gnoll's Diaryland Diary ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- sun i was with nelson and we were in detroit at dusk. the surroundings seemed more californian to me though. the sun was strong and orange and the alley we were in was on the edge of a hill overlooking other residential areas. everything was dry and dusted with sand. as we walked along the dirt path of the alley (and im not sure why i refer to it as an alley, but that's what it was) a car full of kids drove past. it looked like an old cadillac, black and pretty run down. when they drove past they all eyed us from inside the car, and for whatever reason i felt nervous and quickly moved two small crates of stuff i had out of the way, or rather, out of view fearing that they might take them. sure enough, my actions caught their attention and they drove around the corner and then back again. there were probably 20 of them and ranged from 9 years of age to about 20. However, my attention was fixed on the eldest who appeared to be the "leader". I say that because he was the one driving and the only one who talked or took any interest in us and the crates i had hastily attempted to hide. i told him that they were simply tools that i used for work, and that i needed them. i tried to appeal to his "blue collar" sensibility. i think i may have been winning him over with my case, but at that point some of the younger members of his group decided to start pelting him with stones. 15:20:46 - 2000-01-16 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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