A Thousand Words
By Jock Lauterer
It’s not a particularly great photograph – but it captures a moment in time never to be seen again. Last September when I took the fledgling student staff of the Carrboro Commons for a walking tour, we got to visit with Carrboro town fixture, biker, guitar player, raconteur and char-actor Robert Harman, the self-proclaimed “King of Carrboro.†My students will always remember how kind and downright sweet the man was when I, a rank stranger, walked up and began chatting with him. As you read in last week’s Citizen, we lost Robert, and Carrboro is a little poorer for his absence. Perhaps a simple photo can help us through our grieving by celebrating what might otherwise be an ordinary moment on the Weaver Street Market lawn. What’s that Jerry Herman line from La Cage aux Folles? “… Because the best of times is now …â€
A THOUSAND WORDS
Do you have an important old photo that you value? Email your photo to jock@email.unc.edu and include the story behind the picture. Because every picture tells a story. And its worth? A thousand words.
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