about the neighbours
let me tell you about the neighbours. first theres owen. he works as a
waiter down at this indian restaurant somewhere in soma. occasionally he
even gets paid for working here, though it seems hes always out of money,
yet never so that he misses the rent payments. then theres lucas. he
lives down the hall. he lives like my roommate, off some inheritance
bestowed upon him several years ago when one of his relatives died. hes
a peculiar one. hes bought himself a bullhorn and will go up to the roof
and shout at people in the streets below. sometimes he reads things he
finds in magazines or books that he likes. his main interest is in the
bizarre things people bring upon themselves or create for others. hes
doing something now called the psychic enemies network. this fictional
organisation hes created to ridicule the media and society in general.
hes more of a sarcastical critic of the society we live in rather than
someone willing to go out and change it. one gets the feeling that he
sees attempts to radically change the world futile. so instead he sits
in his room on the lower haight producing artwork and zines to mock
those who dont know better.
owen complements lucas almost perfectly. owen's interest is in the
particuliarly twisted. those things that society feels are better off left
alone. magazines exploring the issue of rape. satire and yet trying to
explore all points of view. answer me. serial killers. deformities.
people with latex. complete isolation fetishes. he does photocopy
collage out of the various zines, books and magazines he has devoted to
such topics. things to provoke people. deep underlying sometimes to make
people think. hes easygoing. and has a particular fondness for easy
listening. and his manner of speech. so....emphatic.
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