September 1988 Mary Ellen Mark     I will never forget the first
time we saw our kids by the graffiti wall between First and
Second on Pike Street. We had driven past that wall many times
before and it was always empty. That particular day we drove by
around 4:30 in the afternoon and the wall was transformed into a
meet­ing place for kids. This is where we began our story on
Seattle's street children.    I think that there were two
important factors that helped convince the kids that we were
o.k. The first was my getting a jay-walking ticket and having an
argument with the policeman who gave it to me. The kids gathered
around and watched the dispute. They were impressed that I stood
up to a cop. The second factor that brought us closer to the
kids was Lulu's accepting us.   Lulu was constantly defending
the kids she felt had been done wrong. As a result she often
fought with men and women much bigger or stronger than herself.
She always gave them a good fight and most of the time she won,
but as a result of h