Niles East Grad Tells an Unlikely Story
A semi-autobiographical account of how a struggling street entertainer from became an unlikely player in bringing the NBA's Nets to Brooklyn, NY. The story is written by Skokie native Stephen Witt.
The Street Singer – a semi-autobiographical account of how a struggling street entertainer became an unlikely player in bringing the Brooklyn Nets to the Barclay’s Arena – was written by Skokie native Stephen Witt. Witt attended Lincoln Jr. High and later Niles East High School. The Street Singer follows subway musician Jason Spirit as he stumbles into contact with Thaddeus Hoover, a high-powered developer with a plan to build a huge arena in Brooklyn and also bring in the first major professional sports team since the Brooklyn Dodgers. Spirit ends up pitting the key players and opponents against each other as he plots to get a song he’s written to a famous rapper who’s heavily involved in the development of the project. Sound kind of …
stephen witt
7:21 pm on Thursday, November 29, 2012
To Oliver. You are quite the literary detective. I can't believe you figured out the street singer's relationship to Rudy Vallee! more ›