jakecaller Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Day 2 berkeley maps growing up in Berkeley back in the day we still were allowed to free roam and so I went everywhere on foot or bus walking to Solano avenue drinking coffee at Peets coffee eating Chinese food in Berkeley’s china town walking downtown walking to CAL eating top dog experiencing the late 60’s transforming Telegraph and walking in the woods in tilden park high up in the hills overlooking the bay area Day three Recalling people I barely knew over the years I have known so many people and now when the virus is spreading out around the world I will soon be hearing that this person has died and that person has died I will outlive many of my friends from around the world part of getting old something that I fear one day perhaps people will hear that jake has died and they will say that they barely knew me and wished that they had taken the time to become my friend Just as I think about all the friends i am about to loose to this killer virus running amuck corona fears corona the word fills us with dread spreading around the world today will we all survive this corona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Ha Jake, I grew up in El Cerrito, your neighbor and high school rival. My first job while I was in high school was at JC Penney's which I believe was on Solano Ave in Berkeley. I knew downtown well and of course the UC campus, I didn't attend there but when in high school I dated a UC student. We once went with his frat brothers and their dates to the Chinese New Year celebration in San Francisco, then snuck into the then closed down, ruins of the Palace of Fine Arts through a hole in the chain link fence and wandered through the grounds by moonlight (so beautiful), then back to the frat house to climb through the basement window and fixed breakfast there. I remember hearing the Campanile bonging and realizing I was out long past curfew, then the scramble to get home. When I got there, my mom had already left to take my brother out for his Sunday morning paper route so I knew I was in big trouble. But it was worth it. It was probably the most fun date I've ever been on full of noise, exotic food, culture, adventure and laughter. A night to remember, the boy not so much, but we had fun together and he did take me on some fun dates. ~~Judi Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_con Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Hey that's my favorite Pete's and technically Albany - Questionable Border between El Cerrito and Beserkley. Yes as I've said to my wife, if we're lucky will bury allot of friends if not they'll bury us:-) Nice reflections on our current state of plague YoP (Year of Plague) Quote thegateless.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyv Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 You three have me California dreaming, though I've never been. But in that era, I wouldn't have been riding the bus. I would be in a muscle car or at least a Cadi Coupe de Ville. Tony 🙂 Quote Here is a link to an index of my works on this site: tonyv's Member Archive topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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