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Crab Attack By Michael Stabile Name: Greg Keller Age: 24 Sign: Cancer Point of Origin: Brooklyn, NY Name: T'chaka Sikelianos Age: 24 Sign: Cancer Point of Origin: Austin, TX Michael: What is the nature of your stay in San Francisco? Greg Keller: I am going to be attending the American Conservatory Theatre advanced training program to get a master's in acting. T'chaka Sikelianos: I'd never been further west than Austin, Texas. I figured San Francisco was about as far west as you can get. M: Where will you be staying? GK: That is unknown at the present. We're looking for housing all over. TS : Really anywhere, except the Tenderloin. GK: And not South San Francisco. Right now, we're just staying with friends of ours. M: How long do you plan to stay in San Francisco? TS: One to three ... to five years. GK: If I enjoy school and think it worthwhile--it's a three-year program--it'd probably be a three-year stay, but it's possible that I would leave before ... or after. M: Is San Francisco your final destination? GK : No, we're using it [laughs]--we're trying to milk it for all it's worth for the next three years. TS: I kind of thought it was a nice, uh, combination between Austin and New York City. What's the word I'm looking for? GK: Compromise? TS: Compromise. Thank you. M: Have you brought anything with you? TS : Clothes, one of those foldable butterfly chairs, a guitar, a rug ... GK:  ... a phone, some textbooks. TS: A big heavy jacket made out of leather and suede which I think may be too heavy [for San Francisco]. And a book. I'm trying to read the Bible [laughs]. GK : We stopped through Las Vegas on the way. We definitely needed some spiritual healing after that. M: Do you have anything to declare? GK: Only my genius! [laughs] Stole that one from Wilde. TS : I don't know. Should we declare the city of San Francisco ours? GK: I declare! TS: I declare all San Franciscans will have crabs by the time I leave. GK: I declare I'm being pinched right now. Ow! Ow! Ohhh! [ San Francisco | MetroActive Central | Archives ]