerate July 10 2007, 22:44:34 UTC

I know! Who's the real crazy person here?!

WOO WOO!

nofunk July 10 2007, 18:36:43 UTC

I want to live on Newberry Street!

halogenerate July 10 2007, 22:43:54 UTC

If Newberry Street weren't in York, I would invite you to live on Newberry Street!

anais2 July 11 2007, 04:12:25 UTC

But Newberry Street gets all the good nutsos!
The rest of of have to make do with cat ladies and pedophiles, yuk.
I would appreciate the occasional eccentric over here on the East Side; nay, welcome, even.