BUD DEPIETTO’S RETIREMENT21 YEARS OF SERVICE

March 2013

I Gotta Pee

Colors of Bud

Santa Bud

Bud with Strangers

Traveling with Bud

Mary Olson

Bud and I traveled to Perth Australia for a demo.  My luggage was lost so we had to quickly go shopping Sunday afternoon to try to find some clothes.  When we met in the lobby to go shopping, Bud said “You won’t believe this, but I packed only one dress shoe.  I will have to wear one dress shoe and one tennis shoe to the meetings the next couple of days”.   The next morning he had two dress shoes, in his haste to unpack before we went shopping, he had kicked one of the shoes under the bed.

Dana Midby

While navigating our way through London, Bud and I decided to get to as many attractions as we could as we only had about ½ day to see the highlights of London.  Our mode of transportation was the subway.   We were starting to get the hang of using the subway, getting to know which color lines we needed to reach our destinations.   This particular destination require the green line.  

When the subway doors opened, I jumped in as this was the train we were looking for.  Bud was confused, and elected not to jump in as quickly as I did.   The doors began to close.  He finally decided at the last minute, he better jump in or the two of us were going to be separated.  We never defined a strategy for where we would meet should we get separated, so I was pleased he finally decided to join me.   Unfortunately, his decision was a little too late, as his head got wedged between those two doors and it nearly pushed him back off the train.  The two older ladies standing in front of him could not contain their laughter.  They thought that was one of the funniest things they had ever seen.  I was just glad he finally decided to jump on the train.  I asked him why he took so long and he said, “I saw this was a ½ green and ½ yellow train line and we needed the “green” line.

Dangerous Driver

Dana Midby

We were coming back from Wenatchee, Washington and hit a terrible snow storm coming over the mountain.  Bud was driving and I could tell he was nervous (however, he was more focused than I have ever seen before), so I decided to joke around with him.  I was telling him things like, “With this snowfall, we could easily go right over the edge”.  He looked over at me and said, “If you are trying to make me feel better, it is not working”.   Once we got to the bottom of the mountain, the snow storm was over and things were getting back to normal, until Bud realized he was missing the cell phone Kris had just given him.  He was in a panic, so decided to pull over the car and check his briefcase in the trunk.   He popped the trunk and couldn’t find the cell phone in his brief case.   He came back to the front to tell me that he didn’t find it and then realized the cell phone was on the floor mat.   Rather than going back to shut the trunk, he jumped in the car and took off.   When we realized the truck was open, we had run out of shoulder, so couldn’t pull off the road again for about 1 mile.  

Dana Midby (cont’d)

We both had brand new laptops in the trunk, so were really concerned how Steve Smith would take the news that our new laptops flew out the back of the car.  Luckily when we finally had the chance to pull off the road, the laptops were still safely tucked away in the trunk.    About ½ hour later, we were driving through a very long tunnel as we made our way to the Seattle airport.  Bud again, noticed his cell phone was missing and decided it must be on the floor mat again, so took his eyes off the road (not a great idea when you are in a tunnel).  Needless to say, the tires met up with the side of the tunnel and it was looking like another “Lady Di” tunnel accident was on the horizon.   I said to Bud, “Can you look for that cell phone when we get out of the tunnel?” and that was his queue to get his eyes back on the road and worry about the cell phone once we came to a complete stop.     This is a typical two hour time period when you are traveling with Bud.

Mary Olson

Bud met a fellow passenger on a plane to New York and offered her a ride to her destination.  He rented a car and didn’t want to wait in line for the exit, so he took another route.  A few blocks later, all 4 tires were flat.  He called the rental company and yelled at them for renting a car with 4 flat tires.   They brought a new car and then called a few hours later to inform him that he needed to pay for 4 tires as on his exit he had run over the ‘do not enter’ spikes. 

Mary Olson

Bud was with a prospective customer in Hartford for a site visit.  He was driving a large van and it was raining heavily when they were leaving the newspaper so he went out to get the van to pick them up at the front door.  Bud hit a post when backing up and shattered the rear window.  The passengers in the back of van had to hold their coats over their head to shield them from the rain.   Needless to say, their luggage was soaked when they arrived at the airport. 

Clumsy Bud

Mary Olson

Bud was visiting his mom in the hospital, when he left the hospital he was crossing the street and was hit by truck.  I don’t recall for sure, but you could see the imprint of the fender on his thigh.

Bob Larson

One of my favorite stories about Bud – when no one was actually injured – was a plane ride we shared from Dallas to Ft. Smith, Arkansas I believe.  Small plane (2 seats on 1 side, 1 on the other).  Bud was seated next to a young man on the 2-seat side – I was opposite one row back. 

In typical Bud fashion, by the time the plane was in the air, Bud had his laptop open, struggling with a large file in his lap, and who knows how many other things, when the flight attendant came by offering drinks.  Bud opted for a glass of tomato juice and began looking for a place to set it down.  He chose the arm rest between his seat and the guy next to him, who is now sleeping. 

Of course, 15 seconds later Bud knocked the glass of tomato juice into the sleeping guy’s lap.  Chaos ensued with Bud first trying to help the guy clean himself, but quickly backing off.  After several minutes of angst, Bud offered to pay for the man to have his light colored khakis cleaned – he declined, but instead insisted the Bud buy him a new pair!

A classic Bud-ism, most of which we have cherished for many years.

All Business

Major Deals

Sun Media Transcontinental DC Thompson HSS Media Fairfax News Limited Gesca McClatchy Thompson Newspapers

Bud & His Love Affair With Food

Bud in Costume

Uncle Bud

Bud’s Youthful Days

Bud the Musician

Good Times with Bud

Joel VanValin

Bud is a talented accordion player, and actually played at Carnegie Hall when he was 11 or something.At Kris's suggestion, I brought my big old piano accordion to one holiday party.I toted it up while Bud was speaking ... and he was actually able to play the monster!He improvised a song for us all ... a polka as I recall. I think this is a perfect retirement hobby for Bud!

Priceless

Mary Olson

Bud is notorious for falling asleep at meetings.  Dana and I were at a meeting at the Star Tribune.  Bud was sitting in the back row with his head back, mouth open, sleeping. 

We really wanted some popcorn for target practice, but we made every effort to use the white board, move from one side of the room to the other, etc., so that the other meeting attendees would not notice that Bud was sleeping.

Things We Love To Tease Bud About

Dana Midby

I’m not sure Bud has fully learned how to manage the belt on his trench coat yet, but I know of at least two occasions where he had a situation with his belt that makes me believe this is still an issue.   

While on a trip to England, visiting Northcliffe with Bud & Bob Lines we heard this horrible banging noise coming from Bob Lines new BMW.   It was early morning, and traffic was very heavy so it was not going to be easy to pull off of the freeway.  Bob Lines was extremely stressed out as this meant we were likely going to be late to our meeting and he couldn’t imagine what was wrong with his beautiful new car.   I looked over at Bud and asked, “Is that your belt again?”.    Of course it was, this is Bud right?  We went through this several years earlier on a trip to Buffalo NY.  On that trip, we practiced in the parking lot how to stuff the end of the belt in his coat pocket so that it would never get shut in the door. Obviously all of that practice did not pay off.

Only Bud

Bud was always so loud when he was on the phone that we had to add extra insulation in the walls and ceiling of his office to diffuse the noise

Bud has had numerous typos in his emails over the years. In an e-mail to Don Oldham Bud addressed the email as “Son, …” and Don replied  “Dad, …”

Bud and his PC

Lisa McCloud

Clean Desk area Put coffee cup in

break room Turn off PC Place PC in laptop bag Check for car keys Go to the bathroom

before leaving Grab PC Turn off office light Make sure you have

PC

Get in vehicle Check once more for PC Put on seatbelt Turn off phone, do not

use while driving Start vehicle Check for PC Before backing up,

check forpeople/other vehicles

Drive, carefully, home Take PC out of vehicle

Daily Checklist I Created For Bud

What was Bud thinking?

Mary Olson

One of the stories that describes the ‘over the topness’ of Bud is when he bought a pontoon, he also bought a pair of deck shoes in every size for his guests on the pontoon.  The shoes have never been worn. 

Nexpo Cheerleading Squad

The “Bud” Quiz

1. How many frequent flyer miles does Bud have on Delta?

a. 0-200,000

b. 200,001-400,000

c. 400,001-600,000

d. Greater than 600,000

2. What was the name of the band Bud played in during his younger days?

a. The Bronx Boys

b. The Silver Platters

c. The Meadowlarks

d. The Four Pages

3. How many Friends does Bud have on Facebook?

a. 0-10b. 11-40c. 41-100d. Bud has never heard of Facebook

4. What is the name of Bud’s favorite Restaurant in Kimball, MN?

a. Son Of A Butcherb. Main Street Pubc. Triple R Grill and Bard. Mom’s Place

5. What was the maximum number of traffic tickets Bud has had in one year?

a. 1-2b. 3-4c. 5d. More than 5

6. Follow-up question....how long did he lose his license?

a. 1 monthb. 2 monthsc. 3 monthsd. Bud is still driving illegally

7. Including the current president...how many presidents have been in office since Bud started working at PBS/DTI?

a. 8b. 7c. 6d. 5

8. Bud has spilled the following drink(s) on a fellow air traveler:

a. Red wineb. Tomato juicec. Waterd. All the above

9. Bud has personally been struck by the following vehicle:

a. A beer truckb. A MAC truckc. A Rickshawd. Bud has never been struck by a vehicle

10. While attending the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY, Bud studied for a degree in:

a. Radiologic Sciencesb. Mechanical Engineeringc. Oriental Medicine/Herbologyd. Nanotechnology

11. What is the most asked question of a waiter/waitress when Bud is ordering food?

a. Does that have nuts in it?b. How big is the portion size?c. What kind of oil is used in the

preparation?d. Is that spicy?

12. How many employees, other than Bud, have accidentally travelled to Vancouver, British Columbia INSTEAD OF Vancouver, WA?

a. 2b. Nobodyc. 1d. 3

13. What are the 4 most used words from Bud on any given day?

a. Are we done yet?b. I’ll follow up on thatc. I have to peed. Dana…get the car

14. What is Bud’s real first name?

a. Angelo. Italian form of Latin Angelus, meaning “angel, messenger”

b. Basilio. Italian and Spanish form of Latin Basilius, meaning “king”

c. Federico. Italian and Spanish form of Latin Fredericus, meaning “peaceful ruler”

d. Matteo. Italian form of Hebrew Mattithyah, meaning “gift of God”

15. What musical instrument(s) can Bud play?

a. Harmonica and Kazoob. Guitar and Mandolinc. Bullroarer and Didgeridood. Piano and Accordion

16. What is most commonly heard from Bud at the end of a meal?

a. Let me get the checkb. Do you mind getting the check?c. Are you having dessert?d. Are you going to eat that?

17. What is the incorrect first name Bud always uses for Jason Goldberg?

a. Johnb. Joelc. Jessed. Bud never does this, he never forgets a

name

Family

Congratulations! We’ll miss you!

Enjoy Retirement Bud!