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
State College
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It was sometime in early to mid-April of 1972 that we decided to drive over to Altoona for an evening. This was during the year that I spent with roommates David and Walter in an apartment on University Drive in State College, PA. I’m not sure whose idea it was to go to Altoona, which … Continue reading tick…tick…BOOM!
Fast Food
The first fast food place that I recall is the Red Barn. A Red Barn restaurant opened in Lebanon, PA, shortly after I got my driver’s license. I remember being amazed, not so much at the low price of the food, but at the fact that one didn’t have to wait to be served, at … Continue reading Fast Food
My Experience With Friedkin
I was especially eager to see the movie version of The Boys in the Band when it was released in 1970, because I hadn’t been able to attend a performance of the off-Broadway play. So when The Boys in the Band movie came to State College, I was ready to see it. I called Mike Carr, … Continue reading My Experience With Friedkin
Should Old Acquaintance Be Forgot? — Part 4
For my fourth and abortive final year at Penn State I moved off campus to the Southgate townhouse apartments with Carl, Terry, and Perry. Our next door neighbors were three fellows from Philadelphia: Gary, Dickie, and Howie. Good fellows all of them, but it was Howard Fatell that I became especially friendly with. Well, … Continue reading Should Old Acquaintance Be Forgot? — Part 4
The One Where I Was Almost Killed—Twice
I was still living in State College and working for the Pennsylvania Mirror, the Altoona Mirror’s failed attempt to go head to head with the Centre Daily Times, so I’d guess this must have been sometime in the spring or summer of 1972.My job was basically that of a glorified delivery boy, although there was … Continue reading The One Where I Was Almost Killed—Twice