Craig Jungers wrote: > [In Newport Harbor] Thirty years ago everyone used John Wayne's house as > a marker for where they went in the harbor. I wonder if it's the same > house. Times change. Nowadays the landmark in Del Mar is Brad Pitt's house. When I was a kid (mid-1950's), Lucy and Desi had a house on the cliff at the south end of Solana Beach overlooking Del Mar. Desi would chase you off if you came up the driveway. Usually a bit loaded. Sometimes a lot. Yes, I really am that old. Older, actually: my first surfboard, at age 13, was made of balsa. Still got the scar where the skeg whacked me upside the head. Now where is that Metamucil ... oh, yeah, Depends. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Apr 15 2008 - 21:11:37 PDT
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