When I was a little kid, I remember going to Marine World Africa USA in Redwood City, so when it moved to Vallejo in 1986, I was excited to visit it. I ended up doing more than just visiting; I worked there starting in 1989, and it was where I developed many managerial skills and… Read More Marine World
As a little kid, I was lucky enough to have a black-and-white television in my room. I remember that my father had always loved the comedies of his childhood, which he passed on to me. The Three Stooges, Amos and Andy, the Little Rascals, and Laurel & Hardy were shows I would watch over and… Read More I Love Lucy
During the winter of 1994, I was working at Marine World Africa USA, and the park was much slower than during the rest of the year, so I decided to pick up a second job. Across the freeway was a Target, where my friend Mark’s brother worked, so I applied and got hired in the… Read More All I Want For Christmas Is You
While in high school, this was our logo for the matching band, and I loved it. I used it to print Rally Band shirts for the members, and it was even on our member jackets. In 2024, I found the logo again, made a coffee cup for Mom, Debi, and me, and even sold four… Read More Clayton Valley Marching Band
Our first week-long camping trip was back in 2013, when we rented an RV and explored Yellowstone National Park for the very first time. I’d always dreamed of traveling in a camper—being able to drive from place to place with everything you need right there with you felt like pure freedom.
This coffee cup traveled all the way from Mexico, carried with so much love by Castor’s family. It was the first time I had ever met them—the first time I got to see the people that helped shape him—and receiving this cup felt like being welcomed into something much bigger than myself. This cup is… Read More Puebla
The first musical I remember watching was when my sister Debi was in a show in Elementary School called The Electric Sunshine Man. The music still lives in my head all these years later, as I still know the first song’s chorus. In 1982, GB took Deb and me to see the movie version of… Read More Let’s go to the theater
When Grandma Bobi (GB) returned to Concord, I spent more time with her and Grandpa and learned about their music. They had albums of swing music. This was the first time I learned about this high-energy music from Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, and Benny Goodman. I remember the song Yes! We Have No Bananas, In… Read More Bobi’s Music
It’s funny the things you can remember as you get older. For example, I can remember three albums that my parents had. They were Elton John’s Captain Fantastic, Barry Manilow’s Tryin’ To Get The Feeling, and the Carpenters. At the age of eight, these artists imprinted themselves on my brain, and to this day, I… Read More Albums of my childhood
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