If it’s Halloween, it must be “Rocktober!”
Oh Boy! It’s that time of year. Fall! Yippee! My absolute favorite season out of all of them. I love the leaf color changes, the earthy fermented smell that seems to permeate the air, the welcome morning chill after hot summer days, the glorious food, pumpkin carving, Trick o’ Treat candy, pecan and pumpkin pie…
P.A.M.A. Files: Episode 2 – The Fat Kid loses some weight and survives his first week at Military School
Introduction I survive my initial week at school. Get to know some of my teachers, and drop a few pounds. It soon became apparent to me that there were some kids at school that were more screwed up than me. Which was hard to believe considering what a head case I had been prior to…
1974 Sadie Hawkins Dance. “CHUCK” The Heartbreaker Part 3
“Chuck Bucklin? Yes, I called several times and left messages to see if he was coming to our 25th Farmstead Class of 1974 Reunion. But he never returned my calls.”Cynthia Mannor, Farmstead High School Alumni Chairman, Farmstead High School. Class of 1974. “Chuck? No, I didn’t know him that well at school. Some of the…
“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…