Anyone who's heard the stories of the Garden Gnome swiped from a garden and turning up in pictures all over the world, can appreciate the story behind Bobby.
It seems Vickie, (Baseball player Thomas Neal's mom), was at her brothers visiting and he had these plastic wrestling figures that he's painted black and set up along the driveway, (Sounds like quite the character). Vickie thought it'd be great fun to steal one and see what her brother did when he found out it was missing.
Bobby was the figure Vickie absconded with after leaving a ransom note.
Vickie then decided to taunt her brother by sending him pictures of Bobby at locations Vickie visited in her travels.
After telling the story to Sue the girls decided to expand Bobby's travels in a most unusual way... Bobby was cloned.
Sue found a Bobby figure out here in VA at one of those Big Box dime stores, took it home, and painted it black. The rest, as they say, is history.
Clockwise from top left: Bobby in his fresh coat of paint, behind home plate, with the vendor King, on a Flying Squirrels helmet, and with a sack of Vickie's favorite ballpark snacks.
It seems Vickie, (Baseball player Thomas Neal's mom), was at her brothers visiting and he had these plastic wrestling figures that he's painted black and set up along the driveway, (Sounds like quite the character). Vickie thought it'd be great fun to steal one and see what her brother did when he found out it was missing.
Bobby was the figure Vickie absconded with after leaving a ransom note.
Vickie then decided to taunt her brother by sending him pictures of Bobby at locations Vickie visited in her travels.
After telling the story to Sue the girls decided to expand Bobby's travels in a most unusual way... Bobby was cloned.
Sue found a Bobby figure out here in VA at one of those Big Box dime stores, took it home, and painted it black. The rest, as they say, is history.
Clockwise from top left: Bobby in his fresh coat of paint, behind home plate, with the vendor King, on a Flying Squirrels helmet, and with a sack of Vickie's favorite ballpark snacks.
With Nutsy, the team mascot, the nut vendors, riding in Sue's purse, with Thomas Neal, and at the beer kiosk.
To be continued.... I'm sure!
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