Monster_A_GoGoA Return to Frontier VillageEarlier this week, I had another medical appointment at Stanford University. A friend from Orange County (Eric) had come up to go with me…Dec 30, 2022Dec 30, 2022
Monster_A_GoGoAn Interview with Fred Schneider of The B-52sThe B-52s are, hands down, my all-time favorite band. Their debut album was the first non-children’s/non-movie soundtrack album I ever…Dec 20, 2022Dec 20, 2022
Monster_A_GoGoThe Return of Keith Partridge (Meeting David Cassidy)Way back in (I want to say…) 2008, I heard that David Cassidy was coming to town. Or rather, he was coming to a casino in Lemoore…Dec 20, 2022Dec 20, 2022
Monster_A_GoGoTouching Gunther’s Tra-La-La (The interview and the tale of the night I met the Pop Swede)While I was a writer for the Fresno Bee, my co-worker, Joshua Tehee, would occasionally send me interesting tidbits, things he thought I…Dec 20, 2022Dec 20, 2022
Monster_A_GoGoA visit to a vintage A&W in ModestoA while back, I visited Modesto, California to check out some tiki locations I had never been to. (You can read about that HERE.) As I was…Dec 20, 2022Dec 20, 2022
Monster_A_GoGoA Vintage A&W in Hanford, CaliforniaThe other day I went to go visit my brother, who is temporarily working at the Lemoore Naval Air Base about an hour from where I live…Dec 20, 2022Dec 20, 2022
Monster_A_GoGoLet’s go to the Madera 2 Drive InMadera, California is home to the state’s oldest, still operating drive in theater, the Madera 2 Drive In. While drive in theaters numbered…Dec 20, 2022Dec 20, 2022
Monster_A_GoGo“The Fastest FUN in the West” — Remembering Frontier Village of San Jose, CA.Earlier today, while trying to downsize for my upcoming move, I sold my Frontier Village souvenir plate. From 1961 to 1980, there was an…Dec 20, 2022Dec 20, 2022
Monster_A_GoGoDead Letter Office — Mail Art 4: HORROR of Mail ArtJust when I thought I was going to be done with Mail Art…more Mail Art comes my way. Something from someone named Tim Collapse arrived.Dec 20, 2022Dec 20, 2022
Monster_A_GoGoThe Roadside Attractions of Washington: Part 1As a recent resident of Washington, I’ve only just begun to explore this incredible state. However, I’m already discovering some amazing…Dec 13, 2022Dec 13, 2022