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Prospect Street - Summer of '22 Book IV - 1. Fireworks and Civil Rights
July 4, 2022
· CJ, Owen, Liebe, Brett, Cesar, Tom & JP
o Prospect Street closed by a dozen neighbors between 36th and 37th
o Off-duty cops and food trucks at each end
o Burgers, dogs, chips, salads, sodas, watermelon, pies, ice cream
o Booze and other stuff inside some houses
o Corn holing, DJ
· Trip Calhoun, Carson Sawyer, Jake Cruz & Quincy Adams.
o Trip’s trailing Carson for an article on Bowser’s campaign staff
o Jake stops by on his way to The Tombs
o Newport wedding summary – Quincy knows Jay Fanning
o Catch up with Quincy and introduce Carson
o Trip called away by Brett or Cesar
o CJ bring up possibility of running for office after graduate school
o School board, City council, mayor?
o CJ registered as a Green.
o CJ’s name recognition’s good but needs to be better
o Will introduce to a Never-Trump Republican pollster
o CJ should start courting donors, Quincy will help
o Plan to meet again at summer’s end
· Carson Sawyer & Trip Houston
o CJ and Owen need a media manager
o CJ & Owen agree to host Muriel Bowser fundraiser
o Mexico book agent meeting in NYC
· Lincoln Erickson & Oscar Facundo
o Arrive on motorcycle w/Oscar riding bitch
o Aba cries when she hugs Lincoln
o Applause (and Rolex?) for Lincoln
· Chatri, Helen, & Benjamin Mookjai
o Gamon in Seattle w/grandparents
o House hunting
· Thiago & Fabricio Baravento
o Liebe likes Fabricio’s hair
o Fire crackers frighten Liebe; CJ tracks kid who lit them
o Buys some off him, and sets them off
· Devon Jefferson
o Basketball game CJ/Chatri/Thiago/Dragon
o “I’m gonna fuck that nigger up.” Dragon’s angry.
o Fabricio accuses him of using bad word
o “The holier-than-though, full of shit Reverend Josiah Malcolm Ellington.”
o “He dissed our department and wants black foster parents for all black kids
o City councilman everyone knows plans to run for mayor in 2026
o CJ & Owen volunteer to take foster parent training
· Karen Wallace
o Prospect Street Citizens Association member complains about Brett, Cesar, Tom, and JP not supporting the group’s effort to remove Optimus Prime and Bumblebee sculptures from the front of the house next to Tom’s. CJ calls her a Decepticon collaborator. Transformers Sculptures
· Member of Fireworks
July 5, 2022
· CJ & Liebe - Simmone & Trixie – Thiago & Fabricio
o Owen at Australian Embassy joins them for lunch
o MLK Monument & African American Museum
o Embassy staff update – Northman’s meltdown
o MLK & Civil Rights -Importance of history not being white-washed
o Trixie and Coco conversation/comparison
o Simmone plans to return to DMV in 3 years -Trixie to college in 5 years
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