Jun 10 1970
Summer Job as Therapist-Father
Worked as the “new father” to a schizophrenic in Santa Monica during the summer of 1970
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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. […]
Oct 9 1967
Favorite Songs from 1967
The World I Used to Know Wonderful, Wonderful Sounds of Silence Day Dreamer Along Comes Mary Cast Your Fate to Wind Blown in the Wind Cherish Blown in the Wind I Want to be Free Elusive Butterfly Melody to an Unknown Girl Surfer Stomp Land of the Free Home of the Brave Broomstick Cowboy Hungry […]
Sep 22 1967
Long Beach State Dorm
First year of college I lived in the dorm with Byran Brooks as my roommate.
Aug 26 1967
Long Beach State College
Attended Long Beach my freshman and sophomore years of college. I was not happy there; my scheme of having two years at an easy beach college before transferring to UC was a mistake. LBSC was an impersonal, mediocre, commuter college. The beach was far away, I had no car to get there, and I had […]
Jul 1 1967
Road Trip with Lyndon Bittle to New York and the Montreal World’s Fair
Lyndon and I drove across the country in his red Volkswagen Beetle. We stopped in west Texas to visit his family and Dayton Ohio to visit my aunt and uncle. We continued to the Montreal World Fair and New York City.
Apr 17 1967
Won Debate Championship
Lyndon Bittle and I went undefeated through the 1967 debate season in Yosemite Forensics League.
Nov 26 1965
Lyndon Bittle
Lyndon and I were best friends junior and senior years of high school. We were roommates sophomore and junior years of college. We bought a Fiat Spyder together with the financial help of his father. We took a road trip together to the Montreal World Fair in 1966. Senior year of college we grew apart […]
Jul 1 1965
Jackson Hole Road Trip 1965
Drove from Lodi to Jackson Hole with Greg Kennedy and his Jackson Hole friend.
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 […]
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