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Denver, CO

Tuesday August 3, 2004

     7:02am  I just woke up. I woke up around six. I packed up my stuff together and I am leaving for the day. It's so perfect how I wound up with this place to crash at.

     8:00am  Remember Seth, first born of Adam after Abel. I had a badass presentation with these two guys. They listened to all of my stuff. I put on the whole Victor Show. I even showed them my old Truth or Consequences T-shirt.

     8:15am  Not too many people are listening to me today. They're just waking by. I had a good presentation with these old guys earlier.

     8:35am  I'm sitting here in the mall on a bench. I blew this one girl's mind. Most people don't even acknowledge my presence. Damn the ignorance in this world.

     9:07am  I walked to the Office Depot and took a shit and shaved. A quick dry shave. I'm out of razors now.

     9:15am  Sergei is hooking me up with some gasoline for my stomach here at the hot dog stand. I appreciate it, Sergei. On 16th and Arapahoe.

     9:39am  I am hungry. I am going to walk to the Sonic and spare-change me a burger.

     10:36am  I got my Nalgene back! Cosmo rescued it for me by the river. I appreciate it, brother.

     12:25am  Nobody is giving me any money for a hotdog. This town is real ignorant and greedy. onefromthewoods@aol.com. That's who I have to email about a ride to Oregon.

                     BrownA3@aol.com

     12:59pm  Oh, I ran into one of the guys who works for the city and gives directions and stuff. He handed me a newspaper that had all these homeless resources and stuff. Just what I needed. I forgot what his name was, but he was cool.

                      I am walking to Grant and 16th. I am looking for this spaghetti meal they've got at some church.

     1:16pm  Angelo here at New York Sidewalk Coffee hooked me up with a donut. I appreciate it, brother. I showed him my sign.

                   The stupid girl at the Grilled Panita place told me no. She was all, "Is that my problem?"

     1:50pm  I walked by Chris again at Mrs. Field's Cookies. He hooked me up with yet another cookie.

     3:34pm  Maryanne here at Arby's gave me some potatoes. Some gasoline for my stomach. Everybody gets credit, thank you.

     3:35pm  I just got my sign to leave. Right now. I was just sitting here eating and smoking. I got hooked up with some potato things at the Arby's next door and now I just got my sign to leave. A bus drove by and it said, "Be Boulder Bound."

                   So that's where I am going next. Boulder.

     3:40pm  What was your name? Tree and Laramie. I am in Denver, Colorado right now. And this girl walks by, looks at my sign and comes to talk with me. I told them I was Victor Antonio from San Antonio. Tree goes, "Oh yeah, I met you in Austin." That is sooo crazy.

     3:57pm  No-go at the hotdog stand.

     4:08pm  The funniest thing just happened. This one black dude comes up to me and asks me, "You're on your way to save the world?" I asked him, "Yeah, can I tell you how?" At first he said, "That's what I came up here for." He wouldn't listen to me at all though. He started thumping his bible right off the bat. Like I was yelling. At the top of my lungs I yelled, "Have you always been that ignorant?! You hypocrite!"

                    That was hilarious. People were all looking at us. Ha, they're looking at me talking into my tape recorder.

     4:15pm  Penny gave me a cigarette here in some alley by the mall. I appreciate it, Penny.

     4:22pm  Christina just gave me a dollar because I'm on my way to save the world. Thank you so much, Christina.

     4:48pm  Maria gave me a cigarette. Thank you, Marie. Everybody gets credit.

     5:10pm  I had a great presentation with this one black dude. He listened to all of my stuff. He didn't interrupt me one time.

     5:30pm  I had a great presentation with this guy and this girl. In the end they both gave me hugs. They told me, "Thanks for telling us." They listened to the whole story. He said he was a writer too.

     5:50pm  I just realized I lost my little one-hitter. That sucks so much. I'm going to try and go back to the head-shop and see if they'll hook me up with one. I should be there before 6:15 though, in case Q is working today.

                   I was going the wrong way on the Free Mall Ride. I got off and I'll go the other way to the Civic Center, I think.

     6:10pm  I got a courtesy ride on the 15L. I have five minutes to get there.

                   Praise Love.

                   I'm going to Boulder to talk to kids there.

     6:45pm  Darren hooked me up with some change. Everybody gets credit, thanks.

     6:50pm  John hooked me up with some change for my pipe. I appreciate it, brother. Johnpgv@aol.com.

     7:05pm  Jayil me dio un dolar. Te lo agradezco, señor. Todo el mundo recibe crédito en mi juego.

     7:20pm  Vaughn hooked me up with some change. I appreciate it, brother.

     7:22pm  I'm over here by the Diamond Shamrock. The head-shop closes at eight, so I have about half an hour to spange up what I need for the pipe.

     7:34pm  Susan gave me a cigarette. Two cigarettes! I appreciate it. Drive carefully. Thanks for proving me right. Everybody gets credit.

     7:48pm  Main is hooking me up with some change. I appreciate it, brother. Praise Love.

     7:54pm  Mission accomplished, man. I have my pipe back. Sweet. I put my mind to it and it got done.

     7:57pm  I am going to to score some food. It's like a pinball game. First I'll try Popeye's, then Arby's. Then Taco Bell, then Pizza Hut. It's all a number's game.

     8:00pm  Leticia at Popeye's hooked me up with some gasoline for my stomach. I appreciate it, Leticia.

                   Called that. I talked to her in Spanish and everything. She turned around and got me some chicken. I'm going to sit and smoke a cigarette somewhere.

                   I'll smoke some marijuana. I have my pipe.

     8:50pm  I am talking to this lady outside at the bus stop in front of the Diamond Shamrock. Diane gave me a cigarette. I appreciate it, Diane.

     9:35pm  I just now got away from that crazy lady at the bus stop. The bus driver gave me a courtesy ride. I appreciate it, brother.

                  Oh yeah, that girl was crazy. She was this homeless lady. She was all nuts. She was telling me she was CIA and worked for the government. Man, I usually never say people are crazy, but Diane takes the cake. She's a wingnut. Oh yeah, and when I tried to leave, I stood up and she started begging me to take her home with me, that she was homeless. I told her I had a room, but that there was no possible way she could come. When the bus came up I asked the driver for a courtesy ride and he told me, "It's a dollar and a quarter." I turned around and told him, "Okay, maybe the next guy will be generous and help me out." Then he tells me, "I didn't tell you to get off the bus. I was just telling you that it was a dollar and a quarter." I told him, "But I don't have a dollar and a quarter." It seemed like he didn't care, so I just sat down. That was cool! I scored the courtesy ride. Escaped from the wingnut.

                  Now, I'm going to walk to the mall. Oh yeah, I'm supposed to meet Tree and show her that place to crash. Man, it is so awesome that in Denver, Colorado I run into someone I met in Austin. That's awesome. It's confirmation for my presence being out there.

                  Yeah, I was going to see if they wanted to squat in my room.

     9:55pm  It was really weird. I saw this guy sitting here wearing these posters. All of a sudden, right when I walk by he starts singing, "You are my sunshine, my only sunshine."

                    Hehe, I am a beam of light for others to follow . . . and he knows that.

     10:14pm  George and Connie Lewis are sitting here listening to my story. George hooked me up with a cigarette. I appreciate it, brother. Connie gave me two.

     11:15pm  I am going to my room. I had some crazy conversations. Had a very productive night.

                     I am going to Boulder tomorrow. I have to follow my sign.

                    Umm, I've been here for a while now. I didn't tell you when I got to my little place. It's so badass how I got this private room to sleep in for three days in a row. In Downtown Denver, where there is so many people, I get a place to crash walking distance from everything. It is just too perfect. I am still in shock. Thank you, Love.

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