“A Strange Turn of Events.” Part 4
My Adventures and Brief Brush with Fame in Community Theater continued… I audition for a Community Theatre Company in Santa Rosa, California and manage to not embarrass myself too badly. I often wonder how different my life would have turned out if I had not taken that drive that Fall evening? What if I had…
They Called Him Assh*le! A Savage Feline Tale about One Mean Cat! Part 3
The Summer was soon upon us and by some miracle I found out I had been accepted to Chico State College for the Fall term. That meant Freedom! I could board at school and be far enough away from Mom’s Daily Drama with her Beaus and “Asshole’s Reign of Terror.” School was almost 4 hours…
HITCHHIKIN’ BLUES AND THE USMC Part 2
“Chicanery comes in many forms. The worst form of it in my humble opinion is “The Omission of the Truth!“ Where are you headed?” “Cramden.” “Ok.No problem I’m heading in that direction. I can drop you off there.” “Cool. Thanks.” “What’s your name?” “Charles. What’s your name? And are in the Military or something?” “Yeah,…
1974 Sadie Hawkins Dance. “CHUCK” The Heartbreaker! Part 2
Chuck Bucklin? Yeah, I kicked his ass once!” Pete Steakley, CoCaptain Farmstead Farmers Football Team. Farmstead High School. Class of 1974. “Chuck Bucklin? Pfffftt! Get Serious would ya? I gotta a Weight Watchers Meeting in 15 minutes. “Christine Jensen, Assistant Editor of “The Plow,” Farmstead High School, Class of 1974 The Story Continues… The phone rang…
P.A.M.A. Files: Episode One – How This Fat Kid Survived His First Day at Military School
For my Friend Jay Russio – Because you asked me Dude. And for All Former Cadets who attended PAMA – Guys I Salute You! Introduction: How I survived my first day at Military school and lived to tell the Tale. Upon the Northern California Peninsula, there once existed a Boys Private School called “The Academy”…
“A Strange Turn of Events.” Part 3
My Adventures and Brief Brush with Fame in Community Theater continued… Ok, back to where I left off. My Esposa Numero Uno and I got back to California in the late Summer of 1995. I had been adamant that we find a place in Marin County since it always seemed so pleasant there. After living…
They Called Him Assh*le! A Savage Feline Tale about One Mean Cat! Part 2
Sometimes pets would disappear from our apartment complex. Asshole would leave our apartment at night to go “Hunting.” Later we would hear some piteous howl coming from some where in the complex. Asshole would return looking even fatter, whereupon he’d sleep most of the day lying in the Sun…”Digesting” we thought. A few days later…
HITCHHIKIN’ BLUES AND THE USMC
Introduction Chicanery comes in many forms. The worst form of it in my humble opinion is “The Omission of the Truth!Someone tells you something or offers you a “deal” and neglects to include pertinent information that would form your opinion. Perhaps they don’t want to hurt Your feelings, perhaps the Car Dealer doesn’t want you to know…
1974 SADIE HAWKINS DANCE “CHUCK” THE HEARTBREAKER! Part 1
Chuck Who?…” Jacky Schwartz. Cheer Leader, Honor Student. Farmstead High School. Class of 1977. “Chuck Bucklin? No, I don’t remember dating a Boy named Chuck in High School. But what a Funny Name though.” Christy Hines. Song Girl Captain, President of Debate Club. Farmstead High School. Class of 1977. Introduction A 1974 Sadie Hawkins Dance in High…
“Huckleberry Charlie.” I Run Away from Home!
Introduction How I runway from home in Los Gatos – 1963. Emulating my Boyhood Heroes – Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. The Story as I remember it… My Mom for all her faults gave me the gift of reading. At an early age I was devouring books by the pile because of her. So Thank You…