TONY
“Sometimes I wonder what I’m doing out here when it’s raining like this. Then I remember that I won’t get a bed tonight unless I get myself another six bucks.”
Archive for May, 2009
For a few dollars more
May 29, 2009Reflected glory
May 27, 2009TONY
“One of my regulars told me there was an article on the Internet about that poster of me. I think she said it was on a site called ‘toronto-ist’ or ‘toronto-est’ or something like that.”
PHILIP
“OK, I’ll take a look for it” … torontoist.com/2009/05/homecoming.php [See Tony approximately a 1/4 way down the page.]
In and out
May 26, 2009PHILIP
“How are doing?”
TONY
“My stomach’s been bad again. Couldn’t eat hardly anything the last two days.”
PHILIP
“What are you eating?”
TONY
“Nothing particular.”
PHILIP
“No wonder you’re looking so skin and bones. You gotta do something about that.”
TONY
“Don’t I know it.”
No worries
May 25, 2009TONY
“Someone told me that there’s been no new stuff up on the blog for a while.”
PHILIP
“Guilty as charged. I’ll get back on it this week, I promise.”
TONY
“Well, don’t worry about it — it’s not like I’m perfect either, if you know what I mean.”
Tony is up against the wall
May 10, 2009TONY
“Did I tell you about the photographer came around a couple of weeks ago to take some pictures of me?”
PHILIP
“I don’t really remember.”
TONY
“Well just take a look at the wall of the old Royal Bank bank right at the corner at Fermanagh and Ronces. Tell me what you think, you’ll see what I mean.”
Baby borne
May 7, 2009TONY
“Did you write up the congratulations we talked about for Rocco?”
PHILIP
“Just posted it.”
TONY
“Good, I didn’t want Rocco to think I’d forgotten about their new baby.”
Congratulations
May 7, 2009Congratulations on the birth of a lovely 6 lb. 6 oz. baby boy to Rocco and his family at The Silver Spoon restaurant.
Tony
The long now
May 4, 2009TONY
“Man, I could use a cigarette right now.”
PHILIP
“What’s up?”
TONY
“I’m just needing a cigarette right now, if you know what I mean.”