Interview jitters?
One day while waiting to board the 16 eastbound on Nicollet and 4th, I noticed the guy waiting next to me looked awfully nervous. He kept shifting his weight from one foot to the other, and appeared to be concentrating hard. Occasionally he would clip open a briefcase, shuffle the papers inside as if to be sure he hadn’t forgotten anything important, and then clip it closed again. After watching for several minutes, I had the distinct impression he was on his way to a job interview.
Trouble is, this guy was wearing a bright purple suit complete with matching purple snake skin cowboy boots. I have to admit it was a rather dapper ensemble, and it did certainly scream something, but perhaps not, “hire me, I’m reliable!”
Good luck, buddy!
Sep 10th, 2007 at 8:44 pm
This sounds a lot like “loud suit man” people were talking about a while back, (rt 17, I think) But, nice to hear he’s still out there
Dec 17th, 2007 at 6:06 am
Yeah, that’s definitely got to be the local character people call “suit man”, or “The Great Gatsby” or variations thereof. He almost always wears brightly-colored suits with matching shoes, and carries a briefcase. He’s been part of Minneapolis urban sidewalk life for years and years, just like artist Scott Seekins (white suit man), and the homeless guy with the stick who makes you sign his clothing and blankets.
Feb 26th, 2008 at 11:27 pm
You’re half right…Scott Seekins IS “white suit man” during the warm months, but in winter his ensemble changes and he becomes “BLACK suit man”. Very nice guy too, but shy.