12/21/07

Man On Bike. He pulled up next to me and asked if I was the flower guy. I am! I got excited cause he knew me. I was going to mail today's flower and I told him I did not have a flower for him, but then I was so excited that he remembered me, I changed my mind and gave him the flower anyway. I had given him another flower at the very same corner. He thanked me.

12/6/07

Woman On Her Bike Waiting For Red Light To Turn Green. I said, "It's cold." She said, "It's crisp." She inflected both words leaving me to think she did not really think it was that cold. I gave her the flower and she thanked me. I do not think she had a convenient place to put it, but rode off before I saw what she did with it.

11/29/07

Woman Walking Down Hilliard Street. She said, "Don't try to sell me anything." She took the flower and said, "Give me a cigarette honey." She read the date and thanked me. I rode away and a man a few yards down asked if I was giving away five dollars a day. I said, "No, a flower a day." He thought $5 would be pretty nice. His friend said, "Look what I have!" and pulled a small bottle of Seagram's Gin out of a bag. I was confused and I said, "What's that?" He said, "Liquor! I have twelve of them! Three dollars each." I told him I did not have any money. He said, "Well, go to the tilly and get some money and come back. I'll be here." I was tempted, but I didn't.

I thought it was interesting that he told me to go to the "tilly". When I was a kid, one of the first ATM's was called Tilly. My mother used to say, "I need to bang Tilly" when she needed some money. I wonder if he was calling the ATM "Tilly", if he was referring to the bank in general or to something else.

11/15/07

Man Riding His Bike To Work. He said, "This wind is brutal." It was. I gave him the flower and he said, "Wow!" Then he asked, "May I asked what it is for?" I explained and he said, "cool".

9/11/07

Man In White Shirt And Tie Parking His Good Looking Bike. He said thanks and raised his eyebrows.

7/20/07

Man Crossing the Street in Little Five Points. I was on my bike. He looked at it and said, "Thank you".