ROME

Youngphilosopher.com is done. I let the site go and now it's a nerdy political site. Sorry you can't read the interview with Rome that I did a few years ago. I know him from Chicago but he moved to NYC to chill out. That didn't quite work. Shortly after our interview he took a state-paid vacation. He's still on vacation. The letters have gotten longer and deeper. Of course we compare push-up routines but we also support one another in discovering and nurturing our talents. He makes the point in this letter that, 'When you have so much time to yourself, you either go totally crazy (probably because you can't stand yourself) or you find out who you really are. Many of these men and women find out talents they have that they may have never discovered on the 'streets.''

I am a product of the city. Running around in circles and consuming for its own sake have been a part of me. But, this is my note of encouragement to anyone living outside of society as he or she once knew it. Take a deep breath, dig deep and enjoy what you find.

If you feel like writing a letter. Crack one off to Rome. He should be at this address for about 5 more years.

Jerome Wiza, DIN: 06A4109
Sing Sing Correctional Facilty
354 Hunter Street
Ossining, New York 10562