The King of Kenmore Square/Allston..Mr. Butch gone

I remember this guy from the old days.
Never involved in peoples silly games or nonsense.. a genuine person of his own. One of the features of the by gone days when cities were not gentrified yuppy haven's peppered with some local crackheads of color pan handling for the appearence of diversity.

This was back when the city was truly colorful...an expression of creativity that has become frowned upon lately- probably seen as leading to possible independent thought and not conforming.

http://bostonist.com/2007/07/12/boston_has_lost.php

The concept of diversity has become cheapened. Now it seems neighborhoods are not allowed to form naturally but are pre fabbed and forced into a formula that works for ultimate social control.

The nation will find that like all oppression, covert or obvious-it will only work for a time.

Lets hope this stasi like enforcement of boredom and conformity and rule by bullying intimidation, covert force and subtlety will grow weak and crumble...like a structure built by human hands that falls in disrepair so that nature starts to take it back--weeds pushing through the concrete in the sidewalk...vines and greenery destroying fences and buildings left unattended. Slowly ever slowly.

Butch always seemed comfortable with his colorful persona and living off the grid.

He didnt pass away without leaving anything of his life-he made the places he frequented more..comfortable for anyone who was different as well.

Perhaps he even gave young people coming here a sense of permission to be themselves that they need so badly at that age.

I know this article helped me today...again even after his passing Mr. Butch helps one of the outcasts to feel comfortable-if just for a moment.

But that little span of time can sometimes be key to if someone presses on or not to fight for themselves or for what is right or gives up.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2007/07/19/service_parade_set_for_the_panhandler_known_as_mr_butch/