Poetic Obituaries: But before earning that degree,

in the early 1970s, Mr. [Nick] Gallo and his wife [Laurie Brown] were hippies, she said.

Brown said the couple worked from June until October in Eastern Oregon and Eastern Washington, picking fruit. On good days, she said, they earned $100 together.

They lived on their savings the rest of the year, with Mr. Gallo writing poetry and Brown doing art projects.

from The Seattle Times: Nick Gallo, curious and fastidious freelance writer, dies at 57

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