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Gulfport to Saint Petersburg and back, FL

Monday April 21, 2008

     6:20am  I got seven and a half hours of sleep.

                   Dallas' front door

     8:05am  Let me tell you about this morning. I woke up and I told myself I'm going to go fly my sign today. I walked to the gas station and found a piece of cardboard. I made a SUPPORT THE CAUSE sign. I'm going to go find a corner to stand on and fly it. I think Brian told me something about 58th and 34th. I'm going to go there and fly my sign. I'm not going to be asking for anything. Support the cause doesn't ask for anything. It's more of a command, hehe. I can't wait to talk to cops.

     8:15am  I am off. I'm going to find a corner to fly my sign. I'll take a picture of it.

     8:37am  I stopped at the Citgo gas station. The Suncoast food store at 58th and 15th. I'm still walking 58th and I'm going to go to 34th Avenue.

                   Oh yeah, right when I left The Blueberry Patch this morning I found thirty five cents on the ground. I had enough to buy me a cake of Ramen.

                   This sucks. 34th and 58th don't meet. There's a body of water. I don't know if I got the intersection right from what Brian told me.

     9:19am  The 22 driver hooked me up with a courtesy ride. I appreciate it, brother. Everybody gets credit, thanks a lot.

     9:35am  I'm at the corner of 66th and 22nd Avenue. I just got delivered here by the bus driver. I asked him to recommend a spot where bums fly sign in this town. He told me over by Tyrone Mall, where he was headed.

     9:38pm  Tony hooked me up with a couple cigarettes at the stoplight. I appreciate it, brother. Everybody gets credit, thanks.

     9:53pm  I came to 66th and Tyrone. There's a big intersection here. I asked a couple of homebums and they told me they fly their signs right in the median. That's what I'm going to do.

     10:00am  I just got a water! A Dasani bottle. First donation of the day.

     10:15am  Darrel hooked me up with a roach! I appreciate it, brother. You made my day. Darrel from New Orleans.

     10:31am  Elise just gave me a couple of dollars. I appreciate it, sister. Everybody gets credit.

                     I've been passing out my website like crazy and yelling at all the ignorers.

     11:15am  I've been bouncing around all the medians seeing where the traffic piles up best. I am back at 66th and 22nd where I started. There's a bum on ever corner. There's like four or five out there. Competition up the ass.

     11:30am  Hell yeah, I'm having a field day! I am so stoned off my ass. Dude, I got hooked up with a big fat roach. I smoked half of it behind the tree in front of the Sears. I stashed it there. It looks just like a snipe, so nobody's going to pick it up. The cops don't have shit on me today. I didn't even bring my fake cigarette today. I knew I would get smoked out. I've got papers. I can't wait for the cops to come.

                     I've got my rainbow wig on and everything. I'm going to get shot today, hehe. Shyeah right.

     11:43am  I got hooked up with a dollar by a pretty girl. I gave her my website. She's driving a Saturn X95-9NV.

     12:08pm  Showtime. The cop just got on his intercom, "Young man in the median. Come over here."

                     Ha, right when I was walking over I gave my website to these two kids in a car that liked my shirt.

     12:20pm  Officer Gilmore was just IDing all the sign-flyers. I told him I was a journalist and long distance walker. That I was non-profit and was just passing out my website. He says he gets off at three, so I could continue my protest then. Oh yeah, I'm going to tell him my story. I forgot.

                     J.G. Gilmore. Great presentation right now with the police. Maybe I'll just go to another corner, I don't know. Hmm, I've got two hours to kill. I want to find someone to tell my story to. I'm going to go puff on that joint I have stashed.

     12:40pm  The greedy ass driving the bus wouldn't let me on. "I can't let you ride for free." That's right. Be afraid, be afraid. That's a good little slave.

                     I could've paid fare, but screw it.

     12:53pm  It's weird. All the other homebums have reclaimed their positions on the medians way before we were told we could. I am standing here at the bus stop though. Cars pile up here just fine for my giveaway.

     12:58pm  Hell yeah, I just got hooked up with a five dollar bill! Sweet, badass.

     1:48pm  These kids in a white truck gave me a five dollar bill! He told me, "That's all I got." For the cause!

     2:08pm  This lady just threw like three dollars out the window for me.

     2:16pm  Man, I've been having fun all day in my little shady spot. I have a perfect little signing strip right here. All these dumb bums are working the medians in the hot sun. This strip of trees right here where the bus stops provides perfect shade for my job. The cars back up just fine and I give my site out here. I can do this all day. I am yelling at people hardcore again. I bet the switchboard at the police station is out of control.

     3:06pm  I forgot to tell you. Jugas and Oliver, they pulled around the Sears parking lot and parked and walked up to me. They come over and wanted to get my picture. Then they offered to smoke me out! We drove around to some park and took a hit. I only got one, but it was some good sheet, man. I appreciate it, guys. Everybody gets credit. I took their picture.

     3:25pm  The 79 driver hooked me up. I appreciate it, brother. Everybody gets credit, thanks.

                   Guy on bus I told my story to.

     3:26pm  Another day at the office. I'm trying to give some peace away, but nobody wants any. I passed out my website plenty and ended up with eleven dollars total. That's alright. I'm just doing it for the cause.

                     Oh yeah, Echo's fiancée. I really doubt she's going to marry him. Umm, he has to go to work at five. I want to hang out with Echo tonight. I have to wait until after he goes to work. I don't know.

                     Echo is a big wingnut. She totally can't be my traveling partner. I don't know. She said she might give me a ride up to Kentucky pretty soon. I'll do that. I'd like to go on a short trip with her. She's beautiful. She looks like Ariel the mermaid.

     3:40pm  I took a picture of this dude with some cool dreadlocks. How old are you, brother? Twenty eight.

     3:54pm  I am at The Blueberry Patch.

     6:08pm  I came back to The Patch. I felt like taking a nap in Billy's old room, which is where I slept last night. Mike came home yesterday and told me I might as well sleep in that room. It's awesome. It's like I have my own room. Then Echo came over. My friend Echo. I have a small crush on that girl. We've been hanging out and she makes me giddy. But, she's so scatterbrained and way to unstable to help me save the world.

Next day..