The flyer didn’t have an immediate effect. But, nonetheless, there was an eventual downfall. Perhaps the proprietor of Wild Thing Imports made some sort of miscalculation in dealing with his clientele, or something happened to cause bad feelings.         At any rate, someone shot a bullet through the front window of the store. The damaged window wasn’t fixed, which was indicative of cash-flow problems. Eventually the store was closed by Officer John Dagy of IPD. At that time I was conversing occasionally with Officer Dagy and he told me about the store’s closing.         (I believe Officer Dagy is still with IPD.)
							Today, the former Wild Thing Imports building has been razed; the site is a vacant lot; and Indianapolis is better off as a result. The above photo shows it in its glory days.       While that particular situation was resolved to my satisfaction, the problem of my being enlisted in things I didn’t like lingered on.        Here’s how I feel about it: while I don’t mind being made fun of occasionally I don’t like being treated like a complete joke or village idiot. And, when I am treated that way, events have shown that it’s likely that I won’t be the only one to suffer.          As an illustration, Marsh Supermarkets made two or three TV commercials, circa 1996 making fun. of me. The ads were in the vein of WKRP in Cincinnati or Doctor Detroit. One of the Marsh commercials (Village Pantry, actually) was about Albert Einstein going to work in a convenience store. At the time the state government was trying to make me go to work in that sort of job. Another Marsh ad made fun of space colonization. Continue
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