In the community associated with The Strip there were some extraordinary people. We have been attempting to interview as many as we can to get their stories told.

The Freaks of their times seldom get their story told without editing for changed sensibilities. Listen to a few and get a feel for that era of social change in Atlanta besides the big stories that made the history books.

Voices from The Freak Era

• Harry Demille

  Harry Demille bridges from The Strip community where he worked at the 12th Gate  to the Little Five Points community where he co-founded Wax and  Facts.Read more >>

• Steve Wise interview

  Steve Wise is a long time member of The Great Speckled Bird staff. He is working on his book concerning the times and underground papers.

  (This was shot on the very northern edge of Piedmont Park across from   office at 240 Westminster ...

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• Wolfe interviewed by Bill Horrisberger for StoryCorps

  Kudos to Bill Horrisberger for his earlier StoryCorp interview.

  Early life

  Best times

  Selling magazines

  selling comics

  Clifton Night Ministry

  other shelters

  Bill Horrisberger- conscientious objector

  Visual Icon

  Little Five Points fences

  Gentrification

  the Ex-Prez Way

  Bill Horrisberger on shelters

  Wolfe is a good man!

   

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• Wolfe Thomas interview

  

  In Atlanta during the late sixties and onward, a fixture on the local scene has been Wolfe Thomas, known simply as Wolfe, selling periodicals.

  Famous for his and Tom Millican’s standing at 10th Street and Peachtree selling first The ...

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• Tom and Stephanie Coffin interview

  The Coffin’s art house

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEIZC0km4Xw

   

  

   

  Tom and Stephanie Coffin are among the most creative and industrious people you could ever meet.  Since arriving ...

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• Debbie Eason interview

  Debbie Eason is a Creative Loafer extraordinary.

  Debbie Eason came up with the idea of a FREE newspaper about all the activities in Atlanta, paid for BY THE ADVERTISERS!  ...

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• Rupert Fike interview

  There is nothing run of the mill about Rupert Fike.

  His life sounds like a novel starting with the UGA SDS being taken as a joke at the Levitation of the Pentagon in 1967, to The Farm in Tennessee, a still running commune, by way of the Haight and the Saturday class and SNCC. Rupert is ...

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• Charlie Brown interview

  Charlie Brown, Darryl Brooks and some friends came to Atlanta from Chicago. They quickly became part of life around the area. Charlie tells a good tale, so have a listen to Tale of The Chicago Boys.

        All recordings copyright the strip project

  Part 1

  Part 2

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• Haynes McFadden interview

  Haynes McFadden was typical of the experimental artist of the time. He came from the world of photography and got interested in color. He helped the Electric Collage Light Show rise to acclaim. He was involved ...

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• George Nikas interview

  George was arrested for identifying a narc in Piedmont Park. Meanwhile…There was a police riot.

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

  We were lucky enough to get George to sit and tell us the story behind his part ...

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