8/27/2005
Ludeman Sighted In Area Home
Lower left: Toledo mayoral candidate Rob Ludeman, who briefly appeared in an area home
(Toledo, OH) Mayoral candidate Rob Ludeman, considered by many to have been nearly invisible during the campaign, suddenly appeared in the home of Toledoan James Hoffinblatt.
"We were watching TV when the dog started barking and there was this chill in the room," he said. "All of a sudden, there was Rob, talking about making Toledo business-friendly."
After his initial shock, the Hawley street resident grabbed his camera and caught the chimerical figure on film.
"He didn't seem to be threatening, but he looked kind of lost," said Hoffinblatt. "I offered him a beer, but he had drifted away by the time I came back from the fridge."
Hoffinblatt said that Ludeman's voice could still be faintly heard after he was no longer visible, crackling through the TV set.
"Yeah, it was sort of spooky, but I think he meant no harm," he said. "You'd think he would call first, though."