For people who attended Crawford High School or would have attended if they hadn't moved -- or just have fond memories of San Diego in the '40s, '50s and '60s.
Click HERE to read the article in the Orange County Register about Marsha Rubin Steinfield '74 winning the Outstanding Probation Volunteer award.
That's Bob Urbach '62 shaping a cowboy hat at his shop in Ramona. Click HERE to read the article in the Ramona Patch.
Janice Gard Johnson '69 shares her 1964 Horace Mann Cougar yearbook. Click HERE to watch it as a Picasa slide show.
A third-generation San Diegan, Paul Andersen '59 passed away June 6, 2011. Boy oh boy, did he lead an interesting life. Click HERE to go to the 1959 Obituary Page and read the obituary that appeared in the June 12th Union-Tribune. You can also sign the on-line guest book while you're there.
Oh, man -- I KNEW I should have driven up to Irvine for Mrs. Brownell's 100th Birthday Party. They had MARIACHIS!!! Click HERE to see a slide show of photos taken by Emily Levin Lodmer '66. I'm pretty sure she's the hottie in the Little Black Dress.
Boy, the songs of February 19, 1971 were nothing, if not eclectic: "Me & Bobby McGee", "Mr. Bojangles", "My Sweet Lord", "Amos Moses". Click HERE to check out the whole list.
Click HERE to peruse the 6-page 1961 Graduation Issue of the Pacer. It contains the 1960-61 Senior Standouts and the always-popular Senior Will Page.
Union-Tribune columnist Logan Jenkins thinks Sandy Shapery's idea to use 1915 Trolleys to reduce traffic in Balboa Park makes him San Diego's most interesting man. Click HERE to read the column.
Click HERE to find out who was chosen as Song and Cheerleaders for the 1961-1962 school year. Lots of other goodies too. Remember Sandy Shapery's winning auto? How about Senior Sketches.
Click HERE to take a trip down Historic El Cajon Boulevard.
Have a question about a San Diego County drive-in theater? Jay Allen Sanford probably answered it in his Field of Screens article in the July 6, 2006 Reader. Brew up a cup of coffee and turn off your phone 'cause you're gonna be busy for a while. Click HERE to go way back in time.
Las Cajones is the new CD from Lee Cook '66 and the Joe Grease Band, with a tribute to the old Bostonia Ballroom in El Cajon. Lee says the place was owned by Smokey Rogers and Cactus Jim Soldi. Jim Jr., who played with Johnny Cash and Ricky Skaggs, plays lead guitar on this album. Click HERE to read the "back" of the album, download tracks or to purchase the album. Lee says a "substantial percentage" of the monies will go to help returning veterans.
My buddy Willie Skinner brought over a January 1942 National Geographic and asked if I could copy two photos out of it for the La Jolla Historical Society. While paging through the magazine I spotted a photo of a neighborhood that looked familiar, probably because I could spot the Chollas Towers in the background. Laura Marchese Stephenson '69 knew immediately where it was, as did Barbara Gurling McAlexander '64. Bob Richardson '61 was then able to add a current shot of roughly the same area. Click HERE to see what I've cobbled together.
I knew Sandy Shapery '61 built the iconic Shapery Towers and I knew he once owned the Victorian Hinkle House in Pacific Beach, but I sure didn't know he'd been preserving old homes for 40 years. Click HERE to read the nice article in last Sunday's Union-Tribune.
You can get pretty good deals on my book about the USS Saratoga CV-3 on Amazon If you're willing to pay full price, I have a couple of copies on hand that I can autograph.
Wow!! Who knew?? You can watch an episode of Huell Howser's California Gold AND get to check out Linda Zweig '75. Actually it's Episode #103 of California's Golden Fairs and, I believe, was shot on opening day of last year's Del Mar Fair. Linda is spokesperson for the Del Mar Fairgrounds and does a great job. Click HERE to watch (and get ready to figure out how to turn down the volume)
Turns out the late, great -- totally crazy -- Maynard Heatherly was the first husband of Marion Caster Baker, the San Diego State majorette who was depicted in neon on the front of the Campus Drive-in. Click HERE to read all about Maynard and the bar that bore his name.
Anne Marie Parent Richardson '64 passed away May 1, 2011. A celebration honoring her life will be held at 4 PM, Saturday, May 21st, at Cottonwood Golf Club. Click HERE to go to the Class of 1964 Obituary Page to read what her cousin Marc Parent had to say. Click HERE to sign the on-line Guest Book.
