How does bud get to the building where Herman E. Calloway is practicing with his band?

by Andrea Rossignol

Bud got to Herman E. Calloway buy walking from Flint to Grand Rapids and then got a ride from one of Herman’s band mates to the building and that's how he met Herman E. Calloway. It took Bud a very long time because he needed to catch a train but he missed it so he had to walk but had to hide from the police so that he wasn't caught and brought back to his foster home. then he had to figure out where Herman actually was.