People I've met in Toronto - Stan

The venue is Baby Huey's on Ossington in Toronto, the joint i'd djed at the night before. Sitting on the couch, a cherubly(?) asian man busted all up my conversation with my new mexican friend to answer the question we were posing: what was the main song from Trainspotting?

"Born Slippery"

His name was Stan, and he was sitting with his friends called Louie who looked like he should be a standover man in some C grade action film. Stan, approx. 35yrs, had a walking stick because he'd been in a car accident and hadn't worked since.

I told him about when i was a car salesman many years ago, i reversed a brand new Mitsubishi Magna through the wall of my manager's office. I told him how i got a round of applause from all the other salesmen in the office. He thought that was funny.

Stan's lived in Toronto for 17 years.

I knew Stan for 9 minutes.

He limped away but seemed pleased with our interaction.

Stan: 3.5 stars