The Ali Files

"Hey Chicago, you won’t believe what happened!" Ali called McGowan "Chicago" and together they hit the town, and the road, with adventures and stories that will leave you laughing and crying. Incongruity was an essential Ali feature. His behavior often got him in trouble with people, but at the same time his zest for life was so infectious that folks wanted to know him. Ali was a painter, but more to the point, Ali was an artist with his life. Ali Akbar created himself as Knoxville’s walking, jive-talking, dancing Pan, the eternal spirit of art, music, and life.