Wow is summer already over? The sun is shinning brightly and the beach is populated with people enjoying themselves frolicking across the sand to dip in the cool Pacific Ocean, digging in the sand and making sand castles, and generally having a blast. Nothing quite like days at the beach with nothing to worry about…
Rick Schultze
Jimi Hendrix Part 1
The Beginning In late 1967 I joined with some fellow students at Sacramento State College to form a “social club” at the school. It was a rag tag bunch of students. There were several football players, several music students, and three guys in bands. We called it “The Students for the Appreciation of Pop Music”…
Jimi Hendrix Part 2
Are they on the plane? Wednesday February 7th 1968 wasn’t a normal day, you know, get up, get going, and take care of regular things, instead it was a day to take care of something which revolved around one thing; Jimi Hendrix and company were supposed to arrive at the Sacramento airport that afternoon for…
Jimi Hendrix Part 3
Let’s go hear some music! Well, Jimi passed on going down to the restaurant opting to stay in the his room with several of his new found friends and a couple of guys from our club so a few of us, their guys, and Mitch and Noel descended on the unsuspecting restaurant staff and proceeded…
Jimi Hendrix Part 4
Well I don’t know how much rest anyone got the night before the concert. It was late when we called it a night and dawn crept up early. From there on it was the fire drill routine. Get to Sac State, get keys to the gym, let the crew with the portable stage in, help…
The Yachats Gazette
Here Ye, Here Ye, read all about it!! While Robert Murdoch’s massive conglomerate the News Corporation is going through troubling and tumultuous times and Newspapers worldwide are fighting to stay alive against the onslaught of electronic news, on the western edge of this country, the Central Coast of Oregon, an intrepid individual in the village…
On The Road Part II
Back To West Cap. After checking into a motel in West Sacramento, my destination on this trip, I walked out to West Capitol Avenue and looked up and down the broad avenue that many refer to as “West Cap”. It runs through the heart of the city where I used to live. Neon motel and…
The Sport of The Common Folk
Kentucky Derby There are some people who think Spring begins on the Saturday the annual Kentucky Derby is held in early May. This elegant event, showcasing the classiest horses in the world running all out for the finish line, is the biggest race of all. In “The Sport of Kings” the winner is instantly immortalized…
You’re History
Usually if someone says “you’re history” they mean you are no longer applicable to what’s going on. It’s like “you’re history” doesn’t really have a nice ring to it. The Webster’s dictionary definition is “an account of what has happened in the life of a people, country, etc”. So you’re a memory, a used to…
Stuck in the Middle
Wednesday always reminds me of the song Stealers Wheel sang “Stuck In The Middle With You”. Since Wednesday is in the middle of the week we approach it several ways, most popular is the term “Happy Humpday”. I’m going with that call since we are now beginning to work our way to the weekend and…