Tie ins to TK S3 and 1984 documentary Streetwise
Jun 14, 2013 8:53:36 GMT -5
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Post by scoop on Jun 14, 2013 8:53:36 GMT -5
I think I know where Veena got her inspiration for the character Bullet. She said in an interview that she had been fascinated by the photography of Mary Ellen Mark and her book on Seattle street kids named Streetwise. But check out this description by Mark herself of a street kid she met named Lulu:
"Lou Ellen Couch was a 19-year-old girl from a large and turbulent Seattle family. She had been on and off the street since she was nine years old. She was gay, and at the time we met her she was involved in a difficult relationship with a girl named Wendy. Lulu was by far the most loved and respected person among the street kids. She was high strung and emotional and she had a major drinking problem, but she also had an extraordinary sense of justice.
Lulu was constantly defending the kids she felt had been done wrong. As a result she often fought with men and women much bigger or stronger than herself. She always gave them a good fight and most of the time she won, but as a result of her constant baffles she often had a black eye and a scarred and battered look. Sometimes she reminded me of a sad but feisty old alley cat."
According Wikipedia, Lou Ellen "Lulu" Couch was stabbed to death by a man at an arcade on 1st and Pike Street during a fight in December 1985. Lulu is on the right in the photo below.
Veena also said in that same interview: "And I was also very fascinated...in the Green River Killing, and the serial killer Gary Ridgway, who was the most prolific serial killer in America."
Roberta Hayes, who was also featured in the Streetwise documentary, disappeared in 1987 and her body was found in 1991. Although Hayes was never listed as a possible victim of the Green River Killer, Ridgway confessed to killing her in 2003.
Roberta Hayes
"Lou Ellen Couch was a 19-year-old girl from a large and turbulent Seattle family. She had been on and off the street since she was nine years old. She was gay, and at the time we met her she was involved in a difficult relationship with a girl named Wendy. Lulu was by far the most loved and respected person among the street kids. She was high strung and emotional and she had a major drinking problem, but she also had an extraordinary sense of justice.
Lulu was constantly defending the kids she felt had been done wrong. As a result she often fought with men and women much bigger or stronger than herself. She always gave them a good fight and most of the time she won, but as a result of her constant baffles she often had a black eye and a scarred and battered look. Sometimes she reminded me of a sad but feisty old alley cat."
According Wikipedia, Lou Ellen "Lulu" Couch was stabbed to death by a man at an arcade on 1st and Pike Street during a fight in December 1985. Lulu is on the right in the photo below.
Veena also said in that same interview: "And I was also very fascinated...in the Green River Killing, and the serial killer Gary Ridgway, who was the most prolific serial killer in America."
Roberta Hayes, who was also featured in the Streetwise documentary, disappeared in 1987 and her body was found in 1991. Although Hayes was never listed as a possible victim of the Green River Killer, Ridgway confessed to killing her in 2003.
Roberta Hayes