Welcome to the Reader‘s morning briefing for Wednesday, March 1, 2017.
“Gary from Chicago” was released from prison just two days before the Oscars
Gary Alan Coe, also known as “Gary from Chicago,” became an online sensation after appearing at the Oscars. Fifty-nine-year-old Coe, who was plucked from Hollywood Boulevard and given a free bus tour that took him to the awards ceremony, was in prison in California for more than 20 years and was released just last Friday. He found religion and his fiancée, Vickie Vines, while in prison. [DNAinfo Chicago]
