Robert Goulet

Sorry for the long-delay in posting and the lack of an actual taken photo on this one, but I literally just walked by a dead-ringer for Robert Goulet on Washington St. in the DTX near Borders...apparently back from the dead and living it up in the DTX!

Good Thing It Feels Like Summer Still

...or else, yeah, this guy would be a little chilly once he hits the corner of Summer & Washington St.

DTX, perfect place to wear a kilt...I guess...

Gymbo Jimbo

Look at this fancy guys' outfit in P.O. Square...I wonder what gym he came from wearing all black, with that hat and sandles...

Canada comes to DTX

Nice canadian tuxedo, buddy. Perfect outfit for the DTX.

Also, it was 81 degrees at this point in time.

listerine

even the homeless care about their oral hygiene...

Fill 'er Up, DTX Style

I walked by this on Arch St. right where the Post Office mail trucks load and unload but this is...umm...a different kind of unload.

Clearly used, extremely gross...someone certainly showed DTX how much they love it...

DTX is My Cross To Bear

Jesus' cross, as seen outside the CVS on Milk St. near P.O. Square while on a slightly failed ice cream run last Friday. The duct tape holding the middle is certainly very sturdy. As sturdy as Father Laval holding up the pillars of the Catholic faith.

Only in DTX...

Spaceman to Crackheads

Ah, the famous Army/Navy shop of Washington St. within the lovely (and highly appropriate) confines of the DTX. I'm sure you've passed by this shop filled with lots of goods that will help you in the wasteland we call our daytime home; gas masks (avoid the street meat/T folk smells), Che t-shirts (who doesn't need a DTX revolution?) and now as show below outside the front door, a super-reflecto spaceman suit.


Whether this is a historic piece of clothing saved from the 70's nightclubs that used to line the Combat Zone or just out there to scare the poor souls flying high as a kite on meth or 8-balls we'll never know. Amazingly, this thing sits here and no crazy Silver Line rider has decided to destroy it - although we can also only imagine how many times the suit has been penetrated or otherwise abused.

Just make sure you don't touch it...only in the DTX.

College Fund Band or Child Labor?

So this reaches a wee bit outside the realm of the DTX and into the tourist trap of Fanuiel Hall where some of us DTXers must escape to in hopes of removing oneself from the ills of the daily grind.

While making a impromptu trip to the famous Chipyard this sunny, perfect afternoon, I could hear the sound of a little live Michael Jackson being played...what I managed to stumble upon is shown below...


That is right....the "College Fund Band". A mother and her two boys who are clearly underage, playing for tips assumingly to either really pay for college or a massive crystal meth habit. Unfortunately I was unable to capture the (ironic) halloween pumpkin they were collecting tips in.

After watching in amazement at this child labor in action for a few moments I quickly dropped $1 into the pumpkin and wandered off to the sounds of Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours" while a gaggle of 12 year old girls oogled the older child and lead singer belting his heart out.

Social Ills and Pigeons Part Deux

In separate incidents, Kim and I witnessed the demise of a pigeon in an egregious act of bird on bird on bird violence.

First, I saw a pigeon get run over by a Duck Boat full of tourists. The dirty little birdie ping ponged underneath the Duck Boat and then under a parked car looking a little mangled and very startled.

So I made my way to Boloco where I run into Kim. I tell her what happened and she proceeds to tell me that she saw a sea gull flying away with the mangled pigeon in its mouth, and a little boy yelling “LOOK NANA! A BIRDIE!” Yea kid, a dirty DTX bird with the stank of death. Can’t wait til you are telling your therapist about it.

Only in DTX.

Social Ills and Pigeons

This story comes from my esteemed colleage Linsday Leal. This pigeon thinks it "owns" this corner next to the CVS of Dreams or Heaven. I cant recall. In any event, Lindsay witnessed a mother leave her child in a stroller next to this death monger as she spoke on her cell phone. Said child freed itself from stroller and proceeded to eat loose potato chips that had spilled next to the "corner pigeon". The moral of this story? Moms, watch YO babies - they may be injesting evil pigeon excrement in the DTX!!

Looking Dapper in DTX.

Urban dictionary defines Timbs as the "dress code for the streets". They are the obvious shoe choice to add some personal flare to business attire. If you work in Downtown Crossing that is...

Old Fashioned Revival

If anywhere needs one, it's here.

SPAAAAAAAAAAARE CHANGE

Compliments of MR Barney

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOULTcAKnRE

RED COAT!

As seen yesterday, not the usual (and expected) Colonial American costume but a true to life British Red Coat buying children's books in front of Borders.

Sketchy...and only in DTX.

From my friend Lee Ann, who doesnt even know about this blog

Digitas Elevator

I just took an elevator ride from 20 down to grab lunch somewhere and a large woman also from 20 got on wearing a flowing satin Elvis shirt. No photo but no joke...so classy.

Roo will save your smashed-in face.

He's got a fever, and the only prescription is rippin butts!

I don't have photographic evidence, but I just saw a man inside CVS, smoking a cigarette in front of the pharmacy counter. No one seemed concerned. Only in DTX.

Vintage DTX & other ramblings

This is fantastic! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmNpbcGEu_s

Coast to coast like buttered toast. Where did this guy go? Thats a pretty intense rhyme. It reminds me of that McDonald's song from when I was too young to booze. Hmm how did that go? OH yes, I remember. Click here to go back...way back... to 1989;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvhDw5bQbd8

The real reason for all the discounts in DTX

Style, class, fake teeth, pelvic thrusts and HARD-CORE love. He's not intimidated by NOBODY! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtXZhin4Uww

Playas get lonely

Make sure your pimp hand is STRONG Playas! PS, loving the "ding" of the T as it passes. Classic. These fellas dont skip a beat. Daps and peace signs. Now, if only Kevin Federline were there, doing the "Popozow" dance...Its the stuff that dreams are made from.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOOHocWsCU4

This happened too, and this crazy coot appears to work at Digitas!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2Zpa47lEW8

Fixtures of the DTX

The page was looking a wee bit sad and lonely so I decided to give it a little flair to make up for my neglect.

Just a few fixtures of our beloved DTX, where we work to be, and I quote, "closer to the people"

There are a few really obvious fixtures. I could not find a pic of the benjamin franklin guy or the city year weirdos. BUT I did find this treasure trove of wonder...I do fully intend on going here one of these days soon:

http://www.mywigworld.com/

In case you were wondering

Well, there are some pretty CAPTIVATING demographics on the interwebs for DTX: http://www.city-data.com/neighborhood/Downtown-Crossing-Boston-MA.html

Apparently:

• The majority of residents (wait, people live there?) are about 19. Hmm..hookers living in dumpsters?
• 25% of men and 20% of women over 15 have never been married, which leaves to believe.... 75%-80% of people under 15 are either married or divorced. Hey, you live fast and hard in the DTX
• 9% of males employed in DTX are managers, but that DOES not include farmers, to be clear
• 16% of females are in 'service' occupations...see bullet one

This definitely happened in DTX, and I have Proof!

This is making my dream come true, oooh ooh, oooh oooh oooh ooooh! We're not OUT OF TOUCH, OUT OF TOUCH!

Who is using sulfuric acid at Macy's???

Jose Cuervooooooooo!

This morning on the platform at downtown crossing when I got off the train I all of a sudden noticed this very drunk guy holding a 90% empty bottle of tequila in his hands. He took a swing at a guy about 3 feet in front of me and missed to the point the guy didn’t even really notice this drunk guy took a swing at him. I quickly ducked by the drunk guy (float like a butterfly!) and turned to watch this play out. He just walked up to some random guy and clocked him square in the face – total sucker punch! The guy looked like a hero though (not to mention totally confused)– while he gave the drunk guy a huge shove, the drunk guy went flying and hit the ground hard. He was way too drunk to get up off the ground. Two old ladies went running to notify the T people – T guy didn’t even react, just shook his head… and yes, this happened at 8am on a Friday at downtown crossing!

fortunately, despite not being able to get back up, the drunk guy never let go of his bottle of tequila

Oh Horse Poop!

Amber and I snuck out to grab lunch at Boloco. We were walking back, smoothies in hand, when what do we see but a man on all fours digging through a pile of horse poop with his bare hands.

I couldn't help but wonder why there is no place for people to share their strange, shocking and horrifying tales of the events that could only happen in Downtown Crossing. Well here it is...