Caucasion Trash Rememberances - Coming to and Leaving AV
Coming to AV
I came to AV in the 6th grade, from Rialto, Ca. (Near San Berdoo.) Year: 1976. My parents moved up to the High Desert because my Dad had a job at Contel Telephone Co to which he was already commuting from 'down below.' I started the 6th grade at Rancho Verde Elementary and was initially traumatized by the move from suburbia to what seemed like desolation row. In 1976 the desert was EMPTY! Hot and empty. This was before the population grew and construction started. I hated it at first and my Mom had to bribe me to go to school. I sat alone during recess and mourned my desert exile and tried to get out of class by faking sickness. I was a little wreck! Eventuully, Mr Mandolini helped me integrate into the school, and I became friends with: Dave Pike, Cindy Hinkle, Kevin Dixon (best friend back then), Hallie Johnson, Renee Ogle, Kim Gilespe, Clive Babbit, Howard Adams, Ken Bell, and so many others I can't even remember. I had long hair and Kevin Dixon told me he thought I looked like a girl. I got poor grades because my handwriting was so bad they couldn't read a thing I wrote. I was in trouble often, so much that Mandolini moved my desk next to his. We played basketball and we used to play Truth or Dare out behind the trees near the fence during recess. It was the first time I kissed a girl on the lips.
Leaving AV/Post HS
I left AV about a yead after HS. I was moved out of my parents house, living in Appartment Hell near Rancherias and Hwy 18, partying aimlessly, having no clue what to do with my life. I played bass with 'The Banned' (Danny McAdams, Craig Theroff, Bernie Frank, Ron Ison) and that was fun, but years of partying through HS were about to take their toll. A severe sinus infection landed me in St Mary's hospital, and after that I eventually moved back home. One night I was having a brew with Pat Monaghan, sad and desolate that my HS Love (Cheri Winzell) had moved to SF to go to college. As I lamented my sorry, lovelorn state, he asked me, "Why don't you move there to be with her?" It was a revelation. I immediately made plans to attend SFSU. I moved there to follow my love, but like many HS romances, that one fizzled out, too. After a rough semester of adjusting to the culture shock of a big city, I returned to AV, got a job at Circle K on Hwy 18, hung out with Michelle MacIndoe, Cassie Buckley and many others. The desert was beginning to be overtaken by cruel forces of Crytsal Meth, and I saw the magic of the good old days quickly evaporate. I escaped to Fullerton, enrolled at CSUF, joined a punk band and chased a dream of rock stardom - a very fun dream which took about 4 years to wake from.
Coming to AV
I came to AV in the 6th grade, from Rialto, Ca. (Near San Berdoo.) Year: 1976. My parents moved up to the High Desert because my Dad had a job at Contel Telephone Co to which he was already commuting from 'down below.' I started the 6th grade at Rancho Verde Elementary and was initially traumatized by the move from suburbia to what seemed like desolation row. In 1976 the desert was EMPTY! Hot and empty. This was before the population grew and construction started. I hated it at first and my Mom had to bribe me to go to school. I sat alone during recess and mourned my desert exile and tried to get out of class by faking sickness. I was a little wreck! Eventuully, Mr Mandolini helped me integrate into the school, and I became friends with: Dave Pike, Cindy Hinkle, Kevin Dixon (best friend back then), Hallie Johnson, Renee Ogle, Kim Gilespe, Clive Babbit, Howard Adams, Ken Bell, and so many others I can't even remember. I had long hair and Kevin Dixon told me he thought I looked like a girl. I got poor grades because my handwriting was so bad they couldn't read a thing I wrote. I was in trouble often, so much that Mandolini moved my desk next to his. We played basketball and we used to play Truth or Dare out behind the trees near the fence during recess. It was the first time I kissed a girl on the lips.
Leaving AV/Post HS
I left AV about a yead after HS. I was moved out of my parents house, living in Appartment Hell near Rancherias and Hwy 18, partying aimlessly, having no clue what to do with my life. I played bass with 'The Banned' (Danny McAdams, Craig Theroff, Bernie Frank, Ron Ison) and that was fun, but years of partying through HS were about to take their toll. A severe sinus infection landed me in St Mary's hospital, and after that I eventually moved back home. One night I was having a brew with Pat Monaghan, sad and desolate that my HS Love (Cheri Winzell) had moved to SF to go to college. As I lamented my sorry, lovelorn state, he asked me, "Why don't you move there to be with her?" It was a revelation. I immediately made plans to attend SFSU. I moved there to follow my love, but like many HS romances, that one fizzled out, too. After a rough semester of adjusting to the culture shock of a big city, I returned to AV, got a job at Circle K on Hwy 18, hung out with Michelle MacIndoe, Cassie Buckley and many others. The desert was beginning to be overtaken by cruel forces of Crytsal Meth, and I saw the magic of the good old days quickly evaporate. I escaped to Fullerton, enrolled at CSUF, joined a punk band and chased a dream of rock stardom - a very fun dream which took about 4 years to wake from.
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