AndreaPalladio
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Yes, that's her. Though I usually see her in a brown raincoat. I once watched her try to light a cigarette, which was accomplished after no small effort.
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Yes, that's her. Though I usually see her in a brown raincoat. I once watched her try to light a cigarette, which was accomplished after no small effort.
dt_toronto_geek
Superstar
No, I don't think so. The "shakey lady" used to plant herself in a location. The slim, witch-ey looking woman in black can still be found wandering around shaking her arm in the air. The second lady has a mental health issue of some sort. Very sad.
AndreaPalladio
Senior Member
She shakes, she's a lady, raincoat and all. She's the Shakey Lady to me.
RJR123
Active Member
When I think of the Shaky Lady I think of the woman that used to be on the northwest corner of Bay and Bloor. She sat on the sidewalk, looked ill, and shook uncontrollably. She had a cardboard sign claiming that she would pray for you, and looked like she was transplanted from the streets of Albania. She was exposed as a complete fraud by the Toronto Sun, and even featured on their front page. I have never seen her since.
ganjavih
Senior Member
We're talking about different people here. The Bay and Bloor fraud and the shakey witchy raincoat lady are different people.
RJR123
Active Member
Yes, I realize that. I know exactly who both are, I was just giving my version of the "Shaky Lady".
Urban Shocker
Doyenne
For my money, Slow Norris is more intriguing: What's he listening to on the radio that he keeps in the little black bag? What else is in the little black bag? Does he only hang out at Gap Kids? Does he dye his own hair, or get it done professionally - and if so, where? Why no sign, no attempted contact with the public? Why such a pained expression all the time? Why does he avoid eye contact?
jaborandi
Active Member
Swedish Lady
Does anybody remember and know what became of the Swedish Lady who used to wear extravagant harem outfits (made by her) and carried a sign that said "King, NDP, Sweden"? She was immortalized by William Wrigley in his mural at the north east corner of Adelaide & Widmer.
Does anybody remember and know what became of the Swedish Lady who used to wear extravagant harem outfits (made by her) and carried a sign that said "King, NDP, Sweden"? She was immortalized by William Wrigley in his mural at the north east corner of Adelaide & Widmer.
Urban Shocker
Doyenne
Haven't seen her in many years. Maybe she died and went to socialist heaven, though I don't recall ever reading an obit anywhere.
buildup
Senior Member
"For my money, Slow Norris is more intriguing: What's he listening to on the radio that he keeps in the little black bag? What else is in the little black bag? Does he only hang out at Gap Kids? Does he dye his own hair, or get it done professionally - and if so, where? Why no sign, no attempted contact with the public? Why such a pained expression all the time? Why does he avoid eye contact?"
Does he still have the attache case? There's a certain profile of homeless who affect the attache case. That would be my first instinct too under similar circumstances. I wonder whether some of the homeless cultivate their distinct personas?
Two other oddballs I've seen - the 65 year-old man in hot pants on Bloor; and the 70 year-old swedish ballerina (usually in tights) who works out at Bally's twice a day, or used to when I was there. Not homeless, but eccentric enough to qualify.
Does he still have the attache case? There's a certain profile of homeless who affect the attache case. That would be my first instinct too under similar circumstances. I wonder whether some of the homeless cultivate their distinct personas?
Two other oddballs I've seen - the 65 year-old man in hot pants on Bloor; and the 70 year-old swedish ballerina (usually in tights) who works out at Bally's twice a day, or used to when I was there. Not homeless, but eccentric enough to qualify.