I've never seen nothing like this before.

Look ! On the windows ?

You aint see nothing on the windows but people.

Walking by. Not on video !

I Told you I stand out here for a long time watching this crazy stuff

[Laughing]

Wow !!! Alright !

My name is Otis Johnson.

I went to prison at the age of 25 years old

and when I came out I was 69 years old.

I went to prison - or jail

for the crime of attempted murder on a police officer.

Assault on a police officer

Prison affected me a lot.

My re-entry was

was a little bit hard at first

because things have changed.

I got off Times Square

and I was looking at the atmosphere.

The new things that was happening

And I seen that everybody

or majority of people were

talking to themselves.

Then I look closely and they seem

to have things in there ears.

I don't know with those things?

With the phone thing?

I phones they called them

or something like that?

I thought to my mind

"What everybody became CIA

or agents and stuff like that ?"

Because that's the only thing

I can think of !

somebody walking around

with wires in the ears

That's what they had when I was out

during the 60s and the 70s.

And then some people are not even

looking where they're going !

So I'm trying to figure out

how people do that.

Control themselves to walk

and talk on their phone without

even looking where they're going.

That was amazing to me.

[music]So what's the next move

Where do I go

Where do I stay

Where do I work

Where do I rest

Where do I play

It feels as though I've been up in this gridlock for days

Still I'm hoping that this shit stops, but hey [music]

I remember this when I first got out.

I was gonna make a call.

Then I've seen the 1$ thing.

It was what 25 cents when I was out?

[laughs]

I found out

when I got on the street

they don't use these.

Like I said I'm used to

being by myself

But majority of the time

I like the buses because

you see diferent things and

you also communicate with

less people.

You know bumping into people

when you're riding the train and stuff

because that thing's packed.

But the bus is not really that packed.

Even if it is packed

you know you still have

room enough to

You know maybe talk to somebody

or listen to what's happening

with other families on the bus.

[music] Already 20 years old, now that can't be right

Why do I feel like I've already lived half my life [music]

Being in society is a good feeling.

A very good feeling you know?

Other than being inside the prison.

You only can go

outside at certain times.

So I like being in the sun

and also observing people.

It's nice.

It's nice to be free.

I think in 1998 or something like that

I lost contact with my family.

Coming out of prison

I was mainly alone.

Like I said I had no birth certificate.

Nothing like that.

I had no family.

No girlfriend.

No sisters. No brothers.

No people that I could communicate

that I had years ago.

Bothers me a lot because I really

you know

I really miss my family you know.

I remember I had two nieces

and they were twins.

Everytime I'd come over they'run.

They'd run to me and one of them

used to get behind me and hide.

And the other one would be looking for the other twin

And so sometimes I'd just

you know just moved to the side so the twin can see the other twin.

And she'd say "you crossed me!"

So I remember that still.

I used to love children.

and that's one of the

good memories I have.

I eat different things now.

Because I'm looking at all this

crazy stuff they got.

So I try it out.

You know once in a while.

The funny dinners.

Different colored drinks.

What do you call that ?

The gator stuff.

Pink. Blue.

All these different colors so

I started thinking that

once in a while.

Just because it looks funny.

There's so many things that you can eat !

So it's a hard choice to pick out

really the food that you want.

For instance the peanut butter.

It had jelly in it

And I ain't never seen nothing

like that before

Definitely wasn't in the

prison system you know.

So peanut butter and jelly

in the same place in a jar ?

That that was strange.

Still here!

1960's skippy still around.

When I don't have nothing to do

maybe a six o'clock at night

you know I might

Since it's nice out

I go out in the park.

You know I might just meditate

You know you gotta

let things go because

hold on to anger will only

stagnate

your growth and development.

You know a lot of people

say society owed me

because I did all this time.

Even though I did the crime.

I don't think like that.

I don't feel that

society owes me anything.

Everything happens for

a reason I believe

So I let that go

and deal with the future

instead of dealing with the past.

I try not to go backward

I try to go forward.

That's how I survive in society.