Bob Hope
I met a very interesting man named Bob Hope. He’s a golfer and a machinist. I was sent to his house on an errand and before I knew it he was showing me his workshop, his toys that he’d made over the years, and old things that he’s collected. He told me 5 times that he’s been divorced for 29 years so I guess that’s worth a mention. Before I knew it he had pulled out a solid stick of bronze and began making me a ball marker for when I’m golfing on the green. I don’t play golf. Whatever, here’s how it went down in picture format.
Ladies and gentlemen, meet Bob Hope.
Bob has one of the first electric refrigerators ever made. He got it out of a trash pile around 40 years ago and fixed it.
Over 100 years old he thinks and it still works.
The process of making a custom ball marker took about 45 minutes. Good thing he had a stick of raw bronze handy.
He tapped my initials onto the bottom using an 80 year old set of letter stamps.
Intermission.
Polish… seriously Bob Hope? Seriously.
I now have my very own ball marker on the off chance that I decide to pick up golf. I wonder if the kids on the coarse will make fun of me for having a homemade one instead of a flashy plastic one… Behold.
And that was my experience with Bob Hope. What i didn’t get a picture of was the air controlled train whistle that he made and mounted to his 1975 Jeep that he has been preparing for the upcoming Georgia Steam Engine Festival in October… I mean, I had to go man!
Hope you had a great time… Word.
