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22 May 2006

Berkeley's Naked Guy Dies in Jail. Strange ending for a strange story, but I admit I kinda like the dude because he managed to make even super-liberal-touchy-feely radical Berkeley go into a moral panic like a Kansas PTA, which is a tough trick to do. An interesting footnote person a la Rockin' Rollen Stewart whoc ame to a similarly weird end. Besides who hasn't wanted to go to class naked?

post by: jonmc at: 08:44 | 4 comments

Aw, man. Saddest story I will read today. Naked Guy was awesome, a true icon around here.

posted by scarabic 22 May | 10:40

He was interesting, and like I said, he made the most liberal town in America panic. But he also seemed to have some internal demons, too.

posted by jonmc 22 May | 10:41

This is very sad. Naked Guy was a fixture just as I started college. I'd almost gone to that school so I used to think... he could've been my classmate! I'm sure friends of mine who did go there had contact with him. It is so sad how much people who have mental illness struggle on their own, when by definition they should not be doing so. May he rest in peace.

posted by halonine 22 May | 12:03

Sad to hear. He definitely would've made my Human Sexuality class more interesting; it was mostly about birds and bees (literally).

posted by Pips 22 May | 12:27

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