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Streetwork??? [second daily dose to Streetwork story – 1973]

Posted on February 12, 2024 by AndyDawkins
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After working at Voyage House for a year and getting lots of kudos for how well I was doing my street work job, I decided it was time to have a party so everyone would get to know my fun … Continue reading →

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Streetwork [1973]

Posted on February 9, 2024 by AndyDawkins
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What are you doing?! Being a Streetworker at Voyage House included going for long walks with throwaway kids trying to get them to see a future for themselves.  Geri was very bright and already living in one of our group … Continue reading →

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Hoping for a Hippie Smoking Pot

Posted on February 8, 2024 by AndyDawkins
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We want Miss America, not Ms. Flamingo Park In less than 24 hours of hitchhiking, my sister & I wished for and got breakfast, wished for and got some cold beer (wished for and avoided being murdered), and now, a … Continue reading →

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High Noon in Chattanooga

Posted on February 7, 2024 by AndyDawkins
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High Noon in Chattanooga.  A really Hot August day.  Stomachs filled, but hot and thirsty, we imagined the next car having a beer for us.  (We seemed good at calling our rides.)  Only minutes later a convertible pulled over.  Three … Continue reading →

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Can I Take Your Girl for a Spin? [1972]

Posted on February 6, 2024 by AndyDawkins
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  (Or How to Make Others Live-up to Your Better Expectations) We were 22 and 20, a male and a female old enough to know what we were doing.  We were idealistic, fully embracing the Counterculture of shared euphoria pushing … Continue reading →

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