August 28, 2026

Those look like Old School Lunch Boxes.  I wonder if the sandwiches were wrapped in waxed paper.

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Train pictures come first.  I've added this 1973 Mike Schafer shot of the Surfliner headed south out of San Clemente to the Santa Fe Page.  Click HERE to see it -- and others -- enlarged.

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Terry Gorin Williams '66 and her surfer husband Tom are now living in the Azores.  Click HERE to read all about it in the Union-Tribune.  If you have trouble with the link I can send you a PDF version.

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I guess there WAS a Pat Brillo's in Colt Country.  Click HERE to see what Larry Wahlgren discovered.

That's right -- Pat Brillo's Julio Arreola went on to open Julio's, a fact previously brought to our attention by George Glover.  Click HERE to see an enlargement of this photo and some of the other shots John Suitts took in 1975.  You'll recognize most of them, but I've spiffed them up with ChatGPT

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65 YEARS AGO

Evening Tribune • September 2, 1961

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60 YEARS AGO

Evening Tribune • August 29, 1966

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San Diego Union • August 31, 1966 -- Gary got his MD, served in the Air Force during Vietnam, established his anesthesiology practice in Tucson, retired and recently passed away.  We were the best of friends from 8th grade on.

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San Diego Union • August 31, 1966

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San Diego Union • August 31, 1966 -- Click HERE to read the entire article about Walt Harvey and the star-studded football team he returned to coach.

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San Diego Union • September 2, 1966 -- Dave and Ed Herrmann, mentioned above, were two of "Those catchers from Crawford" who went on to major league careers.  

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55 YEARS AGO

San Diego Union • August 29, 1971 -- Well, THAT'S not a happy story.  Susan actually graduated in 1967.  Click HERE for a little more information.

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Dennis Aiken '62

San Diego Union • August 30, 1971 -- "Denny" was a '62 classmate and good friend.  I had no idea he played guard for the Aztecs.  Not a lot of high school cheerleaders go on to be college football linemen.

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August 21, 2026

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Was there a Pat Brillo's in Crawford Country?  I used to stop at the one downtown when I was at the Central Library.

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Well, no -- I DON'T remember the Algiers Restaurant, but I now know what replaced it -- a bunch of things.  The Campus Chuck Wagon stands out.  Click HERE and see what I spent all week putting together.

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I've reworked and, in some cases colorized, the photos on the web page I once did for my late gal-pal Nancy Watson Wingo. Click HERE to see what else fell out of her wallet -- AND the now-historic photos her father took.

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I thought I'd scanned the important pages of my 1959 Thomas Brothers map book, but apparently not.  What are the chances Mr PB would leave out Pacific Beach?  Click HERE to see the rest of San Diego County.

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60 YEARS AGO
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Evening Tribune • August 22, 1966 -- A rugby-playing doctor?  I think George Clooney played him on TV.

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Evening Tribune • August 24, 1966 -- Remember Hillside Hospital on El Cajon Blvd, on the "hillside" next to the Ed Center, or Alice Birney Elementary if you prefer. 

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50 YEARS AGO

Evening Tribune • August 21, 1976

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Evening Tribune • August 25, 1976

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80 YEARS AGO

God I was cute -- and A. I. made me cuter!

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August 15, 2026

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Look what I found!!  Turns out I DID graduate -- and in the middle of June, not like today's lightweight May graduates. Let's let that middle name -- which I share with Bill Clinton, by the way -- remain just between you and me.

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Boy, San Diego State hasn't changed a bit, if you can believe this week's photo in the UT about the beginning of the school year.  Wait -- they're starting school in the middle of August now? I'm pretty sure there's a forest of high-rise buildings just outside the view of this picture.

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Thank you Channel 10.  As good a reason as any to take another look at our Campus Drive-In page.  Turn off your headlights and click HERE.

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Five Colts from the Class of 1970, one from ’71 and a visitor were in the stands for the exciting 11-inning walk-off Padre win on Wednesday, August 12, 2026.  From left, Wayne Zucker, Craig Juleen, non-Colt Stuart Yasgur (who claims to be related to the Woodstock farmer), Rob Seidman, Butch Hiller '71, Gary Gallerstein and Bernie Feldman.  Click HERE if you wanna get up close and personal with this Old Testament Dream Team.  (Nice comment about the Old Testament! But there are two exceptions: Rob Seidman's dad was Jewish but Rob attends church (not synagogue) religiously. And Craig Juleen is not Jewish at all, despite the "Ju" in his name! -- Wayne)

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Lucille Wendling was my 5th grade teacher at Darnall Elementary in 1962.  We have stayed in touch and I was lucky to receive an invitation to her 105th birthday on January 22nd from her daughter Laura.  This is a picture of Laura, Lucille and myself --Debbie Picon Lessard ’70  Click HERE to revisit the Lucille Wendling page.

Wait a minute!! So if someone had a crush on their 5th grade teacher and dreamed that someday -- when they were old enough -- they might marry? And the object of his affection is available and still gorgeous?  The dream is alive!! (asking for a friend)

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George Sorensen needs to switch to a decaf.  His latest book will talk about the hikes he's taken over the years, most recently in Tasmania.  He may or may not have gotten the idea when he paid good money on eBay for his old Cub Scout flag.  I'm tired already, but you can click HERE to learn more.

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News this week of Mary Pomplun's passing broke my heart.  I treasure the memory of her fixing dinner for us at her little apartment on Adams and Arizona.  Mary studied in France while at San Diego State, spoke French as a Pan Am flight attendant, and apparently brewed a lovely Pinot Noir at the winery she owned with husband Steve Russell near Solvang.  Mary also spent a lot of time in France, where the photo below was taken. Click HERE to learn more on the Class of '62 Obituary Page.

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Pat Ulberg Kurth ’64, passed away from complications of Parkinson’s Disease on June 23, 2026.  She spent her last 30 years in Redding, California, enjoying Lake Shasta and the outdoors.  She is survived by her daughter, Annie Kurth, and step-sister Michelle Ward Williams ’71
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August 7, 2026

 

This is for the Archbishop of San Francisco, A '74 Colt, who may or may not still be getting my Fry Day emails. (All is explained below)

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Sad, sad, sad -- although she was still out walking at age 98.  Her Colt sons are Dan Mitrovich '71 and Velo Mitrovich '73.

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This matchbook cover showed up on Facebook.  Click HERE to revisit the Andy's Saloon Page.

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Jim Daigh tried to interest Rudford's in this photo early on and was rudely rebuffed.  If memory serves, the new owners saw the photo on our web page, I put them in touch with Jim, and the giant reproduction takes up the whole west wall of the restaurant.  Click HERE to check it out.

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Turns out Michael Ponsford remained in the Air Force for many years, but he WASN’T married to the lovely Linda Roberts.  That would be his brother David Ponsford.  Linda reminds me she and David been married for 52 years — and it was Pernicano’s (not China Inn) where last our paths crossed.  Other than that, my reporting was “Spot On” as they say in England.

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Bob Richardson, whenever there's a Colt obituary, has been able to send the appropriate page from a Centaur, from which I snip a photo of the departed.  I've decided to start saving the pages and put them in a spot where you can see them as well.  Click HERE for enlargements of the two pages above.

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65 YEARS AGO

Evening Tribune • August 11, 1961

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Evening Tribune • August 12, 1961 -- Once again, my invitation was lost in the mail. Oh, girls only?  I would have liked to have been a fly on THAT wall.

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60 YEARS AGO
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Evening Tribune • August 9, 1966

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Evening Tribune • August 12, 1966

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55 YEARS AGO
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Evening Tribune • August 10, 1971

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Evening Tribune • August 12, 1971

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Evening Tribune • August 13, 1971

Salvatore Cordileone '74 was made Archbishop of San Francisco in 2012. Is there a "Shoes of the Fisherman" theme threaded in here?

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My Classmate Tom Chadwick passed away May 6th in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.  I’ve placed a more detailed remembrance on the Class of ’62 Obituary Page.