A Visit To Bongo Billy's Cafe In Buena Vista, Colorado - August 2006
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August 2006 - I have been sick with a nasty head cold and slight fever
for the past three days and I just had to get out of
my home for a short while. The
fever subsided and I felt enough energy to go for a drive, and I figured it might
be nice to buy a coffee at Bongo Billy's. Now Bongo Billy's is definitely a great coffee shop in Buena Vista.
Frankly, this small mountain town isn't much of a happening place and while I usually make my own coffee at home
(albeit usually low quality supermarket coffee), sometimes
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Adjacent is the standard photo
of my 16 ounce coffee in a "to go" cup. Even if I stay on the premises to drink my coffee,
I always request the "to go" cup. And thanks to the timer on my camera,
I snapped one photo of me drinking my coffee. I know, I know, nothing that
exciting so far, right?
(My insecurities are just
oozing in my captions - I can just tell!) |
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Bongo Billy's coffee beans. I really like the Mt. Yale blend. |
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The top photo is a shot of Jesse, a very likeable guy who grew up
and has lived his whole life in this town.
In December 2005, I included him in my
BP shirt in public page.
After drinking much of my coffee, I stood by the front counter hoping to get a photo
that would either be funny or interesting. One female worker with strawberry blondish approached me and
said she loves my ColoradoGuy web site,
which was nice, considering I never had a
conversation with her until then. Somehow she and I got on the topic of body image and insecurities,
and I was explaining to her that I'm paranoid about
my big stomach getting fatter.
I went on to explain
that the reason my hair was disheveled and I hadn't shaved in a few days was
because I was sick, but it felt like I was going into "TMI" territory.
I then captured this photo with myself and Rachelle (second photo). |
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One last photo. I was reading through the Rocky Mountain News
and came upon this caption that had the city of Guadalajara in Mexico.
So what's the significance? Well, recently I made a
video clip in Spanish and mention Guadalajara.
I studied Spanish for four years but only remember words but
not their respective meanings, and at the time I didn't even know
Guadalajara was a city. :p)
Photos and commentary provided by Steve Garufi in Buena Vista, Colorado.
His web site is: www.ColoradoGuy.com. |
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