Mr. Daystar
In a bell tower, watching you through cross hairs.
I had to laugh at Obama when the other day he said something about the experiences black men have like hearing car doors lock when they walk by. Well guess what Mr. President! It happens to us white people too! I will often walk to the little convenience store about a mile and a half up the road from my house and I enjoy the exercise. About two days before Obama gave his impromptu White House comments I was walking to the store wearing a pair of board shorts and a t-shirt. There was a woman sitting in her car at a parking lot using the phone or something and I heard the *click* from her locking her doors. While I guess I could have taken offense and if I were dressed in my usual attire for work it may not have happened I wasn't, as that is exactly what I would have wanted my wife or daughter to do if a stranger came by them and they were alone.
It is amazing however how differently people treat you if you are wearing a suit and how they treat you when you are wearing something like jeans and a t-shirt.
I have gone to the same store in the same day wearing a shirt and tie and I get the "How are you sir!" And go back later in the day for a " yes can I help you?"
Trust me pal, it ain't much better when you pull up on a loud Harley, wearing a dew rag, and a leather vest, little sunglasses, and a shitload of tattoos.