MAY 6, SATURDAY
Bob Waldmire, Route 66's artist and resident hippy, was often at events along the Mother Road, selling his wares and, of course, talking with all his friends. And, he sure had a lot of them.
We'll never forget the time in Springfield, Illinois, during the festival when we stopped by this minibus and were talking with Bob. He asked us if we would watch his stuff for a bit and we agreed. We'd met him before, but he didn't really know us, but he was willing to let us watch his stuff.
We figured he needed to go to the bathroom and agreed. How long could that take? He left and we manned his spot for several minutes. Then several more minutes, then a whole bunch of more minutes. Where is Bob? Still more time elapsed and after thirty minutes, a friend of his came by and we told him what was happening.
The friend said Bob was walking around the other booths at the festival. We were sure happy when the friend agreed to watch Bob's stuff so we were out of there.
What Ya Gonna Do With That Bob. --RoadDog.
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