If you've been in San Francisco for a while, you probably recognize him by sight. He's the one holding the sign that used to say "Impeach Harding!" and then something about the "12 Galaxies". I think the "Impeach Harding" part is gone, but the "12 Galaxies" part is still around. His name is Frank Chu and there is a movie about him.
Posted by ahyatt at January 28, 2003 01:32 PMIf your interested my film about Frank Chu is posted on
http://www.studentfilms.com
in documentary
Posted by: Marcus Ronaldi on March 12, 2003 04:36 PMi'm a local television cameraperson and i don't know how long i've been encountering frank but it's years.. camera's and t v trucks are magnets for frank.. i can be at union square for five minutes and mysteriously frank appears and then next i'm at city hall and so is frank.... hall of justice... frank... fisherman's wharf... frank... or is it... are there many franks???? he knows all the reporters and camera people in town... we all buy him lunch and give him rides to bart or oakland after a long day of protest.... fine gentleman
Posted by: ron carter on April 10, 2003 12:02 AMIt makes his day when he sees the news trucks. I ran into him before the Springsteen show. I was able to get a ticket for five dollars which I gave to Frank. Afterwards he told me which news trucks he has spoken to. It means a lot to him.
Posted by: Marcus Ronaldi on August 25, 2003 02:28 PMSFHerald night at Zebulon will be screening Marcus Ronaldi's short film, "Who is Frank Chu?" at 8:00 PM July 13, 2004
83 Natoma St
San Francisco, CA 94105
Cross Street: 2nd Street
Phone: (415) 975-5705
Thanks for the info, Marcus.
Posted by: Andrew Hyatt on July 8, 2004 04:56 AMWell I have not seen frank around lately or have i seen the documentry but I think people should not turn a blind eye to his condition so easily.
not to sound as paranoid as he does but a guy like him could be very easy to manipulate.
I mean what if he became friends with a Al Quaida member?
or what If some drunk jerk decided to call him out on his beliefs or succeded in making frank angry?
My gut instinct is that frank is a morally upright guy based on what I have heard here and else where but instincts can be wrong.
Posted by: joebob on October 7, 2004 11:50 PMMarcus Ronaldi
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February 05, 2005 - 02:33 PM
More on the Frank Chu Pub Crawl
The Frank Chu Pub Crawl and March will be on Saturday February 12th at 12 Noon.
We will meet at the Powell Street Cable Car Turnaround.
We will be identified by the group with the Frank Chu signs.
The path will be up Powell to a bar in Union Square (the choice will be based on the size of the group)
Then we will go to Union Square to hear some speeches.
We will turn at Sutter and then go up Grant and then through Northbeach and end up at Fisherman's Wharf and maybe have some regular beers on Pier 39.
It will all be worth it if some perplexed tourist in Fisherman's Wharf goes back and tells that people in San Francisco are protesting some elaborate Intergalactic conspiracy.
Bring either a sign (make your own or buy one from Frank) or a camera
RSVP for those on Tribe
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RSVP for those not on Tribe
Frankchumarch1.notlong.com