Morgansraider
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I was talking with a friend this weekend about "Lawrence Legends". You know, those oddballs that every Lawrencian knows and loves (?).
Some examples:
The Tanman
The Walking Man (Tommy David)
That's My Dillons guy (Robert Gilmore)
The Truman Capote-ish guy.
Teddy Bear Man (he's kinda new)
Robb the Peace Guy
Old Hippie Man
Does anyone have some memories of these or any others?
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Right there is a minimum length of time you have to spend in Larryville before you can be called an HOF Eccentric, a semester or two in Naistein Hall dont cut it....the tanman is still there, amazing.... 
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Morgansraider
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"Naistein" Hall. You also have to be a semi-longterm resident to get that joke. Good one.
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sensei
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I was talking with a friend this weekend about "Lawrence Legends". You know, those oddballs that every Lawrencian knows and loves (?).
Some examples:
The Tanman
The Walking Man (Tommy David)
That's My Dillons guy (Robert Gilmore)
The Truman Capote-ish guy.
Teddy Bear Man (he's kinda new)
Robb the Peace Guy
Old Hippie Man
Does anyone have some memories of these or any others?
I thought "Robb the peace guy" and "old hippie man" were one and the same. I always see that guy on 9th street on my way to the Merc. *peace*
How bout the guy who wears socks on his hands and a sheet wrapped around him. Sleeps infront of the Replay. He used to be a professor. Simon, that's his name.
And then there's the guy who dresses up like a little girl and rides a girl's bike around. Sometimes pushes a stroller. What's his name? F#ck. Hold on. Have to call a friend.
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Morgansraider
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Dennis, I think.
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sensei
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Dennis, I think.
yes. Dennis. Thank you. I was racking my brain.
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Morgansraider
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Regarding Robb, my theory is that someday Lawrence will be obliterated during WW3 and no one but the cockroaches and Robb will survive. Robb will be walking amongst the rubble giving the "peace" sign to no one in particular. Talk about irony.
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There's a guy who mumbles and rides his bike around. Dark hair, heavyish-set, always wears sunglasses.
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^^^^^Wolfman.
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georgiahawk
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Who's the guy that used to ride his bike all over (circa 1997 - '01)? Legend has it that he got caught out in a rainstorm with a sheet of acid on him. Cool cat.
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Wendel.
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I remember two others:
There was "the Purple Lady" who used to walk around Lawrence in a purple dress all the time. She was as white as a ghost.
Also a guy named "count Bob." He would follow you down the street and count the legs he would see. My girlfriend (now wife) worked at Watkins and he checked out every book on vampirism in the place. Was never any harm. I remember one time he cut his hair very, very short and you could see a road map of scars on his skull.
This was all circa 1980-86.
Also, who was the guy who would come on campus and preach. Reverend Jim or something like that?
I vividly remember walking out of the Dillons on Mass Street and passing the Tan Man sitting out front and eating a package of bologna. I still can't eat bologna since that day.
Just thought of a few more:
There was a guy who worked at a used records store on 9th Street called Exile Records. He had a Johnny Ramone hairstyle and wore really tight black paints, black hi-tops and a leather jacket. We used to call him the Lawrence Music Sheriff.
And another. A little guy who I think used to clean up at the Opera House/Liberty Hall. Had red hair and one leg shorter than the other. Had one shoe that was huge. Can't remember his name. I think we referred to him as the "Sex Dwarf" after the Soft Cell song.
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