I ran into Teddy today outside of the LaSalle Street Station. Teddy said his broken foot was still a hindrance and keeping him from “operating at full speed.” What happened to his foot? Well, according to Teddy, he was shark fishing…
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6:08 AM – Dandelions and Daffodils…
6:08 AM… Somewhere on the Railroad Earth Dandelions and Daffodils Some flowers are hardy, able to withstand the trampling that life walks out. Other flowers are constructed of a softer, yet more colorful hue. Major breakthrough yesterday. For several months…
Teddy: Reflections and Resolutions
“2013… shit, I’m glad that mother fucker is over. I was institutionalized, jailed, placed in confinement in a facility for the criminally insane for perpetrating a fraud – and all sorts of other mishaps and misfortunes… I hope to do…
Teddy – Like a Rolling Stone
“This, is my living room. I live in the Loop – on the concrete.” -Teddy I’m looking through shots of Teddy that I took the other day. I was just thinking, it was about one year ago when I first…
Teddy -11-11-2013 – Tri-X EI 3200, Adonal Stand Development
“Let’s get out of here. I need to stick, and move. Somebody’s going to drop something on the ground, and I want to be the first to get to it.” -Theodore Smith
Teddy: Adams Street Cowboy, Chicago, 2013
In 1969 Teddy was a top boxer at the Better Boys Foundation over on 15th and Pulaski. Teddy has lived on the streets or in jail since 1978. Hey Teddy, how did you get that scar on your face? “Well,…