Last night, Fox 7’s “News Edge” led with the capture of a man suspected in a string of serial jerkin’ episodes in changing rooms up and down South Congress. His last “session” occurred nowhere else but shit-hot scenester retailer FactoryPeople, leading to his arrest.
According to the Bleedin’ Edge, the Jerker wasn’t simply content with the act itself (although the rhythmic thump of German microhouse, no doubt bleating out over the Peep’s speakers, likely helped), but dude actually had to get completely naked in in the changing room. (Ironically, during South by Southwest, this type of thing was smiled upon in a Last Night’s Party type of way. But only the drunk, white, pretty people are allowed to expose themselves in FactoryPeople.)
Honestly, doesn’t this sound like something only these guys could come up with?
UPDATE: The entire report is online now for your viewing pleasure. Among the interviewees is none other than FactoryPeople co-owner Le Popov, recently profiled in a hard-hitting Statesman profile on – no shit – hipster parents, or “grupsters” (we’re as lost as you):
“Sure, their five children have met Green Day, and they chat with the (sic?) Peaches’ DJ whenever she’s spinning in the shop, but for the most part, the couple try and insulate them from the rock ‘n’ roll culture they coveted as younger adults. (Le is 40, and Thomas is ’36 or 43, depending on who’s asking.’)”
This article appears in March 16 • 2007.