09APR2012 – Bud rigged up a special ping pong table for his Bud and Mike all night ping pong marathons.  Refreshments were way served.  Mike slept in his van in the driveway after this particular night of good wholesome exercise.

Bud lent me this fine polaroid to scan when I first visited Durango…

I went to the June 8 O’Banion’s Punk Rock Bar reunion of a group of old punk rockers I hung out with from the late 1970’s and early 1980’s.  I worked at the bar in ’79 and ’80.  A head banging good time.  Here are the photos I took.  I got a little carried away and added a sound track and credits, etc.  The whole thing is about 25 minutes long.

Please enjoy…

09APR2012 – In Durango, I assisted Bud with one of his bullet art works.

We started with a trip to the local gun shop to get ammunition.  I think we bought around 150 rounds.

Back at the ranch, Bud shored up vertically a massive piece of a Douglas fir beam.  It was around 8”x16”x30” if memory serves.

We loaded up all the guns at our disposal: two .380’s, one 9mm, three .40 S&W.  Everything is semi-auto.

It was a beautiful day.

Bud’s goal was to vertically split the 8” face of the beam exactly in half by shooting bullets at it.  This strategy meant that all of our shots would have to land on the vertical centerline of the 8” beam.  So we shot at point blank range to ensure accuracy.

It took about 100 rounds to split the beam.  The bullet patterns were beautiful and intriguing.  I didn’t get a picture of it yet but will next time in Durango.

		Bud Meditates Before the Shoot VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

I stood by, an able and willing and obedient assistant.  For me, sustained short-term firing was the best part.

More to come about the strange world of Durango…