Comments on: 7 More Unforgettable Local Characters

By: Miss Cellania

Miss Cellania — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 23:31:00 +0000

Rich, Ronnie Woo Woo was recently featured in another mental floss article,
7 Major League Baseball Stadium Icons.

mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/24457

By: Rich

Rich — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:17:00 +0000

Ronny-woo-woo from chicago.

colorful cubs fan. Also has a documentary, sadly being held up on some rights issues. They filmed him in Wrigley, but then cubs management decided not to let it out. I’d buy it in a second. I’ve seen him around the street a few times. Sometimes he gets rides to parties after games.

By: BLT

BLT — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:02:00 +0000

How about Florence Gump from Florence, KY?
He is an amazing man. He is a mentally-challenged 40 year old man that walks up and down U.S. 42 every single day with a boom box on his shoulder. He was suffered from brain damage due to a car accident when he was younger, and since then he has always thought he was a child. He takes very pronounced, large steps which gives the illusion that he is bouncing. No one knows his real name, but mostly everyone calls him “Florence Gump.” If you are interested in posting his story, I can take a photo and send it to you.

By: PJ

PJ — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:20:00 +0000

Baton Bob and Bush Man have both been profiled (see the end of Miss C’s post). And YES! More of these would be great!

By: nick

nick — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:57:00 +0000

what about the west st walker in annapolis MD? he carries two garbage bags full of air.

By: lisa

lisa — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:38:00 +0000

I can name off the top of my head three Madison, WI local celebs that didn’t make the list… Scanner Dan, Tunnel Bob and the Piccolo man (who wears hunting orange because it’s the only color the aliens can’t see).

By: P. Esh

P. Esh — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:26:00 +0000

there had a guy in Arcata, Ca. whose name is Pete. He was homeless over twenty years. Everyone knows who he is and he actually saved a woman’s life.

By: hippodelight

hippodelight — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:20:00 +0000

anoushka- the bush man in SF is so much fun to watch!!

By: bayoubadger

bayoubadger — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:50:00 +0000

I grew up in Madison, WI and used to talk to Scanner Dan when I would be skipping school and hanging out on State Street. I was just there on business recently and had a good chat with him.

By: Judy

Judy — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:26:00 +0000

When I was in junior high back in 19mmmf, there was a local character known as Smiley who walked all around town over the course of the day. He used to pass our school at the end of the school day and chat with us at the bus stop. He was so popular that every year the students chipped in together to buy him a new pair of wing tips. Ironic recaptch: trips 34