See the Windy City!

Learn About America!

Two Hours by Bus–Hop On & Off!

The Tour Bus

….

The tour guide obsequiously spoke

into his mike to the polyglot group

aboard  the double-decker bus that took

them slowly winding through Chicago’s Loop

…

He thanked each one who put a buck into

the duct-taped peanut jar on their way out,

but few responded generously to/ his hints.

He had a tendency to pout.

…

He kept repeating “Stay in your seats when

the bus is moving!”  But the kids would run

the aisles and up and down the stairs.  He then

would yell, “Sit down!” –but did not spoil their fun:

…

He was forceful in his use of language,

but few foreign visitors spoke English…

– Steve Shoemaker, host of “Keepin’ the Faith.” Archive programs, including two with Gordon C. Stewart, can be heard anytimee @ www.will.illinois.edu/keepinthefaith.