for those about to rock

"HERE WE GOOOOOO!!"

there's a nice old guy who works as the bostonNow hawker mornings at the porter square stop.

you can tell he upholds an old school work ethic; i.e., a job. no matter how big or small, is a thing to be valued, and deserving of one's best efforts.

he operates with the rapid-fire style of salesmanship of an olde tyme newsboy, belting out, but not quite hollering, his pitches in the general direction of every commuter as each enters the station.

he projects with gusto. it's as though he's offering up free cups of crucial coffee, not these cheapo rags that'll be used later to soak up spills on the seats of the trains.

he has a catch phrase: "here we go!"

it's even better when you consider that he tailors it to be context-specific at times:

- the day after the patriots lost the superbowl: "alright, spring training's starting up soon, here we go!"

- on a rainy day: "bostonNow! nice and dry! here we goooo!"

- to me as i bolted through the porter T entrance late to work and aimed myself at the escalator: "alright, on the run, here we go!!!" (holding out a paper to me like he was passing off a baton in a relay race)

he's kind of awesome.

posted by jomilkman @ 8:14 AM