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DaveW wrote:
>
> I was a bit young for that, but got a taste. When Mom met my stepdad, he
> rented a 3 bedroom house on Howland Canal for $85 a month. (1968 I was 6
> years old).
>
> But I remember Venice when the boardwalk was just a zoo and not a
> circus. My stepdad, though he was an asshole (he's been dead for 20
> years now) was a writer, poet, and sign painter. More of a beatnick than
> a hippy. He used to do standup poetry readings back in the 60s at the
> local night spots, and was on the same bill with George Carlin a few
> times. I do rememer Olivia's, the soul food restaurant that was where
> the "heritage square" is now in Santa Monica, on Main Street. This is
> the place that the Doors song "Soul Kitchen" was based on.
>
> My sister was more into all the "counter culture" stuff, as she is 8
> years older than me. We had a band practicing in our garage for a while,
> because she was dating the lead singer. The drummer went on to the band
> Ambrosia. They keyboardist used to babysit me, lol.
>
> I remember P.O.P. and the Watts riots. Mom was working at Good Samaritan
> Hospital the night they brought Bobby Kennedy in. I remember Marina Del
> Rey when it was still a swamp. And I remember going to Seaworld in 1968
> right after it opened, with Mom and Grandma, while Dad, my new stepmom
> and the older kids went to Europe. Dad gave Mom something like $300 (a
> forture in those days) for a weekend. We rode the Santa Fe, took taxis
> in San Diego and the occasional bus, crammed with sailors on leave. We
> stayed at the Hyatt Islandia which was also brand new.
>
> My stepdad took some regular 8mm movies in Venice in the mid 1960s,
> mostly converging on anything over a C cup, but also taking in the other
> scenery. Mom found it in her attic up in Oregon, after he passed away,
> and we had it converted to VHS. It is around here somewhere. Cool stuff!
>
> Best Regards,
>
> DAve
> --91 XJ, ABS working, at the moment!