R.I.P. Joe Ades

[Stifko]

I remember seeing him hawk his wares on the streets. I even bought a couple of peelers off him once. He was a great salesman, and could probably sell dirty sox. Joe Ades was a real character and will be missed.


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[eplebnista]

 

[KeithTalent]

Ades...

KT

 

[burntfish]

He's a regular at Union Square. He will be missed.

 

[aceO07]

I've seen him a few times around Union Square. I never took the opportunity to stop and see what he was selling. I just assumed it was carrots. Based on the articles, I missed the chance to watch a great salesman.

 

[dabuddha]

Man I want to buy one of those now.

 

[takeru]

oh wow, i always walked past him during lunchtime at work. he always had a crowd of people. that guy was great.

 

[flyboy84]

I watched him once at Union Square, cool guy.

 

[dakels]

I remember walking by him too. Yet another unique part of the local color gone RIP

 

[BW86]

 

[CraKaJaX]

What a guy. :thumbsup:

 

[ghostman]

Wow. I'm surprised he was so famous. And so wealthy. I walked by him several times on Union Square as well. I've stopped to watch his demonstration, but never purchased a peeler. To be honest, I thought he was a little crazy. Who sits in the middle of the street in Manhattan in a full suit to sell potato peelers?

 

[ThePresence]

I've seen him do his thing, I was never tempted to buy anything, but he was entertaining.

 

[Perknose]

Damn, over the years several of my NYC friends mentioned him to me, but the one time I made it a point to go by Union Square, he wasn't there.

Bit by bit, our lives get duller and more uniform.

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: CraKaJaX
What a guy. :thumbsup:

 

[Stifko]

Originally posted by: dabuddha

Man I want to buy one of those now.

they're 5 for $20

his daugter is selling them now, give her some love if and when you see her selling the peelers on the streets.
offer condolences and tell her what a super salesman and swell guy her dad was.
the peelers do work great btw.

 

[techs]

You can see a video of him pitching:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?g...hl=en-GB&v=ZUVdGv0f4iw