May 22, 2005
D A N C E R
You can find him every weekend at Haladie Plaza at the end of Powell Street.
June 04, 2005
S M O K E R
As I sat in a coffee house on Castro Street, I saw her standing outside the window at the
bus stop. Hidden behind the bus pass, hanging from her neck, is a pack of cigarettes. She
stood there waiting, smoking one cigarette after another. She must have had a $50 a day habit.
June 04, 2005
C H A P L I N
Lori's Diner near Union Square is where he normally hangs out. He's there greeting people
entering or just passing on the street. And I don't think I've ever seen him turn down a request
to have his picture taken with anyone. This day I caught him at the Cable Car turnaround at
Haladie Plaza.
June 04, 2005
M E S S E N G E R
He hangs out at the Cable Car Turnaround every weekend. But you
can also find him at every major event in the city. You might miss him,
but you won't miss his message.
Apr 09, 2005
S I T T E R
Every weekend he sits outside Old St. Mary's Church in Chinatown. Very rarely does he
let his face show, normally it is hidden behind his sign which he keeps tented in front of him.
June 19, 2005
Best Protestor in San Francisco
Frank Chu is seen almost everywhere there is a group of people gathered.
Some people may think he's a little weird and you know, he really is weird.
Mostly he just walks around with his protest sign (which does change occasionally
according to his mood), but he has been known to vocalize. I have heard that
his delivery is fantastic, but he makes no sense at all. Which is not so
unusual in San Francisco.
June 19, 2005
Neiman Marcus Fur Protestors
Every six months you will find the fur protestors in front of
the Union Square Neiman Marcus store.
September 6, 2005
J U S T S A Y N O
Needless to say, not a very popular guy on the streets. But I've admire this guy. He sits there and smiles while people throws all kinds of verbal abuse at him.
September 6, 2005
P R E A C H E R
This guy doesn't come out very often, but when he does...it's FIRE and BRIMSTONE. He is at his pulpit preaching to his congregation. This guy would make a great preacher if only he made sense. He knows the words and phrases and he knows how to scream them out like a Southern Baptist Revivalist, but he can't put them together in a single thought.
September 6, 2005
B U S H M A N
What happens when you go to the park and cut some tree branches, grab a plastic milk carton to sit on, find a place on the busiest sidewalk at Fisherman's Wharf, hide behind your tree branches and make like you jump out from behind your branches at the young ladies?
You make a fortune. This is a great gimmick and the guy is raking in the cash.
