I’ve mentioned Steve and Allen a few times, in that I moved to Mifflin Hall my second year at Penn State because that’s where they were living, so I really ought to say a few words about them. I first encountered Steve Sattazahn when he was one of the pianists at an elementary school chorus … Continue reading Steve / Allen
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Jerry Good
Jerry Good is one of the most interesting fellows that I knew at Penn State. I’m not sure if his last name is spelled with a final “e” or not. I can’t find anything where I wrote down his name. I first got to know him during Fall term of my second year. That’s when … Continue reading Jerry Good
Nan
This is another in my series of posts that reflect badly on me, in this case very badly, as it’s one that I’ve been putting off. It was the second term, the Winter term, of my second year at Penn State, the beginning of the year 1969, and I was starting off fresh with a … Continue reading Nan
Bullet Bob
Third year at Penn State I was still on the fifth floor of Mifflin Hall rooming with Jeff, as we were getting along reasonably well, but there was a new influx of students to fill in the for the ones who had moved on for one reason or another. We also had a new RA, … Continue reading Bullet Bob
Of Kites and Chlorine
I’ve previously written about attending the lecture that Isaac Asimov gave at the Schwab Auditorium at Penn State, but all I could do was say that it was sometime in April 1970. Now I’ve come across not only the Centre Daily Times archives, but also the archives of the campus newspaper, The Daily Collegian. So … Continue reading Of Kites and Chlorine
It’s a Small World
One of our substitute teachers at Eastern Lebanon County High School (Elco) back in the 1960s was Reverend Gross. As I recall he subbed for English teachers a few times, just a day or two here and there, not for any extended periods, so we never really got to know him or his teaching abilities, … Continue reading It’s a Small World
Memory is a Peculiar Thing
A few years ago when I was thinking about Howie and Bonnie back in my Penn State and State College days, I tried to remember the name of another DJ who worked at WQWK-FM (QWK radio), the same station where Howie did his show. For the life of me, I could not recall that DJ’s … Continue reading Memory is a Peculiar Thing
Jack of Diamonds, Queen of Spades
Growing up, I used to watch my relatives play Pinochle. That was the Zellers side of the family, my mother’s side. Every weekend her brothers would gather together, usually at my grandparents’ house, and we’d often be there as well, and the main item on the agenda was always the card game. Oh, sometimes it … Continue reading Jack of Diamonds, Queen of Spades
The Science Fiction Society of Penn State
I knew a lot of people during my years at Penn State and State College, far too many to remember all their names, alas. Those were the days long before cell phones and texting, so there was no easy way to keep in touch with folks, and for the great mass of those I knew … Continue reading The Science Fiction Society of Penn State
Roommates
My second year at Penn State I moved from Pinchot Hall down to the somewhat more centrally located Mifflin Hall. Although my roommate from my first year, Dave DeTullio, and I had gotten along just fine, he had joined a fraternity, so there was no question of rooming together a second year, and while overall … Continue reading Roommates