AustinExperience

For those of you who frequent 6th Street, you should be familiar with Leslie. Leslie is by far the most famous homeless person in Austin. He has gained such popularity that he came in second place during the 2000 race for mayor, ahead of two other candidates. Although Mayor Kirk Watson won in a landslide victory with 84 percent of the vote, Leslie brought in nearly 8 percent. Not bad for a homeless cross-dresser. Leslie has found recognition outside of the political arena as well. He appeared in a Pinky's Pager television commercial which aired during the SuperBowl, and appeared in a print ad for a local dot com. A camera was given to Leslie, who took these pictures for us. Click images to enlarge and get more info.

Leslie is doing his part to keep Austin weird. If you'd like to send Leslie a little cash or some other token of your appreciation, he will put it to good use. He can always use a little extra spending cash for smokes or a new thong. Click here to get Leslie's contact info.

If you've got interesting shots of Austin scenes, send your JPEGs to scenes@austinexperience.com or mail actual photos to:

AustinExperience.com
P.O. Box 140404
Austin, TX 78714-0404

(Photos will not be returned, so don't send us originals you can't part with.)

Our first experiment did not go as planned. We never receieved any of our cameras. So, we've been taking a different approach. Rather than having cameras float from stranger to stranger, we'll select various people to take pictures of interest around the Austin area. Interested? Email scenes@austinexperience.com and tell us why we should choose you.

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