Sixth Street (Part Three) - Revision history

Tobymarx at 07:29, 6 December 2012

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	The municipal shelter was in an old industrial building at Fifth and Bryant. As we neared the entrance at the back of the building, I asked Bill if I could photograph him. The only other person in sight was a distant figure walking toward us along Fifth Street, a Native American woman who soon blithely joined us, though she was a stranger to both Bill and me.		The municipal shelter was in an old industrial building at Fifth and Bryant. As we neared the entrance at the back of the building, I asked Bill if I could photograph him. The only other person in sight was a distant figure walking toward us along Fifth Street, a Native American woman who soon blithely joined us, though she was a stranger to both Bill and me.

	To behold her was to like her. The light of kindness shone in her eyes~~; her~~ smiling countenance was open and serene. She was thickset and earthy, yet her hands were slender and sensitive, and she moved with the suppleness and grace of a dancer. Seeing that she was curious, I explained ~~that~~ I was photographing Bill to commemorate our encounter and ~~hinted~~ that I could also photograph her. Much to my delight, she went straight to Bill’s side and gently put her arm around his shoulders~~; but this~~ made Bill self-conscious and awkward, so I played the fool to distract him while I shot numerous frames to capture him in an unguarded moment. Manifest in every photograph I took are the woman’s radiance and warmth, and her compassion for Bill. Before I departed, she told me she’d look after Bill inside the shelter.		To behold her was to like her. The light of kindness shone in her eyes. Her smiling countenance was open and serene. She was thickset and earthy, yet her hands were slender and sensitive, and she moved with the suppleness and grace of a dancer. Seeing that she was curious, I explained I was photographing Bill to commemorate our encounter and suggested that I could also photograph her. Much to my delight, she went straight to Bill’s side and gently put her arm around his shoulders. This made Bill self-conscious and awkward, so I played the fool to distract him while I shot numerous frames to capture him in an unguarded moment. Manifest in every photograph I took are the woman’s radiance and warmth, and her compassion for Bill. Before I departed, she told me she’d look after Bill inside the shelter.

	I don’t know her name. For all I know she doesn’t have one; I never thought to ask and would probably have forgotten it anyway, because most names in and of themselves are largely meaningless. We remember people by their actions. I will always remember her for the light and love she shared with Bill and me. If such things as angels exist, she was surely one of them.		I don’t know her name. For all I know she doesn’t have one. I never thought to ask and would probably have forgotten it anyway, because most names in and of themselves are largely meaningless. We remember people by their actions. I will always remember her for the light and love she shared with Bill and me. If such things as angels exist, she was surely one of them.

	'''In Praise of a Hero'''		'''In Praise of a Hero'''

Tobymarx at 03:59, 21 February 2011

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	'''"Perceptions" poster, 2003~~. One of my earliest photographs, the Lawrence Hotel at sunset became the poster for my first solo exhibit—on Sixth Street, of course~~.'''		'''"Perceptions" poster, 2003.'''

	''Graphics: Mark Ellinger''<br>		''Graphics: Mark Ellinger''<br>

			One of my earliest photographs, the Lawrence Hotel at sunset became the poster for my first solo exhibit—on Sixth Street, of course.

	[[Image:Fire-Escape.jpg]]		[[Image:Fire-Escape.jpg]]

Tobymarx at 15:48, 15 December 2010

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	'''"Perceptions" poster, 2003.'''		'''"Perceptions" poster, 2003. One of my earliest photographs, the Lawrence Hotel at sunset became the poster for my first solo exhibit—on Sixth Street, of course.'''

	''Graphics: Mark Ellinger''<br>		''Graphics: Mark Ellinger''<br>

	~~One of my earliest photographs, the Lawrence Hotel at sunset became the poster for my first solo exhibit—on Sixth Street, of course.~~

	[[Image:Fire-Escape.jpg]]		[[Image:Fire-Escape.jpg]]

Tobymarx at 16:57, 28 November 2010

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	'''"Window ~~onto~~ Sixth Street"'''		'''"Window Onto Sixth Street"'''

	''Photo: Mark Ellinger''<br>		''Photo: Mark Ellinger''<br>

Tobymarx at 04:35, 28 November 2010

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	My initial encounter with Jeoflin was at the original Turk Street office of the Central City SRO Collaborative, when it was still a fledgling organization. It was my first visit there and the only person around was Jeoflin, who was sitting in the sunshine just outside the open back door, smoking a hand-rolled cigarette and reading a book. Jeoflin’s picturesque appearance was his trademark. What caught my eye that day were his distinctive mustache and goatee, his lurid Hawaiian shirt, and the huaraches and Panama hat he wore on sunny days. What won me over were his warmth and sincerity, his wittiness, and his quaintly eccentric demeanor. It was very easy for me to like Jeoflin.		My initial encounter with Jeoflin was at the original Turk Street office of the Central City SRO Collaborative, when it was still a fledgling organization. It was my first visit there and the only person around was Jeoflin, who was sitting in the sunshine just outside the open back door, smoking a hand-rolled cigarette and reading a book. Jeoflin’s picturesque appearance was his trademark. What caught my eye that day were his distinctive mustache and goatee, his lurid Hawaiian shirt, and the huaraches and Panama hat he wore on sunny days. What won me over were his warmth and sincerity, his wittiness, and his quaintly eccentric demeanor. It was very easy for me to like Jeoflin.

	As things turned out, Jeoflin was with me when I first downloaded my photos from the castoff plastic camera with which I began shooting [http://upfromthedeep.com/ ''Up from the Deep'']. I was appalled by the small and muddy-looking images, but Jeoflin ignored the toy-camera flaws and saw only my subject matter and framing. His enthusiasm kept me from tossing that little camera right back where I’d found it, and even now I find encouragement when I think of the ardent appreciation for my work that he expressed up to the very end. Thus Jeoflin lives on in my memory; and now through these words of remembrance, he’ll live on when I am gone.		As things turned out, Jeoflin was with me when I first downloaded my photos from the castoff plastic camera with which I began shooting [http://upfromthedeep.com/ '''''Up from the Deep''''']. I was appalled by the small and muddy-looking images, but Jeoflin ignored the toy-camera flaws and saw only my subject matter and framing. His enthusiasm kept me from tossing that little camera right back where I’d found it, and even now I find encouragement when I think of the ardent appreciation for my work that he expressed up to the very end. Thus Jeoflin lives on in my memory; and now through these words of remembrance, he’ll live on when I am gone.

	'''A Couplet for Jeoflin'''		'''A Couplet for Jeoflin'''

Tobymarx at 04:33, 28 November 2010

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	'''"Sublime Sixth" poster.'''		'''"Sublime Sixth" poster, 2003.'''

	''Graphics: Mark Ellinger''<br>		''Graphics: Mark Ellinger''<br>
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	'''"Sublime Sixth" exhibit. An unidentified visitor and Joann Babiak inside the Community Justice Office at Sixth and Minna~~, December 2003~~.'''		'''"Sublime Sixth" exhibit, December 2003. An unidentified visitor and Joann Babiak inside the Community Justice Office at Sixth and Minna.'''

	''Photo: Mark Ellinger''<br>		''Photo: Mark Ellinger''<br>
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	'''"Perceptions" poster.'''		'''"Perceptions" poster, 2003.'''

	''Graphics: Mark Ellinger''<br>		''Graphics: Mark Ellinger''<br>

Tobymarx at 17:37, 26 November 2010

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	''Photo: Mark Ellinger''<br>		''Photo: Mark Ellinger''<br>

	The exhibit was in DA Terrance Hallinan’s Community Justice Office run by Joann Babiak, at that time an Assistant District Attorney and one of the founders of [http://sixthstreetgraphics.blogspot.com/ Positively Sixth Street], a community fair that sadly ended seven years after it was begun.		The exhibit was in DA Terrance Hallinan’s Community Justice Office run by Joann Babiak, at that time an Assistant District Attorney and one of the founders of [http://sixthstreetgraphics.blogspot.com/ '''Positively Sixth Street'''], a community fair that sadly ended seven years after it was begun.

	[[Image:6th-Street-Fair-logo.jpg]]		[[Image:6th-Street-Fair-logo.jpg]]

Tobymarx at 17:35, 26 November 2010

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	Jim has fought tirelessly and single-handedly for the rights and welfare of the tenants of the Lawrence Hotel, where he has lived for the past fourteen years. After years of thankless, solitary struggle at City Hall and in court, and in the face of intimidation, property damage and physical threats, Jim is winning the battle to force Club Six, the bane of Sixth Street residents since it opened, to comply with noise and public nuisance laws. No one has done more for his community than Jim Ayers, a man I am proud to call my friend.		Jim has fought tirelessly and single-handedly for the rights and welfare of the tenants of the Lawrence Hotel, where he has lived for the past fourteen years. After years of thankless, solitary struggle at City Hall and in court, and in the face of intimidation, property damage and physical threats, Jim is winning the battle to force Club Six, the bane of Sixth Street residents since it opened, to comply with noise and public nuisance laws. No one has done more for his community than Jim Ayers, a man I am proud to call my friend.

	&lowast;The text is a speech that I gave when presenting Jim with a Community Leadership Award in May 2007. Regarding the photograph, Jim hates having his picture taken, so he’ll make faces or look away if he’s aware of the camera. In order to catch Jim off-guard, I photographed him through a crowd of people from across the Board of Supervisors chambers at City Hall, hence the grainy and tightly cropped image.		''&lowast;The text is a speech that I gave when presenting Jim with a Community Leadership Award in May 2007. Regarding the photograph, Jim hates having his picture taken, so he’ll make faces or look away if he’s aware of the camera. In order to catch Jim off-guard, I photographed him through a crowd of people from across the Board of Supervisors chambers at City Hall, hence the grainy and tightly cropped image.''

	'''Remembering Jeoflin'''		'''Remembering Jeoflin'''

Tobymarx at 16:40, 25 November 2010

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	[[Image:Bill-&-the-Angel.jpg]]		[[Image:Bill-&-the-Angel.jpg]]

	~~'''"Bill and the Angel"'''~~

	''Photo: Mark Ellinger''<br>		''Photo: Mark Ellinger''<br>
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	[[Image:Jim.jpg]]		[[Image:Jim.jpg]]

	~~'''"Jim Ayers"'''~~

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	[[Image:Jeoflin.jpg]]		[[Image:Jeoflin.jpg]]

	~~'''"Jeoflin Roh"'''~~

	''Photo: Mark Ellinger''<br>		''Photo: Mark Ellinger''<br>

Tobymarx at 16:35, 25 November 2010

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