Walking down the street with Joe
Julia Chesky - “The Original Hipster”
Joe is telling stories about trouble he encountered with his graf crew back in Baltimore, and how much he used to like getting into fights.
Me: “Yeah, I was a scrapper when I was younger, too. But not anymore.”
Joe: “Me neither. Ah boy, Rainbo. This neighborhood has changed so much.”
[A time capsule of four well-dressed twentysomethings walk by, looking like a perfect photo of Wicker Park residents circa 2001.]
Joe: “Where the hell did they come from?”
Me: “Not Rainbo.”
Joe: “Yeah. We’re headed straight for the land of Chads.”
Me: “Who started telling Lincoln Park types that the city doesn’t stop at Ashland? I would really like to know. I’m going to get in some fights. I can feel it.”
Joe: “No, you won’t. We’ll make some friends tonight.”
Me: “WE’LL MAKE SOME FIGHTS TONIGHT.”
Joe: “Stop that.”
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Joe: “OkCupid is the Auschwitz of the internet.”
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Walking home, whining about the pizza place having the nerve to be closed at 3 a.m.
Some kids round the corner, dressed to the hilt of first-year art school fashion. One’s wearing a Batman mask non-ironically.
Me: [noises of shock and delight]
Joe: “Oh my god. I hope they stay here forever and don’t ever stop doing what they’re doing right now.”
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darcibastiaan said:
He looks like the kind of man who could bring down a caribou just by huffing at it.
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