Miss California Gets Lucky!!

Click HERE to see photos of Miss California 2010 Arianna Afsar and Stud Muffin Ron Dixon '64.

Owen Western's BIG in 3-D

Remember when "Wes" Western '63 shared the 3-D photo of his wife Erin among the flowers at Lake Murray.  After a couple of power luncheons in Hollywood it looks like you'll be seeing a lot of Owen's work around.  Click HERE to get caught up.

JFK Motorcade Video

Paul Van Cleave '75 shares a video his sister took when President John F Kennedy's motorcade went from San Diego State to MCRD via El Cajon Blvd.  Click HERE to check it out.

Stephen's Custom Jewelry

Hi, I'm Lisa!!  My husband is Stephen Koonce, a 1969 Crawford graduate.  We own Stephen's Custom Jewelry in Escondido.  The current issue of The Escondido Magazine has a nice article about our business.  Click HERE to check it out.

Maid of Honor, Taxi Driver, Grandma

Barbara Hinrichs Vester '61 poses with her granddaughter Ana.  Last week she gave Bob Richardson a ride to the Oakland airport.  In 1964 she was Maid of Honor when Bob married Carole Smithson.  Click HERE to read all about it.

Oscar's at Euclid and El Cajon

Colin Fort '60 says he was a DMO at the "Circus" Oscar's. That took me back a half century to the scene in "No Time For Sergeants" where Andy Griffith as Will Stockdale proudly announces that he is the barracks PLO. Click HERE to take another look at the Oscar's photo and read what Colin has to say. Click HERE to watch the PLO scene from No Time For Sergeants.

Camp Cuyamaca

Tuesday's request for Camp Cuyamaca alumni who might want to be on the field at PetCo Park this weekend took me back to Bob Richardson's page of photos and memories. I've added some of the emails received this week AND posted the Camp Palomar songbook and Ken Burton's Camp Marston photo at the top of the Memories Page. Click HERE to go there.

Howard Rozelle Mystery Aerial

I'm hoping Betty and Bob can figure out this Howard Rozelle photo from 1946-1947. I always thought it was Chula Vista, but I'm secretly hoping it's Kensington, overlooking Mission Valley. Click HERE to be magically transported to the San Diego Photo page and see the shot enlarged.

The Boulevard Sign

Brent Clingman '73 was president of the El Cajon Boulevard Business Association for 15 years. He forwards a video about Simon Andrews, who designed the boulevard sign. Don't be surprised if you hear Simon mention Brent Clingman. Click HERE to watch.

Oscar's Drive-In

You've seen it before, but I've found and scanned the original. Click HERE to see an enlargement of the Oscar's at Euclid and El Cajon.

Campus Lab School 1955

Bob Richardson shares his 6th grade class photo. Hey -- isn't that Natalie Ault. Click HERE to see the photo enlarged.

Don's Hamburgers

Here's a photo I took in 1959 that might bring back memories. Click HERE to see it enlarged.

El Cajon Boulevard

Do you remember Glenn's? This photo is one of many you can find on the El Cajon Blvd Web Site sent in by Judy Lyle MacInnes '62. Click HERE to check it out. It even has a video produced by Crawford High. Don't give up. There are great photos and articles about the State Theater, and the history of Highway 80, and restaurants.

The Aztec Drive-In

Wanna see a couple of shots of the Aztec Drive-In? Click HERE. I don't remember the Aztec. I DO remember Keith's Drive-In on El Cajon, which looked a lot like this. If you visited Keith's today you'd be on the bridge over the 805.

Winlow Street Rules!!

These '70 grads have been BFFs since before they could walk. Click HERE to see the big picture and learn their identities.

The Dallas Texans?

Yup, that's who came to town on October 7, 1962 to play the Chargers in Balboa Stadium, a game attended by Mike Linder '66. Mike also shared his San Diego Padres 1959 Junior Boosters Season Pass. Click HERE to see it all enlarged. Do you know what became of the Dallas Texans? Do you know the name of the 1959 Padres baseball park?

The Original Jack in the Box

The Jack in the Box web site shows this photo and talks about their first restaurant. I also have another photo from the Foodmaker archives and IT claims to be the first Jack in the Box. I'm pretty sure the photo at left is the 63rd and El Cajon site. I'm not sure about the other one. Click HERE to check them both out. Let me know what you think.

Who Knew?

If you read the article below on Joe Randazzo in the Beach & Bay Press you can also access my bi-monthly column. Just type in John Fry in the search engine above Joe's article. I had no idea it was available on the web. Don't ask me for additional directions. That's enough tooting my own horn.

Time To Retire!!

Joe Randazzo '60 has run the Chevron Station at Garnet and Ingraham for 33 years. Click HERE to read all about it in the Beach & Bay Press. Click HERE to see four photos of the station over the years, three by me and one by Howard Rozelle. I also tossed in the price of regular gasoline over the years.

Three Future Colts!!

Would've been four, if Nancy Watson's folks hadn't moved to North County after she graduated from Horace Mann in 1959. From the left are Nancy Van Horn '62, Saundra Watson '63, North County Nancy, and Dora Watson '61. Click HERE to see an enlargement.