Originally Posted by
Master Oil Racing Team
Bobby Wilson says that after that race on Saturday, Louis went to Mexico. Joe Rome drove the 90 miles down Highway 44 and then 59 to Laredo. With Joe were Louis Williams, Alvin Roddy and Roy Christian. All you had to do then was pull up to the border crossing where IH 35 now ends, get a look over, then drive on. Inside Mexico...Nuevo Laredo...they found a young boy about 12 or 14 that would guide them to "Boys Town". Never been there myself...or even wanted to, but everyone in Texas new about Boy's Town. Joe, Louis and crowd were there just to see what it was about.
On their way there their kid guide pulled out a chewed on stogie and lit it up. It stunk up the car immediately and Roy Christian hollered "Put that stinkin cigar out you little &**^^%". That little Mexican boy whipped out a knife and stuck the point at Roy's face. He told Roy to apologize and as Joe Rome likes to tell the story tongue in cheek the Mexican kid says "My mother is a virgin". The cigar was disposed of and they continued on to Boy's Town.
After looking at a couple of sex shows they were headed out when some worn out prostitute started checking out Alvin Roddy. "Roddy" as everyone called him, was in his sixties at that time. Louis Williams, who is known for being close with his money, held up a twenty and pointed at Roddy. She was pulling him through the door as Roddy protested. He hung on for dear life to the door jam's and hollered "Louis...Joe...my friends....you are deserting me!" In the end they saved him.
They had told the kid that had shown them the way to Boy's Town to watch their car. When they came out, it was time to settle up. Louis gave him some cash, but the boy said he wanted more. Louis refused and got in the car. The boy picked up a brick to smash the windshield so Louis immediately got back out of the car. He went to negotiate. In the meantime he told Joe to get behind the driver's seat and when he gave the signal, to be ready to hit the gas.
Louis apologized to the kid...told him to put the brick down and asked him how much he should pay. When the kid dropped the brick, Louis took off for the open passenger door and jumped in and told Joe to hit it. Joe spun rocks, and as he looked in his rear view mirror he saw the kid run around to find something to throw. Joe saw him launch a rock, but he threw too hard and it landed in front of their car. Joe says he has been to Mexico twice. "The first time...and the last time".