DUKE DREAMER

While having lunch this past saturday afternoon at BQM Diner near Queen and Spadina, I noticed a crowd beginning to gather outside. I finished my burger and stepped outside to see what the big deal was. Sure enough with his pirate like attire and headset microphone, Australia's own one man circus who calls himself "Duke Dreamer" was seeking audience assistance in preparation for the show to come.



After some lasso tricks, warm up juggling, and suspenseful banter with the growing crowd, he had 4 lucky volunteers secure a pole for which the purpose remained a mystery. He then explained that he was going to climb to the top of the pole which is impressive in itself. Once shimmying his way up to his precarious perch he asked the crowd if they'd ever seen a pot head midget juggling on a cloud. It was only a short moment of confusion until the ingenuity came alive right before everyones eyes and there it was, a pot head midget not only juggling but with knives on a cloud.



He then proceeded to slice an apple in mid juggle, exclaimed "special delivery!" and sent it down the line to one of his volunteers. In fact, I'm just going to let my photos and this youtube video do the rest of the talking. This is some wacky talent you don't come across everyday!

Beaconsfield Bill

Nothing is better than a little laughter anytime, anywhere whether it's another youtube video or at 2am outside the bar in this case. Meet Bill, on a daily basis he can be found around the north west corner of Queen and Beaconsfield outside of The Beaconsfield bar. Unfortunately I didn't have much time for an after party but It didn't take long to realize that his positive attitude, great sense of humour, and big smile shouldn't go unnoticed any longer. Next time you're in the area keep an eye out for Bill and maybe you'll be lucky enough to hear a joke or two. Let's all make our pockets lighter and fill that blue cup with some shiny or crisp ones!

TTC Hero

The acronym TTC not only stands for the obvious in this case but also for Toronto Trash Collection. That's is exactly what this Tunnel dwelling philanthropist is doing as he hustles and bustles from car to car on the subway cleaning up after those who apparently don't comprehend use of the TTC's newly designed garbage receptacles.



Pretty complicated, huh?

While taking the subway over the weekend I witness this lone ranger of litter hard at work despite the fact that it was around midnight on a Friday. He caught me by surprise when he sped past me on the train dragging behind him a large bag bursting at the seams with the garbage produced by Toronto's increasing population of careless slobs. The most baffling part of this story is that when passengers on the train including myself tried to offer him a dollar or two for his hard work, he declined yet expressed an overwhelmed level of thanks. The fact of the matter is, this is an outstanding act of going above and beyond keeping our city clean. Keep an eye out for this TTC hero!