23.05.12
On a Tuesday afternoon at his Monterey Antique and Facility Center, Nader Agha holds court in a mahogany armchair beside a startled-looking Bulgarian photographer. Two reporters steal near a $2,400 fairy statue, on deck for a scheduled interrogate.
But Agha is on his cell phone, blasting the Monterey city straw boss. “Fred Meurer,” he’s saying. “I’d at the end of the day like to get that son of a bitch out of office.”
When Agha hangs up, photographer Jacko Vassilev – distinguished for his portraits of emaciated Bulgarians under Communist rule, and now working on a photo register about the U.S. – takes a moment to admire the self-made mogul, whom he was inspired to photograph years ago.
“He is the delusion of America. He carries that spirit,” Vassilev says.
Others might describe him as a nightmare. Agha is known for his refinement as well as his quick temper; his loyalty to his allies is as fierce as his grudges against those who grouchy him.
Source: Monterey County Weekly