Fat Guy & Asian Wife?

[ben says]

Excuse the stereotypical and politically incorrect Subject line...really didn't know how else to phrase it.

Anyone who lives in Riverside see a really big guy, a small asian woman, a baby stroller (without a baby), and a really old dog?

Been hanging outside my apartment, making gestures, asking to use my cell phone, following me, etc. Seem to see this guy anywhere I go. My sister, who lives in 1661, is having the same experiences.

Saw the cops talking to them the other day, to no avail. Wondering if anyone knows the story behind these two? Getting creepy.

[Ernest Street]

We came upon him once digging through someones trash and leaving it on the ground..we rev-ed up the tractor we were using and shouted him away  (Him saying "Stop Yelling at me!") Funny.... he only got Fat the last several years.

She is called Yoko Ono by some and has been around here for at least 15 years. She will leave "Deposits" on your sidewalk and did this to Fans and Stoves for numerous years. JSO didn't like to get involved with poopy subjects and were no help, telling the owner to be more sypathetic..(OK JSO..YOU pick it up then!)
They have squatted everywhere around here and were given at one time a back apartment off Ernest St by a property owner.

[ben says]

We came upon him once digging through someones trash and leaving it on the ground..we rev-ed up the tractor we were using and shouted him away  (Him saying "Stop Yelling at me!") Funny.... he only got Fat the last several years.

She is called Yoko Ono by some and has been around here for at least 15 years. She will leave "Deposits" on your sidewalk and did this to Fans and Stoves for numerous years. JSO didn't like to get involved with poopy subjects and were no help, telling the owner to be more sypathetic..(OK JSO..YOU pick it up then!)
They have squatted everywhere around here and were given at one time a back apartment off Ernest St by a property owner.

Are they dangerous or harmless?

I mean...what the hell is their deal?! Are they related? Lovers? Codependent crack heads? Psychotic? Just curious at this point...

Funny, saw them on Baymeadows near Florida Coastal School of Law two weeks ago--thought they may have been run out of the neighborhood. Guess not.

[5pointy]

She,dog, and bf have been around for years. Story is she gets a check for psych disability and he lives off it. From time to time he gets arrested but they always reconnect. He is not as harmless as she is. The dog is devoted.

[5pointy]

She is Korean. His name is/was Sonny. Dog is ??. Have seen Sonny selling cds and other stuff from the baby stroller. Have never heard her speak, but have seen him making deals on a cell phone.

[buckethead]

Have seen Sonny selling cds and other stuff from the baby stroller.

I've heard so much about cds lately. I was wondering who had the nerve to sell those things after AIG. (Or buy them for that matter.)

It makes sense that only the insane or morally bankrupt place value in them. Who knew they originated from a baby stroller?

[Dog Walker]

They are by name Walter Dickenson and Soon Yung.  The dog is Tiny.  Walter has taken care of Yung for twenty years or so.  His mother and sister live in the neighborhood and help them.  They are not drunks or druggies.  They are not married.

Soon Yung has some sort of severe psychological problems, seemingly something on the autism spectrum.  Once she has seen you around for a while and you have said hello a few times, she will very shyly say hello back, nothing more.  I'm not even sure she speaks English.  She has been known to drop trou on the side of the road to answer a call of nature, but only rarely and when she is off meds.  When this starts to happen, Walter gets her back in the hospital for a while.

Walter is actually a nice guy to talk to, if a bit limited, but can get belligerent and defensive if he feels someone is threatening Soon Yung or himself.  Left alone or treated with friendliness and respect they are perfectly harmless.

Walter takes very good care of Tiny too.  She is aging and stiff so he loads her into the buggy and pushes her around.  And yes, she is up on her immunizations and gets regular vet care.  I checked.

Walter has developed some sort of medical condition which has caused him to swell up in the past year or so.  It's not due to overeating, but something else.

Give them a wave when you see them next.  They are among natures innocents and are making it through life as best they can together.

[5pointy]

Have seen Sonny selling cds and other stuff from the baby stroller.

I've heard so much about cds lately. I was wondering who had the nerve to sell those things after AIG. (Or buy them for that matter.)

It makes sense that only the insane or morally bankrupt place value in them. Who knew they originated from a baby stroller?

Uhmm- He sells CDs, like the kind you get at the flea market--not the ones from AIG

[5pointy]

Walter takes very good care of Tiny too.  She is aging and stiff so he loads her into the buggy and pushes her around.  And yes, she is up on her immunizations and gets regular vet care.  I checked.

You are right about that--I have never seen the dog being mistreated in any way. But I have seen Tiny sleep on the bench right along side of Soon Yung on Park Street. She/he never is on a leash but stays right with them.

[Ernest Street]

This couple have been quiet the last few years.
They are part of our 5-Points culture as they used to squat where Mossfire and O'Brothers reside. There used to be quite the camping area behind those stores in the old days.
We have had and have a few authentic 5-Point Enigmas.
DW probably has seen the Knobby kneed Chicken legged black drag queen that creeps into 5-Points along Margaret street..Just like Comedian Flip Wilson doing his "Geraldine Character"..Or "Esther on Sanford and Son"
And we all miss "Green Jesus" that wore an Army Blanket robe and automobile tire flip-flops..often spotted along Park street or Blanding.

[Dog Walker]

And we no longer have Jackie and Blackie with us.  She always hung out in Riverside Park.  She refused to live inside and her sister gave her money to live on.  Someone "rescued" her dog, Blackie, which just about broke Jackie's heart.  She died shortly afterwards from complications of alcohol induced diabetes.

Her young companion/caretaker, Donny, was off the streets for a while, but got kicked out of the house he was living in and has dropped out of sight.

"Chicken legs" is definitely strange; the worst wig in the world and the bobbing head are attention getting.  He just sort of drifts along in his own world.

Paul is another neighborhood character.  He is the neatly dressed, white-bearded man who always walks along briskly with a cane and keeps to himself.  He is well known to JSO as he gets mean when he drinks which is whenever possible.

These different folk are part of what keeps Riverside interesting.

[ben says]

Wow
I knew Riverside had personalities, but not personalities like this!
Love it...

[Ernest Street]

For a while we had the witch doctor who spoke broken Cajun/African/something...and would get mad and shout when he couldn't be understood.He wore tye dye and a woman's 3" hoop earring through his nose.(last spotted by King Street in a mellowed out form)

Then there is Carl on Stockton. He is a Rather tall man and nice. Carl's mother has distributed her # to several local stores and is called to pick him up if he gets too slurry chatty or obnoxiously drunk.

I wonder if the Rasta Guy in Springfield (Main St) is still around? he would tie discarded "weaves" he would find on the street into his dreads and dread beard.Kinda like George Clinton..he was getting pretty natty last I saw him.

This is what neighborhoods are all about! 

[RiversideLoki]

Ahh yes, "Yoko No-No"... avoid these people at all costs. She's had the dog for a long time. She may seem harmless, but she will vandalize your property if you look at her the wrong way.

[5ptscurmudgeon]

Ditto RiversideLoki. Sonny and Yoko have cost me hundreds over the years. Vandalism, theft, don't get me started. Ben please steer clear of these two.