September 8, 2023

One of my favorite Far Side cartoons

Twice now I've come across previously-published photos that have been colorized, and both are of Highway 101 around Torrey Pines beach.  Click HERE for more details

A vintage postcard of the Aztec Motel encouraged me to rearrange some stuff.  Click HERE to take a look at the new Aztec Motel page.

Here's a first!  Father and son entries on the Colts Who Served page.  Ed Pease '64 has submitted a photo of his father Jerry Pease, who coached at Crawford during the early years.  Click HERE to learn more.

Sharon Cramer Sceper '68 has submitted some captions for the photos I shared of her house in Hayfork, California.  Click HERE to read them.

Keith Milne '72 has sent in an obituary for his brother Spence, who passed away August 7th.  Turns out Spence was a mascot as a young boy for the San Diego State football team.  He apparently is hitting on a hot cheerleader in the photo above.  Click HERE to read more on the 1960 Obituary Page.

September 1, 2023

 

With apologies to Hal Weirather, my 9th Grade Algebra teacher at Horace Mann

It seems like we touched on this story a while back, but I can't find it.  Anyway, CBS 8's Jeff Zevely caught up with Ken Pernicano '70 and talked about the days when the 14-year old band member got kicked out of Crawford for wearing long hair.  Click HERE and wade through the commercials for a look back at the Good Old Days.

The Hardy School boys (Crawford '70) reunited with their old classmate and neighbor Larry Klein August 16th at Elijah's Restaurant in Kearny Mesa.  It was the first time any of them had seen or spoke with Larry in over 50 years.  From left that's Larry Klein, Steve Hoke, Gary Gallerstein, Wayne Zucker and Bernie Feldman.  Larry, Steve and Bernie grew up on Redding Rd. with just one other house in between the three of them.  Gary and Wayne grew up on Remington Rd. as next door neighbors, two blocks away from Larry, Steve and Bernie.  Click HERE for a larger image, plus some 1958 City Directory data on Redding and Remington Streets.

Sharon Cramer Sceper '68 accidentally sent me an email chock full of photos of the inside of her house in Hayfork, California.  Finders keepers!  Click HERE if you'd like to take the tour.

A color version of a previously-posted aerial of the Hillcrest Sears, Roebuck & Co. showed up on Facebook recently.  I've added it to my Sears Hillcrest page.  Click HERE to check out a slightly larger view of this one.

Lynn Felice ’65 passed away April 12, 2023.  After high school he played football at San Diego State as a tight end.  They were undefeated in 1968 and 1969.  He worked at San Diego Transit as an accident investigator.  After he retired he flipped houses in Washington and California. He enjoyed playing poker, pool and spending time with his family. He is survived by his wife of forty years, Nancy Felice, daughters Lyndsay and Laura, son in law,Aron, grandchildren, Logan and Avery, and his brother Lee Felice ’66.

August 25, 2023

Knights of the Round Table

 

Remember the Egyptian Garage?  You've been by it hundreds of times, I'll bet.  (Hint:  it was across the street from the Silverado Ballroom on Euclid and University).  OK, maybe it wasn't still a garage in your day.  Click HERE for a larger view and some other pictures.

Sure, you've seen the pesky critters digging in the trash, but have you ever found one asleep in a tree in your backyard?   Ernie Cowan has, and took a photo for proof.  Click HERE to read the story.

The August 17th Beach & Bay Press has an article entitled "One man helps keep Pacific Beach Historical Society alive."  Hey, wait -- that's me!  Click HERE to read the article.

Gary Bright '66 sends in a photo of himself in the U S Air Force in Southeast Asia in 1969.  Click HERE to learn more.

Remember matches, and ash trays, and cigarettes -- and Oscar's Drive-Ins?  I've done some updating and rearranging.  Click HERE to peruse the Oscar's Page

David "Spence" Milne '60 passed away August 7, 2023.  I couldn't find an obituary.

Rose Anna Sardo Floquet '70 also died on August 7th, and I haven't got an obituary

August 18, 2023

 

This is dark humor at Gary Larson's best.  Of course, if you don't know the story of Amelia Earhart's ill-fated 'round-the-world attempt, you won't get it.

Lynn DeWoskin Covarubbias '66 had a nice piece in last Friday's Union-Tribune.  She talks about what caring for her mother and other family members taught her over the years.  Click HERE to read the article.  

Buckle-up -- this could get confusing.  Eric Watkins '65 sends word of a recent article in the Washington Post Sports Section by Frederic Frommer.  Frommer writes about baseball umpire Ron Luciano, quoting from his book The Umpire Strikes Back.  Luciano confesses that, in later years, when he had trouble squatting down, he would let the catcher make the call.  Ed Herrmann '64 (that's him above) is one of the catchers Luciano mentions.  Click HERE to take a look.

Scott Shaw '68 has a book out.  It's 335 pages of cartoons and comics, including a few pieces from Oak Park, Horace Mann and Crawford High.  Click HERE to get the details and/or make a purchase on Amazon.

My '62 classmate Walter Hindenlang shares a photo of himself in uniform.  Click HERE to get the details

Remember when the Navy parked its ships in the middle of the harbor?  Click HERE if you'd like to see this photo enlarged. 

If this looks like something you'd like to participate in, get back to me and I'll send you the appropriate contact information.

August 11, 2023

 

Gary Juleen shares a snapshot of himself and Pee Wee Herman, who died last week.

I just uncovered this notice, signed by my counselor Emma B. Leisure, that I had qualified for Honors History and Honors English.  Click HERE to see my comments, and a snippet about Mrs. Leisure's son David.

Dan Burton '64 forwards a pretty snappy photo of Charlie Company in Vietnam.  Click HERE to revisit the Colts Who Served in Vietnam page and to learn whose booze is fake.

Jim Dyke '66 shares a photo of Uncle Russ and his parakeet, which might not be a parakeet.  Click HERE to take another look at the Uncle Russ page.

My classmate Greg Birch recalls some pleasant memories of working for Katie at Andy's Cafe.  Click HERE to read his recollections.

I've snipped out a section of this week's UT prep football predictions.

August 4, 2023

 

I don't know if we've seen this before, but the Classic San Diego Restaurants web site has a Don Jose's page that has borrowed heavily from my page, but they've added a couple of their own photos as well as a nice story about the restaurant's origin.  Click HERE for their page and click HERE for mine.

The Sears Hillcrest page kind of turned into a Mr. Olive page.  Click HERE to read some more letters and to see a larger image of the fish Carl Spier made in wood shop.

Johnny Downs sent me down a Rabbit Hole.  Click HERE to see his page again.

I'm still trying to figure out who Johnny Jet was.  I ended up creating a separate page for "Uncle Russ" Plummer.  Click HERE to check it out.

I've done some editing on the Monte Hall page.  Click HERE to revisit it.

July 28, 2023

From Gary Larson

Political Cartoonist Steve Breen was one of the folks who accepted a buy-out from the new owners of the San Diego Union Tribune.  Click HERE to read his farewell article, entitled Drawing to a Close.

I love this photo by Nelvin Cepeda from Thursday's UT.  The caption said the Balboa Park carousel is open daily through August 21st and will be open on weekends after that.  I wonder why August 21st?  Is that when kids go back to school now?

This Johnny Downs button popped up on Facebook this week.  I forgot that I even had a Johnny Downs page.  Click HERE to check it out.

I've redone the Sears Hillcrest page, adding a new aerial shot and some newspaper clippings.  Click HERE to take a look.

The Sears page contains references to Horace Mann wood shop teacher Mr. William Olive.  Click HERE to read his 2002 obituary.

Mr. Olive led me back to the story of Ron Jagodinski and the model sailboat he fondly refers to as his Olive-18.  Click HERE to learn more.

July 21, 2023

Looks like Wiley Coyote is hoping the police can help him nab The Roadrunner

These kids today don't know how we suffered!!

I've added Dick Borden's beer pitcher to the Andy's Saloon page.  Click HERE to take a look.

I may be the only one excited about this photo of the 1400 block Garnet Avenue, in Pacific Beach, from the mid-'70s.  Click HERE for an enlarged view -- and a bonus shot of the 1500 block.

Speaking of Pacific Beach, thanks to the internet you can watch my interview from last week on NBC7.  Click HERE and buckle up.  The photo above is from when Gary Keefer, Betty Alexander, Dick Jackson and I were all at Hale Junior High.

Janice Bauman Nelson ’59, the wife of Retired County Sheriff Sgt. Tom Nelson, passed away June 27, 2023 at 82 years of age.  They met in 1957, married in 1959, and would have celebrated their 64th anniversary this coming November.  She had been a legal secretary and the Manager of the PSA Pilots Union in the 1970s.  Janice and Tom were the parents of two children, and have five grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.

Nancy Killinger Garegnani ’62 passed peacefully at home in Hurricane, Utah after a fall and traumatic head injury while traveling to visit family in San Diego. Nancy was born the youngest of three children, in Oskaloosa, Kansas to George and Berniece Killinger.  The family moved to San Diego when she was still in school, but she was always proud of her Kansas roots.  After graduation, she went to work at San Diego Gas & Electric Company where she enjoyed a 40-year career as a customer service representative, electric service dispatcher, technical manual writer, and finally, electric line inspector.  In 2019 she and husband Tom relocated from their home in Ramona to Hurricane, Utah.  Nancy was predeceased by her sister Janice Beerbower and her brother Bill Killinger.

A mass and reception celebrating Nancy's life will take place on Saturday, July 29, at 11:00 am at St. Columba Catholic Church located at 3327 Glencolum Dr., San Diego, CA.92123.