Calvin

The previous post is a picture of the guy named Calvin who was the town "bum" in Brunswick, Maine. My Mom lives in Topsham, the next town over, and I can remember seeing Calvin in downtown Brunswick throughout my childhood. He would sniff glue and was banned from all of the local drug stores due to his habit. I remember my Mom had this hand-drawn map of Brunswick -- all cartoon style-- and Calvin was drawn on the map. He was something of a local legend in the area. I'm sure if you talked with anyone who attended Bowdoin College in the last 20 years they would know of Calvin.

He died a while ago. My Mom told me and I felt pretty sad about it. All sorts of people came out for the service I guess and wrote to the local paper with their Calvin stories. He was pretty harmless and apparently well-liked guy.

My Mom sent me that pic of Calvin today. When I saw it I knew immediately who he was, even without reading the email. I forgot that he had died.

Glasses up to Calvin! The man, the legend.