September 16, 2006

Men of God


The first man started walking next to me on my way down the street to the parking garage. He started his spiel quietly but with a bang, "You know the devil walks amongst us." And then for the next several blocks continued tying Osama Bin Laden, abortion rates, and the death of polar bears into a neat thesis that can be summed up, 'it's the end of the world.' He did not appreciate my response, "It might be the end of your world or my world, but it's not the end of the world. The world is a little tougher than you might think." As I got my car he waited by the doorway watching me and stayed there motionless as I drove down the street.

A few hours later the second man noticed me taking his picture. "What are you doing with that picture?," he asked. Without waiting for an explanation he continued "Some people want to put my picture in a whorehouse. Can you imagine that? But I'm a man of God. You understand? He speaks through me and I don't want any misunderstandings. My name is brother Elijah. Pleased to meet you."

posted at 11:58 PM by raul

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Comments:

09/17/06 01:56 PM

Brother Elijiah is a Jersey City fixture. The local paper just ran a story about him. Where did you cross paths?

10/11/06 08:10 AM

Raul - We met outside my apt. a little while after you took this pic. For more on this dude go here: http://dojo-mojo.blogspot.com/2006_06_01_dojo-mojo_archive.html

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