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Sigmund, The Starving Artist Who Went On A Hunger Strike In 1974
Things weren’t going well for Sigmund, a caricature artist who lived above the bicycle shop downtown. He had very little money. He had no one to love or to be loved. And no one wanted to buy his art. “Quite frankly, it stunk!” said priest and part-time art critic for the Neighborhood News, Father Flanagan…
Zeke Klompus, TED Speaker
HELLO PORTLAND! (A pin drops) You have no idea who I am, do you? (Nervous laughter) That’s okay. Neither did I before I came up with what I’m about to tell you. To best understand who I am, I need to tell you about who I was. In order to do that, I need to…
Christmas Eve, 1965
The fireplace kept us warm while we sat on the couch and drank bottles of Little Tom. We would open presents soon. One of the perks of being Polish is that we always open presents on Christmas Eve instead of waiting until morning. In ’65 I would’ve been 6. When you’re 6 years old, anticipation…
