Louie on his trike
By adamg - 7/27/09 - 1:00 pm
16WadeSt captures Louie on a warm day downtown. Louie's story.
Copyright 16WadeSt. Posted in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.
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The only person I'm willing
The only person I'm willing to forgive for riding on the sidewalk...Louie, the "MOVE...MOVE...MOVE" guy
Here's an earlier
Here's an earlier trike-dude:
http://rememberjamaicaplain.blogspot.com/2008/02/bostons-oldest-wheelman.html
it'd be nice if people got him some mental health services
...instead of treating him like a human spectacle.
Spoilsport! Kooky people are
Spoilsport! Kooky people are cool!
Why does he need them?
This guy has some serious physical disabilities, which he gets around by using the tricycle. The tricycle is his therapy - physical and mental, and his freedom to go where he pleases. He clearly has a home, and some spending money, and proper clothing, etc.
Watch the video if you want to understand.
so much heart
Louie's got pride and heart. The documentary "Louie" is solid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtrndkSZOhM
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you presume that speaking unintelligibly equals mental illness
Nothing could be further from the truth. Perhaps the most brilliant member of the MA State Senate is Majority Leader Fred Berry of Peabody. A BC grad with a Master's Degree in Human Services, Fred is never heard on the floor, since most folks need a while to understand him. He has Cerebral Palsy.Sounds a lot like Louie. Neurological illness is often totally unrelated to mental health. (But then, being an expert, you knew that....)
Another famous tricycle rider...
Prof. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.!