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Crocodile Rock

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  Friday evening there was an Elton John tribute band in the plaza. Since Yellow Brick Road is one of my all-time favorite albums, I thought, why not?  My youngest, visiting from Boston, had plans to see her friends in Berkeley. It had finally cooled off a bit, and the smoke from the wildfires wasn’t… Continue reading Crocodile Rock

Work or Woodstock?

Posted in Beatles, best, California, Creedence Clearwater Revival, dancing, drinking, drugs, farm, firsts, friends, Grateful Dead, helpful strangers, humor, music, New York, outdoors, relationships, sex, summer, vacation1 Comment

In 1969 Max Yasgur’s pig farm in upstate New York sounded like the place to be for three days and three nights. Frank had been delivering the Woodstock tickets for weeks on Long Island at his job as a summer letter carrier for the U.S. Post office. He and the other summer carriers knew it… Continue reading Work or Woodstock?

Buffalo Bill Meets Annie Oakley

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Aaron met Katie on Plenty of Fish. She didn’t message him back for months. For their first date, he took her duck hunting. She brought her own gun. He brought a boat and the friend who owned it. The trio didn’t’ talk much because they had to be quiet to get a duck. It was… Continue reading Buffalo Bill Meets Annie Oakley

If There’s Music in the Park

Posted in best, California, children, dancing, drinking, family, fruit, girlfriends, humor, Lafayette, memoir, music, nature, outdoors, relationships, singing, summer, vacationLeave a comment

We’ve waited all winter for this. It’s finally pay-off time. Every town in the Bay Area springs for a summer concert series in its town park, town square, or patch of grass. If a person is willing to drive, he/she can hear free outdoor concerts six nights a week for almost three months. We’ve waited… Continue reading If There’s Music in the Park

The Navy Guy and the Babe Mobile

Posted in best, California, cars, college, Connecticut, dating, drinking, firsts, friends, girlfriends, holidays, house party, humor, marriage, marriage proposal, navy, Ohio, party, relationships, roommate, worstLeave a comment

Bruce was a lieutenant in the navy, and he lived with four bachelor roommates. They’d been out to sea for six months and were back for six months. A guy could save up a lot of money in six months, so Bruce was able to buy a silver Jaguar XKE convertible. He nicknamed it his… Continue reading The Navy Guy and the Babe Mobile