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About Street roots. (Portland, OR) 1998-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 14, 2011)
6 h ( h Homelessness O ct 14, 2011 ik An artist with a smile By Heather Henness Don’t think that it can’t happen to you If you don’t, you are fools Job loss with no recovery Personal injury BY COLE MERKEL STAFF W R ITE R Too late to recover your house To disappear with all your expenses All your savings ate you eal Carr is a philosopher at heart. He has always been philosophically minded, he says, and the existential question, along with Eastern religion keeps him optimistic and hopeful, “I know,” Neal says, “this life is just a temporary part of our soul’s existence.” Carr has lived in Portland for 16 years. Having grown up in the Bay Area, Neal moved northward because he needed a change of environment, which he found. “It was a good place to start over. It was an easy place to get a leg back up on the horse, so to speak.” Shortly after arriving he began to study philosophy at Portland State University. In the time he has lived in Portland, Neal has witnessed a large influx of individuals and a shift in consciousness, with the city becoming less tolerant in the last few years toward' j x r ¡T homelessness in the You are a fool if you think Homelessness cannot happen to you Loneliness and hungrinesS Can happen to you You are fools. C EN TR A L CITY concern t a t r xr J. Neal Cassady Carr downtown core, sweeping it instead to the Eastside. The city, too, has become less friendly than it used to be. “I don’t know if it’s with the economic depression or what it is, but it seems people have become a little more jaded in regards to how they treat people.” He finds hope, though, in the customers and friends who support him every day in sales. “He’s a pretty good guy.” says a regular customer at Carr’s location outside theHollywood Library at Northeast 42nd Avenue and Tillamook Street ; — 1-r-ftw.i .a s p e c t - the people that frequent i t “Libraries draw ‘ ¡- an intelligent class of people and people who like to read,” says Neal. “I find the people that come to this library in particular are really friendly and really good people. .I get a lot of support and encouragement from them.” Aside from the great Customers he has on a daily basis, Neal also enjoys the physical location of his turf, where he is stationed under an overhang between a library and a coffee shop. He wants readers to know, “I really appreciate the regulars, and I appreciate Rain City Coffee, also. Changing Lives Building Communities Creating Opportunities www.centralcityconcern.org 503-294-1681 Seeing new faces selling Street Roots? Each week, more people sign up to become a Street Roots vendor and it's great to-slipport new salesmen. Please make sure you buy from a badged vendor, confirming that they have attended the vendor orientation and are authorized tosell the newspaper. Your vendor witl thank you! Vendor Wish List Donations keep Street Roots and our vendors working by keeping our operating costs low. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Socks ■ TriMet bus Lil Hotties * tickets/passes Paper cups ■ Printer paper Hygiene items ■ Toilet paper Towels First-aid supplies ■M N You know that’s one out of four When you pass by the hungry and poor Left alone, no end in sight Think about you, your children Answers to puzzles on page 15 Street roots PHOTO BY BECKY They’re very supportive. And the library staff, too. Everybody is very welcoming.” On top of his interest in philosophy, Neal is a musician, artist and writer. Before he became a Street Roots vendor he worked for a few years as a street musician playing the Irish penny whistle, guitar and keyboard. His musical talent derives from persistence. “Mostly I was self-taught I took percussion in school as a kid, but I taught myself all the other instruments. I really put a serious effort into studying the Irish penny whistle.” He paints in oil and has . D e e n K " p in g ~ a n o n n n e l o u r n a f r o r s f i v e r a i . - -. — -1 llrnl- I ji, «--T-- ------ -----JnWW years, Neal also enjoys checking out books from the library, and recently he has been reading a lot of paperbacks. His favorite genres are horror, fantasy and the magical arts. “I’d like to write a book someday,” he says. “I’m just riot exactly sure what I want, to write about.” ................ I J’W H W .............._ _ I WUB'WM », I , wni J Neal Carr sells Street Roots fu ll time outside the Hollywood Library a t Northeast 42nd Avenue and Tillamook Street. VENDOR WORK ADS Tibor S.: Available for any labor work around a house. 1-201-539-1888.. Cassidy Morse: Looking for work. Will do most anything,, light and heavy. $10 an hour, four- hour minimum. References supplied. Please call 503-224-5398 or Street Roots at 503-228- 5657. Laura Owens: Available for domestic-type work, cleaning, dog walking, etc.'Please call Steet Roots, 503-228-5657 and leave a message for Laura regarding work ad. g o o d , lo c a l, f o o d 8 8 9 P L 6 L 9 9 P Z L P L 8 Z Z Í 6 9 9 8 S 6 8 9 P 8 6 9 8 V Z Z I 8 k 8 6 8 Z 9 8 L L P 9 Z 9 9 8 L P 6 6 8 8 9 Z 9 P Z 9 L 6 9 P 8 8 Z i Z V Z 6 L 9 8 9 8 P ALBERTA COOPERATIVE GROCERY 1500 NE Alberta St. Portland, OR 97211 503.287.4333 www.albertagrocery.coop open to everyone 9-10 daily J
