The dreadlock battle is ongoing, but slowly but surely, I think I am winning.
I’ve been up to lots of interesting things in the 10 days since the last entry. Firstly, I’ve been helping out Lisa with her work with the Office of the Capital Defender (the office that deals with all cases in the area that might carry the death penalty). As part of this we went to an exoneration hearing last week where a guy was let out of jail after serving 14 years for a crime that he didn’t commit. We went to the jailhouse to see the moment he was set free prompting lots of hugs and tears from his family and something of a media circus outside (as much as Winston-Salem ever generates a media circus). We also went along to a press conference where a group of local religious and community leaders called for the resignation of the District Attorney because of some unfortunate comments he made in a local newspaper about why black people are more likely to be convicted of crimes than white people. Life has been like living in a very slow paced episode of ‘The Wire.’
Away from the justice system, Lisa and I have just returned to Winston- Salem from a long weekend in Savannah and Charleston. Both are beautiful cities with lots of amazing architecture. Lisa’s camera has never worked so hard. The highlight of the weekend was a BBQ and bluegrass festival that we went to on an old plantation just outside Charleston. The food was excellent (very good ribs), but the music was the real star – rush out post haste and purchase anything by the Carolina Chocolate Drops, they rocked my banjo-pickin’, hoe-downin’ world.
We’re in for more treats over the next couple of weeks – this weekend we are heading to a college American football game, and then next weekend is the North Carolina Chilli Championship right here in Winston Salem. I’ll be going along with a notebook to poach ideas.
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