Howard Dean in Aspen on Saturday.

Crushies, pull up your chairs. Have a cup of coffee and a donut or two.



And enjoy this cute picture of Howard from Aspen on Saturday.


Photo Credit: Zach Ornitz/ADN
Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean spoke in Aspen on Saturday.

I found this article, already in the archives at the Aspen Daily News. I don't know if you can read it without registering. They sure archived it fast. He talks about his days there a long time ago, working and skiing.

Howard Dean rallies the troops

Dean -- a physician, former governor of Vermont and 2004 presidential candidate -- was the guest of the Aspen Institute and was in town to fundraise and meet with Democratic Party leaders. He started his remarks by telling the audience he moved to Aspen in September of 1971 and his first job was pouring concrete. Later, he washed pots and pans at the Golden Horn from 4 p.m. to midnight, and skied during the day. "Season passes were $250," he said. "I skied 80 days."

Dean's 45-minute talk, titled "The Democratic Party's Vision for America," attracted the party faithful and others from up and down the Roaring Fork Valley including Pitkin County Commissioner Dorothea Farris and Carbondale Mayor Michael Hassig.

Washing pots and pans, I love it.

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