1978, my birthday. I think this was at the house in Los Angeles.
1970s, me and my toy car, Susie the Little Blue Coop. For some reason I
was terribly attached to this car from the 1952 Disney cartoon.
Early to mid 1970s, I remember
that cedar box and the particular aroma (cedar and moth balls) when it was
opened.
Mid 1970s, me, apparently so distracted that food didn't matter.
Mid 1970s, me, at Gifford Hill, a quarry in Louisiana where my grandfather
(Clyde James Perkins) used to work.
Late 1980s, Hemet High School. This is Katrina Haines.
Late 1980s, Hemet High School. This is Kelly Shannon Bryant.
Late 1980s, Hemet High School. This is Michael Craig Clary and Tammy
Gibbs.
Late 1980s, Hemet High School. This is Michael Craig Clary.
Early 1990s. My attempt at an effects shot, flash exposure of my arm, then
bulb exposure of a small flashlight and attached straw sliding down a string.
I failed to take the weight of the flashlight into account, causing the string
to droop, misaligning my finger and the zap.
Alcatraz, San Francisco, CA.
Thomas, probably at White Sands
Toby and Sawbuck at the house in Hemet
Late 1980s, Hemet High School. This is Dale Gooch.
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Mid 1970s, me, Disneyland, riding by myself on Autopia.
Mid 1970s, me, I remember the Raggedy Ann doll
and that chair.
Mid 1970s, me, my grandfather was still alive back then, so I don't know
why his name is in the background. His retirement maybe?
Mid 1970s, me, on the way to Gifford Hill, my grandfather in the background.
Mid 1970s, me, sitting on my grandparents car (Clyde James Perkins and Bennie
Hadley Clawson), possibly at the house in Minden, Louisiana.
Mid to late 1970s, at the house in Los Angeles. This should be the first time
I ever beat my father at chess, so it should be 1975 or 1976. I know the
parents and I went out to celebrate (Bob's Big Boy I think) the occasion.
I appreciate growing up with one of those fathers who was proud of me exceeding
him in some task/skill, instead of one of those "think you're better than me?,
then you get a whuppin" -type fathers. I continue on my multi-decade quest
to find another one of this particular type of chess set. Pop says he
bought it on a TDY for the Army Reserves, either in South Korea or Thailand.
Cat vs. rabbit, on Acacia in Hemet, 1990s
Fluffy on the desk. The painting is Freedom Of The Plains by Mario Bordi.
Fluffy
Left to right- Unknown dog (probably neighbor's dog), Fluffy (angry cat), and
Thomas, probably at White Sands
Maybe Alcatraz, San Francisco, CA.
Toby, probably at the house in Los Angeles
Toby
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Mid 1970s, brushing my teeth. I don't recall ever being at White Sands,
certainly not at this age, so this might be the house in Los Angeles.
Late 1980s, at a snowcone store somewhere along Florida Avenue, north of Hemet
High School. If you beat the high score on Donkey Kong, you got a free
snowcone. Kelly Shannon Bryant on the left, Tracy Antill on the right.
Mid to late 1970s, Christmas, should be at the house in Los Angeles.
I suppose it's just the perspective of age now, but I wish I had taken better
care of and appreciated more all the toys I was given as a kid.
Mid to late 1970s, me, with my erector set.
Late 1980s, at a pay phone outside of the snowcone store. Tracy Antill on the
phone, Kelly Shannon Bryant in the background. I think it was during our
senior year that Tracy moved to New Zealand.
Sawbuck at the condo in Moreno Valley, 1990s
Sawbuck
San Francisco, underneath the Golden Gate Bridge.
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June 16, 1989, graduation, Hemet High School, at the Ramona Bowl in Hemet.
I never did get around to being one of the little indian boys in the background
during the performances of Ramona.
Neither I nor my father remember what I was crying about. He is well aware
of how much I dislike having my picture taken, but I have to agree with him on
this one- the moment was too good to pass up.
Out front at Hemet High School.
This is my father's table and bed when he was in the Army, stationed in South
Vietnam. I remember him being happy with the luxury of the hot plate.
Thomas (left) and Fluffy (right), probably at White Sands
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June 16, 1989, graduation, Hemet High School, at the Ramona Bowl in Hemet.
This is John Perkins (me).
June 16, 1989, graduation, Hemet High School, at the Ramona Bowl in Hemet.
This is J R Longmire. I remember him having a pretty long walk from the
bus stop, up a dirt road to his home.
June 16, 1989, graduation, Hemet High School, at the Ramona Bowl in Hemet.
This is Tammy Delgado.
Late 1980s. This is Anna Marie Collins,who had some intention to join the
Marines (don't know if she ever did). I think she had a fondness for
lollipops and her brother collected bicentennial quarters.
Late 1980's, Hemet High School, in the library. This is Brian Lester.
Pop says this should be the Orange Empire Railway Museum
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