३ मार्च, २०११

"Excuse me, but I'm looking for Hate."

Looking for Hate Man...
"Oh, Hate? He's sleeping right now," he said, pointing to a lump underneath a blue tarp. "Hey, Hate!" the man yelled. "Hate!"

The tarp twitched, then stopped.

"Hate! Wake up, man! Someone's here to see you!"...

"Hi, Hate," the reporter said. "Um, fuck you."

"Hi, fuck you, too. I hate you," he responded, without hesitation or an ounce of vitriol....
Via Metafilter, which also links to this collection of articles he wrote back in the 1960s when he was a reporter for the New York Times. Imagine leaving the conventional life and going the way of a colorful street character. What would you be... if not Hate Man... who?

२२ टिप्पण्या:

campy म्हणाले...

Indifference Man.

अनामित म्हणाले...

This type of character is common on the streets in Woodstock.

So, no, doesn't surprise me.

blake म्हणाले...

Interactive Performance Art?

wv: decome

Who would you decome? You know, if you were dyslexic.

Kirby Olson म्हणाले...

The pin for Kriss Worthington: A green Democrat.

At least they're starting own up to their Hate!

Hate Ashbury!

TWM म्हणाले...

A hobo by any other name . . .

Joaquin म्हणाले...

Suddenly burned-out hippies are sooooo in fashion.
Their last gasp?

Lucien म्हणाले...

I sure do miss Berkeley.

Vistors walking there should be warned not to get run over by motorized wheelchairs, which, by now, probably have scythes on their hubs.

But it is (still, I think) home to the world's gretest libertarian hot dog stand, Top Dog. Order the Kielbasa (or 2), well done.

Dust Bunny Queen म्हणाले...

The only bright spot in this entire article is that "Hate" isn't collecting Social Security.....however, I'm willing to bet that he gets a lot of other entitlement perks. SSI, Medi-Cal.

Whatever. Waste of skin.

Michelle Dulak Thomson म्हणाले...

Oh, man. I remember Hate Man. For a while the (sadly late) Naked Guy eclipsed him, but he was a presence.

wv: qyyvingl. Golly.

former law student म्हणाले...

It's a measured Hate. I think he may already be commenting here:

"I'm not that strict about things. I tend to believe things if I want to believe them, whether science says it's really true or not, I don't care."

Michelle Dulak Thomson म्हणाले...

Lucien,

Yeah, I miss Top Dog too. I'd never thought of it exactly as a :libertarian hot dog stand," but now that you mention it, that wall of flyers, posters, &c ...

Phil 314 म्हणाले...

her brother seemed particularly sensitive of other people's phoniness.

So this is what happened to Holden Caulfield in later life.

John Burgess म्हणाले...

Moondog had his appeal, and his music!

He was just so (WV) aersodic

rhhardin म्हणाले...

I forget if hate is fire or ice.

The Crack Emcee म्हणाले...

Macho Man.

Who else?

former law student म्हणाले...

crack - have you interacted with Hate Man?

Michelle Dulak Thomson म्हणाले...

rhhardin,

IIRC hate is ice; desire is fire. [Googles hastily] Yep.

John Burgess,

On Moondog: Agreed!

The Crack Emcee म्हणाले...

former law student,

crack - have you interacted with Hate Man?

No, can't say I've had the displeasure. If I did, I'd be all "Dude, what are you wearing?"

Phil 3:14,

So this is what happened to Holden Caulfield in later life.

Naw, actually this guy got off easier than Holden. And Holden got off easier than those around him.

That book was designed to destroy everyone who touched it.

Known Unknown म्हणाले...

I'd be Charlie Sheen.

write_effort म्हणाले...

It surprises me that a reporter could be around Hate long enough to get information for an article. I "met" hate around the time he began wearing makeup and dresses. What he doesn't wear is deodorant. It isn't Hate's pushes that'll knock you over.

Unknown म्हणाले...

Orange County tea party members
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NutFkykjmbM

Jim Bullock म्हणाले...

I'd be irony, but not really.