A small tribute to Bout.... my friend (and painter) of 50 years that passed away unexpectedly 2 weeks ago. Bouts last task at his shop before he was hospitalized was taking a couple of dinkles out of the stainless window trim for Butchs' build. Bout had expertly removed the flaws, but they still needed polished so I stopped out Monday to finish. As I finished up and was putting things away, I reached for a towel Bout was using for the final wipe off. Laying under the towel was Bouts work apron. As I was composing myself , Bouts daughter presented me with a framed picture of Bout, Butch and I that was taken at Bout's shop when Butch was in town for the Summit Nationals in June. I asked Venessa if I could put Bouts apron with the picture. Check it out!
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