Random Street Scenes II

The guy selling t-shirts at 18th and Market.

I don't know that this will translate well into print because so much relies on the inflection and tone, but I think you'll get the general idea.

"T-SHIRTS!!!! WE HAVE T-SHIRTS!!!!"

"WE HAVE DALLAS SUCKS!"

"WE HAVE FLYERS' JERSEYS!"

*noticeable pause*



"AND THE EAGLES ARE PLAYING LIKE SHEEEEEYIT!"

"Pass me. another beer."


Sure enough, he has a t-shirt hanging up that reads:

The Eagles are playing like shit. Pass me another beer.


Never have I heard such a heartfelt and emotional reading of a t-shirt. There's a man who missed his calling. I can only imagine what he'd do with Macbeth.

I posted this little snippet of Philly life on the MySpace group I belong to, and one of the responses was:

"On Preston & Steve the other morning they were talking about some guy on Delaware Ave who sells flowers. He has a sign that says "Buy The Bitch A Bunch." If I were ever down on Del. Ave. I would buy flowers from him too. That's classic."

Oh, Philly. Gotta love this town.