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Tony’s not doing well

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

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Remember Tony Clemens, the warmhearted homeless blogger we first profiled in March 2008 and then again in October ‘08?

Tony’s not doing so well.

Monday, October 20th, 2008

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

There is at least one consolation to be had in “living rough,” as the Brits call being homeless: life on the streets will certainly grow you.

Those who go through it will know things the rest of us don’t even know we don’t know.

I realized this one hairy night, over thirty years ago, when I was living in Detroit and working Click to continue »

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

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Tony has lived on the streets of Toronto for a long time.

Tony loves to talk and has so much to say.

One day Tony met Philip, and they talked and talked and talked.

Philip Stern is a Montreal-born entrepreneur who now lives in Toronto.

Philip had an idea, and asked Tony to “do a blog” together. And Tony accepted.

The words all come from Tony. Philip just posts them online, and adds a few explanations when they’re needed.

“Me, I’m still trying to think what the hell a blog is,” says Tony.

“He’s laugh-your-ass-off funny sometimes,” says Philip.

An unlikely friendship.

An extraordinary blog.

A Homeless Man to write home about.

3 essays after the jump…