Bruce Wilson

Jim:

I think you got Emil's spellings exactamente and I do remember his car. 

I don't remember Nicky's '32. I must have been gone by then. He did let me ride the Greeves once.

If I'n not mistaken Hoxie laid down his bike on the 5 frwy near National City, sat on it and rode it out.

Finis' sister was very pretty. Maybe two or three? years younger than us. I had kind of lost track, but Finis died at age 33 in 1977 10 years before my brother Woodie.

I think Eddie Winder lived over in the vicinity of Inkopah. He was in my brother's class and had a very nice 1929(?) coupe. I seem to recall it in a car show out at Balboa Park.

Another two who lived over in the area were Martha (Marty) and Cheryl Chase. They moved to Florida and while Marty appeared for a while on Classmates.com she seems to be gone. However, I have never found a trace of Cheryl (my short-lived romantic interest). If you see either of them, have 'em get in touch with me.

Best I can do on short notice. Nicky must have some photos from his racing days.I have no idea where his is. I did see Malcom around the time Dave Chalmers died.

Bruce Wilson

Del Mar, 2005 results:

Woody is my nephew. So whose photo do they show? #3

OPEN AM “A” MAIN

1. 102 Woody Carlson
2. 96l Mike Besemer
3. 112 Dave Ehrhart

Bruce Wilson

Baywatch: J St. Marina (note power plant upper left), Hercules Powder Plant, Gunpowder Point 

Bruce Wilson

Baywatch II:

Couldn't wait for it to be blown up, now there's  a sculpture created to honor it. The  creator, Mr. Leaf, went to Hilltop (2002). Was there a welding class in 1964?

Shayne Maree Schuller (Morgan Sledge)

Thanks for the Baywatch fotos, Bruce.

Glad to see you wearing your Baywatch red in your foto.

BTW  Haven't seen you in awhile, but do you resemble Rick Perry? "Oops"

Bruce Wilson

It turns out that Mr. Leaf, the sculptor, is the grandson of Fred Rohr and Burt Raynes (and this was before the recent Supreme Court decision). He's right down on Main Street. I always wondered what Leaf Sales is?

"Leaf’s workshop is located on the premises of the family business, Leaf Sales Inc., located at 2585 Main St. The business held special significance for several years during the 1980s after earning an entry in the “Guinness Book of World Records” for tallest free-standing flagpole in the world. The 191-foot-tall mast still looms over the lot and the city’s industrial zone. The Leaf family has owned the business for 54 years. Two of Leaf’s grandparents served as co-founders of Rohr Industries: Fred Rohr and Burt Raynes. Raynes, who served as CEO of the aerospace manufacturing company, recently died at the age of 101½. "

You can check him out here:

http://www.michaelleafdesign.com/index.html

Ms. (S(MS)² ):

Mr. Perry and I have been mistaken for one another so many times that we've been forced into having to wearing distinctive eyewear so that we can be told apart. You may also want to consider, however, that Mr. Perry and Dr. Brown have never been seen in the same room at the same time?

This is Kirby, not Ruby, but it appears that he was thinking some unflattering things about Rick..

Bruce Wilson

Shayne:

Rick had more of a problem with Del Shannon.

Shayne Maree Schuller (Morgan Sledge)

I think Del Shannon is probably smarter.

The attorneys that argued the recent SCOTUS deceision on Marriage Equality spoke here 2 days after the decision, and they were they opposing attorneys on Bush v.Gore when the Supreme Court decided the Presidency. Both of their wives are attorneys too and they collectively put in over 25,000 hours of research and discovery with international expert witnesses.

Bruce Wilson

I would say that even though Del is dead he still has more intellect than Rick (and my brother's wife was an Aggie)..

Well here it is.

Jim Hawes

Bruce,

I was a big Del Shannon fan in the 60's, great sound! My sister lives in Coopersville, Michigan (Del's home town). His childhood home is well known to the locals and they have an annual celebration. Coopersville is a very small "happy days" type town. http://www.delshannoncarshow.org/

On a different "Rohr" note wasn't Mark Raynes a Lancer? Class of 62 or 63? I remember him, I think he lived off Hilltop and "F" street. Big old historic house.

I don't remember Eddie Winder, but did he have a sister (Judy)? I did know Judy Winder, she was the GF of my friend Skip Noble (Hilltop 63).

Great pictures of South Bay! I haven't been there in years, EXCEPT last month I took a 2-day Moto Safety Course that was held by the bay! Couldn't believe hoe much it had changed. Really a nice mixed industrial/marina/parks area. Cruised down 3rd Ave! Looked much the same as the 60's and hey, the Vogue and it's marque is still there! Yeah!

Jim

Bruce Wilson

Jim:

Mark Raynes was class of 1963. That nice old house on 'F' was on the market not too long ago. They wanted a lot of $$$. They took it back off fairly quickly.

Did you ever go to any races at Brown Field. I and a number of folks got 'arrested' out there one night. I think the formal accusation was curfew violation. They took all the underagers down to the border and sent out for our parents.

It's also the place I did my one and only skydive. I think amongst our group Rosie O. is the most prolific jumper, but then we haven't heard from quite a few folks in quite a few years.

This isn't me, but I can't say for sure that it's not Rosie.

Frank Gregory

I remember Mark Raynes and that big house. I got to be friends with Mark through Robert Humphrey (class of 63). Went to a party there one night. I ended up passed out in Jim Serniuk's car on the street in front. CV Police woke me up took me in and called my Dad.

My one and only time sky diving was with Tom Parham (class of 63) out in El Cajon. I had never been in a plane up to that point. I remember standing on the wing with a football like helmet thinking that it wouldn't help much when the tail clipped me. Then I get a pat on the head and I let loose. I woke up when the reserve chute went off; could have been dangerous but not problem encountered. Rather enjoyed using the toggles to control the chute but I never tried it again.

Bruce Wilson

Standing on the wing? Yikes!

Shayne Maree Schuller (Morgan Sledge)

Glad to hear The Vogue is still in vogue.  Saturday matinees: a movie, cartoon,  serial,  bon bons and popcorn all for $1.00 (no ads) Sometimes there was a raffle too.

Madeline Bazzel (Hooper)

Hey Shayne,  I also remember the saturdays when we spent the whole day at the Vogue.  Never realized what a good babysitter it was for my parents.  We always got our popcorn at the 5 & 10 before going in.  Did you ever win anything at he raffles?

Bruce Wilson

First admission price I remember for the Vogue was $ .25.

George Bracey Gillow

VOGUE THEATER -- FUTURE IN LIMBO

There were big plans for a major restoration of the Vogue as late as last year.  The company still has website at http://thevoguetheater.com/ .   But it looks like that will not happen.  The website has not been updated.

I heard rumors that the building maybe demolished, hopefully it is not true.

Tom Huntington who built the Vogue in 1945, also owned the House of Munich next door.  It is now a Thai restaurant.

As I mentioned in post 1085 (about page 45) Tom Liscom, or our class, worked at the Vogue.

Bruce Wilson

I watched a lot of what have been called 'cowboy' movies there at the Vogue.

Then:

I went on my first date to the Vogue with Corinne McCall . 

Somewhat later the scandalous(?) Bridgette Bardot film Et Dieu créa la femme was shown. 

If you take a look at the aerial of Third & F a ways back you can see the Vogue and some guy walking past. I think it is Daddy-O who used to hang out at Chubs' Club and around Third Avenue.

At some point the Zontek's moved from next to Chub's Club and occupied the House of Munich. Froggy worked there.

You know, there's some interesting stuff in this message forum. 

Bruce Wilson

Does anybody remember those FAB plaid Bermuda shorts so popular back in 1963? Those shoes don't look like Converse to me. White tennies?

And yes I did like Ike. Nixon? Not so much.

Shayne Maree Schuller (Morgan Sledge)

I  think, in defense-town USA we all liked Ike. Didn't every school in the country have air raid drills? We liked the break from our books and giggled under the desk, not realizing the implications of the exercise. We sang a diddy, "Eisenhower the house of power" the 1st line denigrating Stevenson.

Bruce Wilson

If they build it, people will drive on it. The topic of how long the Coronado Bridge construction lasted came up recently. Roughly two and one half years it seems. Feb/1967 - Aug/1969. 

Bruce Wilson

San Diego, 1960.  Might benefit from a Steppenwolf soundtrack. Alsobrook, are you available?

Bruce Wilson

From el brujo rebel.

Butch is nowhere to be found, but I'll keep looking. Surprisingly a cursory check finds more historical footage of Tijuana than San Diego. Subject to review.

Bruce Wilson

The view from Old Breezy, sometime after 1960. Thanks to Susan Rockar Williams (class O'65).

Terry Lee Maple

The photo from Breezy must be well beyond 1960. The hill was still undeveloped when we last played on that field in 1963. The field was dedicated on the night of the Claremont game, our first football game in '63, and Breezy was still a hill leading into miles of foothills we roamed as kids. When we practiced for football we often ran the cross country course which looped around the back of the school and it too was a series of hills in the sixties. Once it started to develop, though, I hardly recognized my own neighborhood. Gretchen Road was the eastern barrier of my cognitive map when I road my bike around town. . .