Category: Act III
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ROUND ROUND, I GET AROUND – BEACH BOYS
I’d met John David before moving to Laguna. He used to come into Tony’s. He was cute. And he knew it. But that was part of his charm, not acting like he knew it. He was dating a boy named Brett at the time. Brett was a classical pianist. He was one of the pianists…
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A WHOLE NEW WORLD
I might have spent some time in San Diego after Richard and I parted ways, but I doubt it. When I have a goal, and set my mind to it, I want to get there as soon as possible. The first week or so in Southern California I stayed with Phil, a friend from college,…
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ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP…ALMOST
Being in Los Angeles, First Church of the Nazarene had its share of members who were in the entrainment business. As the Mother Church for the denomination, we also received a good bit of attention from Headquarters in Kansas City, MO. James Dobson and his Focus on the Family were a big thing in the…
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MORE CAMPING, 1979
As youth director, I think it was expected that I would participate in the summer camps, especially being a member of the mother church. The camp was held in the San Jacinto mountains at Idyllwild. I’m sure the camp had a name, but we all just called it Idlewild. It was a sort of rustic…
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ADAM AND STEVE
Steve was one of the best looking young men I have ever met in my life. Long blond hair, lean muscular body, a basketball and baseball jock, pretty face, perpetually ruddy cheeks, and a dazzling smile. He was 17 when we met at camp. I don’t recall if he was in my cabin nor, if…
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WHO SHOT JR
I began my “career” in food service at The Old Spaghetti Factory in Hollywood, CA. In the tradition of that company, the restaurant was housed in an old brick warehouse building, with a trolley car in the middle, furnished with antiques—booths made from the headboards and footboards of antique beds, antique tables and chairs, and…
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BACK TO THE NEW WORLD
I took a 10-day Caribbean Cruise with Rodney and Jimmy. I’m not sure why Steve wasn’t part of that. Maybe because of the money or something. We booked it through a travel agent friend from church. He suggested 10 days, saying seven isn’t enough and 14 can be too much. It was on one of…
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LOVE AND LAGUNA BEACH
After Jon Ross and I split up, I rented a room from Mary, a fellow server at Tony’s Sea Landing. I’d visited Laguna Beach and knew that’s where I wanted to be. Taking the room with Mary gave me the chance to get away from Jon Ross, regroup and look for a place to live…