I've mentioned the last few times that I used to design and did the typesetting for many of the Chamber of Commerce brochures, etc. That wasn't my only job there. I also did the phones, answered and shipped mail to those that wanted to travel to our area of Colorado, did errands for my boss [loved that...the freedom of driving his fancy car!], set up meetings in the room where the photo is below. Ordered cakes, treats, made coffee, tea, etc. for those meetings, did mimeograph work, filed, anything when I wasn't working on the art.
Here is a newspaper clipping of our small town's front page circa 1968. I am, of course, the one with the white arrow above the head. My boss was the one standing. We had an annual banquet with guest speakers. My most favorite was a renowned journalist of those days, one who covered so much, including JFK...I talked with him a good hour or so after the dinner, and was highly influenced by his knowledge of politics and government...Sander Vanocur. The man was intelligent, intriguing and many times, my inspiration in gaining interest in all things Political Science. Other times, we were entertained and educated by a slew of experts in their field, I still have an autograph from....Olympiad, the Reverend Robert [Bob] Richards. He too was most interesting and for many of us novices and laymen, we were in awe of his work; accomplishments.
And, while I was looking for these in my storage boxes of photos and memorabilia, I came across a photo of my paternal grandfather [also 1968]. He was 87, spry as a fox [even reported to chase the nurses around in the nursing home where the photo was taken. ]...and sharp as a tack. This is the day Bud met him. After reminiscing a while, I then remembered trying my hand at oil painting for the very first time....of my grandfather from the very same photo...
The oil painting is long gone [ruined in one of our moves]...but the memories remain. He died at the age of 93.