I sure hope you don't mean you had the same experience 3 times with the same person! You know the old saying about the definition of insanity!
Ah, the elusive successful bar-initiated marriage! Being a San Diegan, which bar are we talking about? I worked the beach areas for many years.
I think it was called The Mustang Club and it was in the Clairemont Bowl on Clairemont Drive. I don’t know if it’s even there anymore. This was way back in the late 70’s.
Good for you! I worked patrol in La Jolla for nineteen years. I used to frequent Harry's Cafe on Girard Av. a lot and was friends with Harry. Jack's is just three blocks up the road on Girard. My daughter just recently had her prom photos down at La Jolla Cove. I rarely get down to La Jolla anymore. I miss its scenic beauty, but I sure don't miss the traffic!
I have rarely posted a comment but Psalm1 and AG Surfer sharing San Diego memories prompted me to contribute this.
In the late 80’s, I was still single and living in PB. Those definitely were some great memories. I have a really good friend who moved to Del Mar just about the same time you did. He still lives there in a nice home at the top of the hill just past the beach.
Thanks for sharing! I also worked patrol in the Del Mar/Carmel Valley area for many years. Carmel Valley has exploded in size in the last 20 years, especially when they opened up the 56 freeway from I-5 to I-15. A two bedroom/two bath condo right across the street from the police station can set you back almost a million in Carmel Valley now. A single detached home can easily set you back two or three million. I once found an old Thomas Brothers map book from the 50's where the only roads showing in Carmel Valley were Carmel Valley Rd, El Camino Real and Black Mtn. Rd. Everything else was basically farmland or open space.
Don’t forget that way back in the late 70’s, I-15 had traffic lights near the stadium and there were goats running around on the hillsides in Mission Valley!
My parents moved to RB ~1993 and my dad being a wrestling fan, he kept me updated about the local HS teams. I think RB High were the big dogs until Poway arrived.
I lived in Carmel Valley for a year. It was nice especially when the fighter jets would hit their afterburners just off the coast.
The Station is the newest one in SDPD. It is called Northwestern Division. It opened up in 2007. I was there for the opening day. It covers 43 square miles, but staffing wise, it is by far the smallest Division. It is generally a very quiet Division, but in my time there as a sergeant, I was the supervisor of record on two separate occasions when an SDPD cruiser was stolen and we at NW Division ended up pursuing in both cases, ultimately taking each suspect into custody. The one suspect rammed my police cruiser and almost got herself shot. The pursuit lasted all the way to the rest area just north of Oceanside. I also had a homicide where the adult daughter killed her mother in a rather gruesome fashion and an OIS where one of my officers shot and killed a suspect who suddenly came at him out of the blue with a knife. Sometimes the quietest of areas can surprise you with their activity! And sorry for regaling you with these unsolicited police stories! The David Taylor thread pushed me back into cop mode : )
Yeah and his dad, Gerry Abas, 3X NCAA finalist, was his coach!
I never saw Mario wrestle. Regarding Stephen Neal, what an athlete to be able to have such great success at both sports!
I remember the Surf Club. Graduated in 1993. Recall the Crab Fries/Old Bay Fries. Nothing tasted better at 2am after a long night out.
Living in Ramona where it gets quite hot, I always loved heading to work in La Jolla or Del Mar in the summer and enjoying that twenty or thirty degree drop in temperature! When I would work the graveyard shift I would go down to Torrey Pines State Beach, park, roll down the windows and just enjoy the ocean breezes and the sound of the waves crashing. In a storm the wind would rock your vehicle back and forth. When I was working La Jolla and I was on the graveyard shift I would sometimes, during a storm, walk out onto that small jetty at the Children's Pool. It probably wasn't the wisest thing to do safety wise, but I just loved having the waves crashing all around me. Good times!
You see my avatar for this forum. I liked riding those waves!
Windansea? La Jolla Shores? Black's Beach? Torrey Pines State Beach? Tourmaline? Or beaches to the north? Every once in a while I would get a call to Windansea about the local surfers getting a little territorial and getting into it with other surfers. But other than that, most of the surfers were great. One time I was driving through the La Jolla Shores parking lot and I see a young guy parked in a handicapped stall with a handicap placard in his vehicle. He was drying off after just finishing surfing and looked quite healthy. Turns out he was using his dead grandma's handicap placard! He had to pay the price for his insolence, but he took it all in stride : ) I told him using the placard while surfing wasn't the wisest of choices.
That is cool to hear. I thought the Surf Club faded into obscurity after a few years. It never really fit in with SC tradition but it was an 80's concept that seemed to fit with the "Miami Vice" era. My 1st shift learning how to bartend was an eye opener. My boss & roommate told me to just pick a drink special. I picked Tanqueray/tonic. I learned quickly that half booze/half tonic wasn't good.
Hopefully this thread is nearing it's end so I'll extend it for the the few reading it. I surfed there one time. My girlfriend Roxanne lived close to that break and encouraged me to go out. I was immediately met with territorial thugs. Roxanne paddled out and set them straight. She was a pro surfer at the time.
I would go to Windansea near La Jolla, but when the waves got bigger, I would go way north around San Onofre or Trestles. The break there was awesome.
I remember that storm quite well! I was living in PB at the time. Don’t forget, it hit on a Sunday. The Super Bowl was in San Diego that year and fortunately, the storm hit on a different weekend. The game was at Jack Murphy Stadium which is outdoors. There is no way they could have played the game in that weather. The winds hit over 70 mph!
Thanks for moving this portion of the previous thread. I did know Jaden Abas was from RB. He had a teammate who also wrestlers D-1. I saw a Flo video interviewing Neal. He's closely involved to Poway wrestling as he has a club there, Real good guy.
I was lucky to get a 3-day bartending gig at the Hyatt Islandia for SB weekend. The Redskins were staying there and their fans lurked around the pool every day. I was assigned to a portable poolside bar so the manager would wheel me around to the crowds. I loved going to games at the old Jack Murphy stadium. The Padres stunk most years so sitting in center field for day games was a treat.
Wow, I never thought that Carmel Valley would've been a host to gruesome crimes. And who steals a police cruiser?! I stayed out of trouble so I never would've met you..... it sounds like you loved you job. Happy retirement. You certainly earned it.
I’ve met Neal before through some of my friends who are refs in San Diego. You’re right, he’s a really decent guy. If you go to the Poway Titans website, there’s a team picture posted there and you’ll see him in the front on the right side of the page. I used to know John Meyers too who took over the head coach position at Poway after Branstetter retired. He’s definitely doing a great job after seeing how Poway dominated the state tournament last year.
Yeah - we did get a little sidetracked on the original thread but the moderators moved this discussion to a new thread which makes sense. I would, however, suggest that it be renamed to
Just got back a couple of weeks ago. #2 son got out of the Navy a little more than a year ago, and has now gone to work for ASML. I don't see him leaving SD anytime soon, so we'll be making treks out there. He's about to move from La Jolla back to PB.
Thanks Cali. I enjoy reading peoples' PSU memories while attending school there as well as any other decades-old stories.
I agree that it's interesting. I moved there bc my buddy had an internship offer in La Jolla (his degree was in corporate fitness... and he wore leg warmers while teaching aerobics at PSU). We crucified him upon seeing thatand nickname him Sven. Our plan was to move to Australia after he was done but he got a sales job at Merck with his 1st territory being South Central LA. And I met a great girl so I was happy living in SD. Interestingly, she grew up in Connecticut as I did. One of my favorite days was when we were hanging out on the beach and heard it was snowing in Alpine so we drove there and an hour later we saw the winter wonderland of San Diego county.
Suggest you check out Rockin Baja Lobster in Old Town and any of the Fillipis Italian restaurants around town. If you go to the one in Mira Mesa, you can get a really thick piece of good prime rib combined with any pasta dish. Still makes my mouth water thinking about it.
Dr. Fairchild, Congratulations! I remember conversing with you on here back in 2021 (see below). My friend and I both enjoy the study of Biblical archaeology. I just recently read an original (1969?) printing of Masada by Yigael Yadin. My friend had found it at a bookstore and was thrilled! I assume your November presentation is only open to the convention attendees? I just pre-ordered your book and look forward to reading it when it is released. I wish you great success with the book and your presentation. Gaylon Sells
Dr. Fairchild, it is great to have you on this Forum. I just read The Search For Jesus article and found it very informative. Thank you for listing some of your publications. As a lay person who loves to study not only the Bible, but Bible history and archaeology, I look forward to reading more of your writings. I visited Israel last February for the second time, and would love to one day visit Turkey to see some of the Biblical and early Christian sites.
Yes, I remember. If you are in San Diego, I can check to see if I can get you in. In either case, lets do lunch. Meanwhile, check out the current edition of Christianity Today. My article on Paul Unchained: What if the Apostle Grew Up a Slave? is the cover story. I'm finishing a book on Paul's early life as a slave which should be out next year. Check out other stuff on my web page: AncientBiblicalWorld.com
