Sorry that I forgot to label and identify the photo of the Venetian gondolas. Lots of interesting G photos. Marilyn C, love the gate ornaments. Annie, glad you are home and on the mend. Lars, I think I may have eaten at the same place in Siena.

I did go to Hamburger Mary's and dated one of the bartenders there. In 1974 I lived on Valencia Street with some of the Cockettes, and in 1977, I was hired by Dennis Peron to work as a baker at Island Restaurant at 16th Sanchez Streets. At that time I was living two blocks away, and so I could easily walk to work, although as a baker, I had to work the graveyard shift. I lived in several different neighborhoods, including North Beach (1972), Eureka Valley, the Haight, Buena Vista Hill, Hayes Valley, but mostly close to Dolores Park. I used to go to concerts all the time, at The Old Waldorf, The Stone, Bimbos, The Kabuki Theater, etc. For me, it was the best place to see European groups, which were my favorites at the time, but I also saw Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young at the Fillmore. I saw Hot Tuna there as well, but in the 1980s, I mostly went to see European Groups, too many to name. I did see Grace Jones at the Old Waldorf plus U2 with Romeo Void, and The Clash with The English Beat. I saw Siouxsie and the Banshees at I-Beam on Haight Street during a full lunar eclipse. Here's a picture showing one of my roommates from Valencia Street - she is the one on the left on the floor.

Black Bear wandering around on our front porch at 11:14pm on a Saturday night. Mom and cub Bobcats on my neighbor’s roof

Ded tired, the last time I was at Hoover Dam (in 2007), that bridge was under construction: Under construction, Utah to Nevada I cannot even imagine working on that project, but somebody had to do it.