Cruiser sans chick
Way back when, you know, in April we did a post about The Walking Dude phenomenon. Well, today as I walked to lunch with a co-worker I cemented a new phenomenon, The Cruiser Chick. This gal or gals (you can be the judge) is seemingly everywhere in midtown at once. She has black hair and wears bangs and a ponytail. She has a piercing or two along with various tattoos, sometimes obvious, sometimes not so obvious. The bike morphs from having a basket up front to being green to having fenders and back again. Where is she going? How did she get from Alhambra and Capitol to BeachHut Deli in less than the time it took me to get there by car? And why was Locke so calm with a gun pointed at his head…oh, sorry, wrong blog…I will bring a camera with me, I promise, and photograph our two wheeled maiden of midtown. I challenge you to do the same.
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I have a new person of interest by my office as well. She was a still in transition, freakish transgender person. She/He is about 6’4″ and wears mini skirts and really high heels and tons of makeup. Today as I pulled out of the lot, I swear she was pregnant. Now I’m confused.
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What about “Crazy Walking Girl” who haunts the Arden Carmichael area. Blonde hair, about 5/8, walks all hunched over with exaggerated arm movements. I’ve seen her near Fair Oaks and Manzanita, then I’ll pass her again near Marconi and Walnut. Wierd.
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Poor shuffling, slow, hanging-out Pearl in Tahoe Park. She’s a HOOT! Older, housecoat (blue)- waiting on the corner at 5pm or buying a Dr. Pepper at the store at 2pm. Not nearly as mobile as the crusier chick, but dependable! Pearl knows vitamins (she has studied them).
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I’ve seen Pearl a million times! I have seen her at her house. The man she lives with (her son???) likes to blare old Madonna songs and mow the lawn all the time, often using a toy lawnmower (presumably when the grass is too shaved down for the real deal). His unusual lawncare even extends to the use of an Elmo sprinkler although there are no kids in sight. Just a little Tahoe Park Pearl trivia.
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I admit to knowing Pearl too! She’s great. She is always thrilled to see me if I’m walking my dog past her house. She has a beaming smile and says “hello” in her big girl voice. The man she lives creeps me out though.
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There’s also white guy with dreads that wanders the Sierra Oaks corridor. He’s usually got a 49’ers jacket on and something covering some part of his head. Nevertheless, the 3 ft long dreads hang out. Odds are, it’s not a fashion statement, but rather a lack of meds.
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What about the toothless “meth” lady that also wanders the Arden Carmichael area often seen in a vintage 80’s prom dress and NEVER has any shoes?? Anyone?? I really should introduce her to the blonde walker… they could cover some ground together.
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That’s one hot ride. When the bike lock is more expensive than the bike, you know that these chicks are rolling hardcore.
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