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Aaron
7/9/08Aaron who on the street is called “Dread” Sometimes it takes me a while to finally post certain images and stories. Aaron’s pictures were taken on a freezing day this past March on the Parkway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Aaron is forty years old and originally from Berkley, California. He has been on and off the street since 1985. We talked for along time about many subjects. I asked him about his schooling and he said he left school in the 11th grade. As for ending up on the street, he said he just picked up and left. It was a bitterly cold day and I was dressed warmly. I asked how he could stand the cold and he said he was wearing seven jackets and two shirts. I learn a lot.
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A link to NPR (National Public Radio) for a story about my work.
“All Things Considered”
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4123582
You can hear an audio recording of the piece there as well.
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Guestbook Comments (15)
Good work Gary!
Sharing the truth about the severe conditions is the best way to utilize your talents!
I understand the reason you are so passionate about your work.
I have said this before -
The greatest and most effective purpose of an artist's life's work is promoting
social change for the greater good.
Kathy
Hello, im spanish i've added you some months ago... but not posted yet. I think your work is very interesting, and shows many things and problems about northamerican society... well, in europe there are also problems, but they're kind of different... maybe less poverty or pensions problems, but a bit more corruption.
Good Luck and I hope you'll continue your work, the world needs people like you, thats very obvious...
GARY,
I bought Kenny a box of pizza from Frankie's so he had
some food for the weekend.
The usual scene: sitting on sidewalk with a bag of beer, drunk.
He did not curse. he accepted the food and then requested money.
Which I did not give to him. He lied about where he was sleeping.
I said,"See ya later."
KATHY
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It must be very hard living on the streets...
It would be interesting for me talk to a person like this ... Im sure I could learn a lot...
salutti mashuga ...