Braudis Tales

Thought Curtis Wackerle's article in the Aspen Daily News on Sunday on the pending retirement of Pitkin County Sheriff Bob Braudis was a good read. Not sure, but it is likely that Wackerle spent some time with Braudis in his office in the basement of the Pitkin County Courthouse while working on the piece. The sheriff's office, at least when occupied by Braudis, acts as something of a refuge, as the sheriff has a way of shutting the big wooden door on the rest of the world and giving you his full and complete attention. He makes visitors feel as if he has all the time in the world, and as if you could tell him anything and that it wouldn't go any further. Braudis likely had a lot of confessional conversations in that office with people from all different avenues in Aspen. And in between wandering the back streets of European capitals, there is a good chance he'll be spending some time in the future recounting his experiences as the Pope of Pitkin County. If he writes them down, others are quite likely to read them.