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This page is dedicated to Bud Ford, a good man and asset to the
community of Manitou Springs. Over the years, I've had numerous encounters with him
-- as owner of the Dulcimer Shop on Manitou Avenue, as the ex-mayor
who is always willing to discuss local politics/issues and just as a friendly
down-to-earth guy to have a conversation with.
One this page are some of my photos of Bud, including the adjacent shot of him in one of his
many tie-dye Grateful Dead shirts. Love it! :)
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Here's a picture of Bud while he announced at the annual
Great Fruitcake Toss. It was so cold that day, and Bud kept on dropping his puns and jokes at the audience. |
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One of my favorite Bud Ford photos of all-time.
I forget what was happening, but I walked into the Dulcimer Shop and Bud was strumming on a guitar.
He proudly smiled for me as he played. :)
Do check out the Dulcimer Shop if you happen to be in Manitou Springs.
The shop website is www.dulcimer.net.
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It was the crazy Carnivale Mardi Gras festival and during the parade,
it began to snow pretty hard.
I snuck into the Dulcimer Shop to take cover and this is the shot I got of Bud.
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The date was March 21, 2004, and it was the
34th anniversary of Bud and Donna. :)
They had a miniature party at the shop and I got a picture of Bud eating cake.
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During a particularly dry summer, a number of hippies gathered in Memorial Park
and had a drum circle ... with the hopes of appealing to Providence to provide more rainfall. They banged on their
drums for hours and called it a Rain Dance Ceremony. For while, Bud joined in on the fun and I got that top picture of him.
Well, about a month later, I had a contest among my friends and one award was named "Coolest-Looking Hippie On The Night
All The Hippies Banged Their Drums In The Park." Bud won by a landslide!
The bottom photo is a shot of Bud with his prizes, a retro SteveGarufi.com hat and a 8x11 paper award.
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Not the senior ...
One shot of Bud Ford Junior strumming on a dulcimer. He's a "Bud Ford" too. :) |
