Big Thursday on Baltimore St

Baltimore St. 6/8/06

On a warm evening, over 40 people joined me for the Baltimore St. tour. These folks were from all over; North Carolina, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Texas, Virginia, Boston, Connecticut, and Pittsburg. Those are the ones that I can remember, I'm sure there was more. This group ranged from retirees to babies in strollers. There was a lot of younger children on the tour and I remember one in particular.

Charlie Brown always had a crush on the little red haired girl and this girl last night would have had his head spinning. She was around 7-8 years old, freckles, and her dark red hair was pulled back in a pony tail. After the tour was over her parents gave her a tip to give to me. I said what I almost always say to children in this situation. "If you see any ghosts, you let me know and I'll tell some stories about you!" Most of the time the kids will say "Sure!" But this little girl just gave me a blank stare. She stood there, just looking at me without moving a muscle. I really didn't know how to respond. I eventually told her that it was okay if she didn't see one and reassured her that they were just stories. This seemed to lighten her up a little. She cracked a small grin and walked away. You never know what kind of reaction you're going to get sometimes!

There was a couple of people on the tour who saw "America's Most Haunted Vacations" on the Travel Channel. I mention this show when I tell the Party Ghost story. We shot a video of the Party Ghost years ago for that show. Well I was one of the college kids in the video. I am the one wearing the Yankees hat. I also remember there was nothing in the red plastic cups we were holding! So if you're ever watching the Travel Channel, keeps your eyes out for me using up my 15 minutes of fame through the Ghosts of Gettysburg!

Sleep Well...

"Rick Saunders"