First of all, I just saw how the poster/flyer looks in a post and I must reassure you that the ones I put out did NOT look like that jumbled mess!!
Second, people here drive like complete maniacs. (sorry, that was a bit OT, but I'm still frazzled).
I put the posters (and in some places just in flyer form) starting in Surfside. I put them on the sides and backs of buildings where the homeless trails are. There's one on the defunct Taco Bell next to the Jiffy Lube close to where I spotted Johnny, too. I also went up by the flea market and put some up on buildings near there. Then I went to the Burgess Community which is in Socastee Township. Burgess used to be mainly a black community, but is now filled with new housing developments, schools, etc. Some of the original families are still there. I talked with the very nice man who owns the little store and laundromat there. He's seen the story about Johnny on the news. He said I could put up as many posters as I needed to. I asked him to please pass the word on through the community and he said he would.
Next, I headed over to the Office Depot to get more flyers made. A customer over-heard me talking about Johnny and she said the posters really work because she found someone's dog from a flyer. I thanked her for her most encouraging story lol.
I headed over to the main part of Socastee and taped some up near where there are some rough areas. I tried to make them visible in areas where I've seen people hang out. Most of the time I hung BOTH of the flyers--- Johnny's and the police one.
I did concentrate as much on stores as I did buildings themselves, light poles, and other places where people congragate. Some of the store people were not all that receptive to hanging a neon poster in thier window, but his picture and story are out there.
I tried to pick some places where there are short cuts to stores from the woods. Lots of those folks walk, so I figured they would be seen there, too.
I don't know why I am obsessed with Georgetown, but I am. I want to go back there and hopefully this time someone will be at a few of the churches, so I can talk to them. There's a larger population of African-Americans there than in the Surfside to Pawleys Island section. I feel that someone there could've taken him under their wing and there are more black churches there, too.
If anyone else from Horry County would like to concentrate more on the Myrtle Beach or Conway areas, that would be great because I am more familiar withe south end to Georgetown. Plus, my driving skills leave much to be desired and I don't like the Myrtle Beach traffic (and it doesn't like me).
So, all in all it was good day. I have more NEON poster board and lots of flyers (both kinds) so I'm ready to do a few more places tomorrow. I plan to keep heading south, little by little, and then spend a good part of one day in Georgetown.
I haven't read any posts since I left, but I'm hoping we got some kind of information from Julie today via Nonni Brenda.
You know you've spent way too much time on a case when you're driving around singing "Me and Johnny Brown" and slamming on the brakes whenever you see someone who even faintly resembles him. One brakeslam incident turned out to be a real bust (no pun intended) when I got a good look and it was a WOMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
