Hello everyone, I am alive and well. I ended up talking to the "old shriner" yesterday, or Randy. I went there about 4:30pm, and stopped outsite his place. He was out in the yard digging or something weird, and I asked him if this was the Johnson residence. He said no, and then I said, "Well shoot, these were the directions that I was given and now I'm lost." I told him that I was a bill collector and I normally operating in Des Moines. I asked him if he could give me directions back to Ames. I'm not going to lie, he was a little standoffish at first, but he told me his name was Randy, and gave me the directions.
After he gave me directions, I said to him, "Wow, that is sort of a strange place for a park. What is that building back there?" That's when it got weird. His reply was, "That is my soul and my rage." To which I said, "It sure looks pretty interesting. You must get a lot of kids and families out here when the weather is nice to play at the park." And he said, "Only the dead play here and their dance is one of the quiet song." At this point, he turned around, and just started walking back to his "house". I shouted out, "Thanks for your help Randy!" and turned to get in my car, but as I was about to get in, he shouted out, "My name is not Randy!".
All in all, it was weird. Is this guy crazy? In my professional opinion, yes. Is he dangerous? I'm not sure. If something would've happen and he had to throw down, I'm fairly certain I could've mopped the floor of his creepy park with him. Will I go back there again, definitely.
