I Am Citizen Abels

As a famous Nobel Prize-winning civil rights prosecutor once wrote, sometimes it feels like you’re playing in the ghetto and it ain’t much fun, and the fun you have becomes work even though it’s world-class art. That’s because at many turns, and in many subway depots, the man wants to come stop you from telling the world what’s right and what’s wrong, and he’ll come knocking down the door with machine guns and German shepherds to make sure you understand. On this episode of “I Am Citizen Abels,” entitled, “Pink Molotovs," recorded October 12, 2016, The Citizen interviews graffiti pioneer and internationally renowned artist, Lady Pink, from an undisclosed location away from the center of town. Lady Pink keeps The Citizen on his toes and back on his heels – a hard act for a woman – by teaching the prodigal genius that art for a dollar ain’t art for art’s sake. And while Lady Pink eventually volunteers to sit on The Citizen’s therapy couch to discuss the loss of fun in her life, he realizes soon that no copay is