Nov 20 1971
Cat Stevens
My senior year, my roommates and I played Cat Stevens albums endlessly.
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Nov 7 1971
I Enter the Frankfurt School
In 1971 I began to read the Frankfurt School and Norman O. Brown. Marcuse and Brown shape my thinking for almost a decade.
Jun 21 1971
2323 Spring Blvd, Eugene OR
Patty and I moved with my Santa Barbara roommates–Russ and Cindy–to Eugene for a summer.
Jun 7 1971
Mexico 1971
Before we were married Patty and I took a trip down the west coast of Mexico by train and bus. We visited Mazatlan, Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta, Tepic, and San Blas.
Dec 25 1970
Chris Shigizawa
Chris and I Christmas 1970 in Lodi. We were on our way to Lassen Park on my BMW R27 bike
Sep 22 1970
6626 Del Playa, Golita CA
Senior year of university I lived surfer group of Russ, Wes, and David.
Aug 27 1970
Fiat 850 Spider with Lyndon Bittle
In 1970 Lyndon and I jointly bought a Fiat Spider 850 with the financial help of his father. Within the next two years everything on the car broke except the steering wheel.
Aug 10 1970
UC Santa Barbara
Attended UC Santa Barbara my junior and senior years of college. First roomed with Lyndon Bittle and Gary Bombach. Senior year roomed with Russ Teale, Wes and David Sveck. Met Chris at and “Urban Plunge” weekend my junior year. Met Patty when hitchhiking with Chris to Occidental College in LA. Did not graduate because of […]
Jun 10 1970
Summer Job as Therapist-Father
Worked as the “new father” to a schizophrenic in Santa Monica during the summer of 1970
Nov 24 1968
Counterculture
From 1967 through the early 70’s I was influenced by the counterculture movement. I briefly lived in a commune in Santa Barbara (Boranco Nation), I smoked dope and took psychedelic drugs. Patty and I move with a group for friends to Eugene Oregon. I wore hippie style clothes.
Apr 8 1968
Won National Championship in Extemporaneous Speech
DSR TKA National Championship in Washington D.C. I spoke on the second question in the final round. Picture from Speaker and Gavel May 1968 showing all those in the final round.
Nov 24 1967
Anti-War Movement
I fully backed the anti Vietnam war movement. Taking part in demonstrations there was the threat of “names being taken” so no corporate job would be possible. The threat of the draft hung over me, until my draft board in Lodi put my name in the lottery at the last minute so I wasn’t selected. […]
Feb 7 1972
Married to Patricia Wright
Married Patty in Menlo Park after living together for over a year.
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