Kirlon Bares All
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Marlon Bares All
April 21, 2000
you anyway.
So perhaps you are wondering why. Well, perhaps you
you are not, but I will tell
.u * tradition of streaking goes back a long way. When I first encountered
the streakers m the good old 1900s, I was otjy a freshman. As a young
whtppersnapper, I wrtnessed a pre-Oanza, ride-by streaking Five wo,4n rode
their bicycles slowly past the large windows in the cafeteria. I was astonished I
was shocked. I was really intrigued. i
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trenchcoat and on certain days I would go about sharing the news that I was naked
underneath it. For the most part, I received positive responses, but as Ganza
loomed ever closer, I wondered if I was ready.
The Thursday night before Ganza I did a test run. I donned my trenchcoat
and set out to see what trouble I could arouse. The people who were up varied in
their reactions. Many were already weU into the bottle. Nevertheless, I needed
opinions and these would have to do.
"Oooh! You should definitely streak!", one young lady said with a grin. I
was suddenly overcome with the feeling that I was a gazeUe with one broken leg in
a den of wolves. Another fi-iend said that she would prefer it if I didn't streak, but
she would still love me just the same afterwards.
Friday it was overcast and cold. I was ready to go, but there was one
problem. I thought about my "costume" as I undressed. What would I paint on
myself? Would I want to wear any paint? I had an idea for my back ("READ THE
LANCE") but what about the rest of my 2000 parts?
Luckily, there were volunteer painters at the ADL where the streakers met.
These groupies must have gotten some sort of thrill from painting all the naked
folks. I was painted with the help of four different women. One of them firmly
grabbed my cheeks, leaving red handprints on my rear like some sort of weird
taillights.
I did not know there would be such a huge crowd there. Nor did I know
that there would be so many cameras. Somehow I ended up at the front of the line
with a veteran streaker.
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