I'm so confused... Nighties? bar rumors? Publishing fortune?
Who knows what and how do they know it?
I see him less now that I live a few blocks away from U Street, but while living in my last two apartments (one just off U, the other just off 18th), I saw this guy every day. Every single time -- crinkled suit, newspaper under the arm, hobbling/shuffling down the street. Even now though, just about every visit to the Red Room, St-Ex, Stetsons, etc., I see him walk in, do a loop around the bar and leave.