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Hipster In Purple Truck Is Headed For Your Mom's House

Hamilton Nolan · 03/19/08 05:13PM

Angel Hess, the partially homeless Williamsburg dude/ artist who lives in an old purple truck charitably called "Purple 53," otherwise known as "that raggedy purple truck in the polluted lot across from the Turkey's Nest," wants to come visit your family! "Does anyone have friends or family in Alabama or Louisiana? I'm looking for some people to visit in Alabama or Louisiana," he writes today on Williamsboard.com. Williamsboard responds: "Get a job you fucking hippie," and then it gets worse from there. Well to be fair, Angel even hit Gawker up for money once! So maybe not the most gracious houseguest for your aunt in Birmingham. Decide for yourself; here's an inside and out look at his stylistic home on wheels: