17 Lou It was 8:15 am, and Bud wasn't in the conference room yet. I was starting to wonder if I'd heard him correctly when the doors burst open and into the room walked an elderly gentleman. "Tom Callum?" he said with a hearty smile, extending his hand. "Yes." "Glad to meet you. My name's Lou. Lou Herbert." "Lou Herbert?" I said in astonishment. I'd seen pictures of Lou and some old video, but his pres- ence was so unexpected that I never would have recognized him without his introduction. "Yes. Sorry for the shock. Bud's on his way. He's just checking on a couple of things for a meeting we have this