Born a Crime

(Chris Devlin) #1

crimes.


Street parties are the best thing
about Alexandra. You get a tent, put
it up in the middle of the road, take
over the street, and you’ve got a
party. There’s no formal invitations
or guest list. You just tell a few
people, word of mouth travels, and
a crowd appears. There are no
permits, nothing like that. If you
own a tent, you have the right to
throw a party in your street. Cars
creep up to the intersection and the
driver will see the party blocking
their way and shrug and make a U-
turn. Nobody gets upset. The only
rule is that if you throw a party in

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