Earlier this Spring we had the pleasure of visiting an old friend from his bike messenger days in Chicago, Mike Malone. Mike moved out of the city to Telluride, CO to work with his legendary “Uncle Roudy” on Roudy’s Ranch when he decided it was time for a major life shake up.
Roudy Roudebush is famously known as “the Last Cowboy in Telluride” and has been featured in Coors, Marlboro (yeah he was the flipping Marlboro Man!), Budweiser Adverts and was even featured in a Disney documentary about American life. And for those of you who grew up hanging around a ski shop, if you recall that classic Telluride poster where a cowboy on a horse horse is pulling a skier through a meadow with a peak in the background, that was Roudy too!
It was a real treat to meet him and hear some of his stories. As a lover of spaces and the things folks choose to surround themselves with it was a pleasure to get to see his barn and shoot some photos.
Quick story: You may notice that both Roudy and Mike wear Mickey Mouse watches. The reason, according to Roudy “it still tells the time, but it doesn’t piss you off so damn much.”
here’s a video worth your time
