Chamblee54

It is the anniversary of the january 6 incident. I was in limbo on 010621. The day before, I found a plumber to replace the water heater, without tearing up the wet closet floor. The next day, I had an appointment with a “genius” at the apple store to fix my Iphone7. On super wednesday, I was watching the action unfold on twitter. One comment was that this was what white supremacy looks like … POC would have been shot by the police. People on twitter make the dumbest comments.
I was looking at the weather report … a bit too late, as we will see later … when I found this item. A kid was killed by a gun that went off in the back seat of a vehicle. The incident took place on Shawn Wayne Court. It turns out I have been there before.
Between 1986 and 1998, Charles Emerson Hall, aka Crazy Owl, lived on a piece of property on Flat Shoals Road. Owl was squatting on the land, with the permission of the owner. There was no electricity, and the only water was a spigot in the front yard. The county made him get a green porta potty, which was dubbed the emerald city.
Owl was the proprietor of the School for Gentle Hands. He taught Chinese medicine. SFGH hosted a friday night sweat lodge, and other events. Eventually SFGH was no longer sustainable. Crazy Owl went to the sweat lodge in the sky April 4, 2011.
I was a regular at the friday night sweats, and a frequent visitor to SFGH. After Crazy Owl moved out, I was not in that area for many years. During this time, East Atlanta Village became a thriving operation, a mile east of SFGH on Flat Shoals Road. One time in 2010, I drove down Flat Shoals road. A cul-de-sac of townhouses occupied the former site of SFGH. That street was Shawn Wayne Court, the scene of the shooting last night.
Soon it was time take someone to the Marta station. When I got to the vehicle, I saw the windows were down. I did this yesterday to let fresh air into the vehicle. Unfortunately, I did not roll them back up later. This became an issue when it rained during the night. I had one job, and I messed it up. Pictures today from The Library of Congress.