Brad Hamilton Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Hey, we even have a Zep song named after us I'll start it off. Thank you California for: Fabulous Forum, Inglewood Whiskey-A-Go-Go, West Hollywood Zezar Stadium, San Francisco Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco San Diego Sports Arena Santa Barbara Fair Grounds Fillmore West, San Francisco Aneheim Convention Center Rose Palace, Pasadena Long Beach Arena Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino Berkeley Community Theater Fox Theater, San Diego Oakland Coliseum Santa Monica Civic Center Crawford Hall, Irvine CA Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, San Jose and of course The Continental Hyatt (Riot) House in West Hollywood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadScreamingGallery Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 My second home....ten favorites: Lost Coast Nepenthe Bixby Bridge Ansel Adams Pfeiffer Beach Bixby Ranch San Francisco Mount Whitney Sequoias Sierra Nevada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouillon Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 San Fernando Valley Van Halen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knebby Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Disneyland *oh - and Yamashiro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjin-san Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Hi all, Yosemite National Park. Randall William "Randy" Rhoads. KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Zezar Stadium, San Francisco That's Kezar Stadium. My list: Me The Sierra Nevadas Mono Lake Death Valley Bodie (Largest surviving ghost town in the U.S.) Point Reyes Lighthouse Point Bonita Lighthouse Fort Point Santa Cruz Monterey Crescent City Mt. Lassen Mt. Shasta Lake Tahoe And of course I've been to Winterland, The Fillmore, Fillmore West, The Avalon, Kezar Stadium (as a kid to watch the 49ers and collect the cushions for a nickle refund) Kezar Pavilion (Where my Mother used to take me to Roller Derby) San Francisco: Muni Pier Aquatic park DeYoung Museum The Ferry Building (and the old ferry boats and slips where they docked where we used to fish) Twin Peaks Coit Tower The Marina (Part of 'Bullitt' was filmed there) The Haight/Ashbury The Haight & Harding Theaters (Where we went as kids to watch horror movies and zillions of cartoons) The York Theater The Fox Theater The Paramount Theater The Embassy Theater The Del Mar Theater The Mission Theater Market Street was a wonderful place for me as a kid. It is now a run down dump. Fisherman's Wharf Pier 39 Playland At The Beach (long gone) I saw Eric Burdon & War at the roller skating rink that was right at the end of the midway. The Cliff House Sutro's (long gone) Mt. Davidson Upper Broadway (where all the lawyers and Getty types live) Chinatown Columbus Ave. and Upper Grant St. (lotsa Dirty Harry filming in that area) Golden Gate Park with The Panhandle, Polo Fields, The Dutch Windmills, The Buffalo Herd, Stow Lake Geary Blvd. The Old Mint on 5th St. The New Mint on upper Market St. Hyde Pier That's it for now. Yeah, thanks California. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Masson Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Malibu Beach. It was a magical moment, and changed so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Melanie Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 In N Out burgers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Malibu Beach. It was a magical moment, and changed so much. Been there once in 1970 on the fishing pier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazedcat Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 These two bands as well............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjin-san Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Hi all, No love for Tommy's KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotplant Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 I think of Mick Jagger singing.."Thank you, for your wine, California..... THE OCEAN!!!!!! Thank you California....for everything. Best state in the USA. If my plans go through, I'll be living there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Tallest mountain in the continental United States. What a view! I've been close but never climbed it. Kezar is where Dirty Harry tortured the Scorpio Killer. The flyaway shot was great and you could see the fog coming in. Bodie is the best Ghost Town in California, A great day trip from Yosemite if you have the time. I was once told that during the 1860s Bodie was the 2nd largest city west of the Mississippi after San Francisco. I think it reached a population of 10,000. Hard to believe because it really is a small area. We camped a few times on the other side of the 'gold hill' and if you hiked up on one of the other hills you can see Mono Lake. We also saw coyotes and pronghorn antelope. I love the San Francisco part of your list. S.F. is such a great city, Way more interesting than LA in my opinion. When I was a kid we never missed going to Coit Tower on any visit to SF. Then we would go to Fisherman's Wharf and have shellfish, and then walk over Gharidelli Square for ice cream. I forgot Ghirardelli Square. I have a nice black and white pic of it I took at night from Muni Pier back in the 70's. I also love the WW2 memorial at Land's End on the USS San Francisco that was heavily damaged at Guadalcanal. I really miss being by the ocean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lzzoso Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Hey, we even have a Zep song named after us I'll start it off. Thank you California for: Fabulous Forum, Inglewood Whiskey-A-Go-Go, West Hollywood Zezar Stadium, San Francisco Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco San Diego Sports Arena Santa Barbara Fair Grounds Fillmore West, San Francisco Aneheim Convention Center Rose Palace, Pasadena Long Beach Arena Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino Berkeley Community Theater Fox Theater, San Diego Oakland Coliseum Santa Monica Civic Center Crawford Hall, Irvine CA Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, San Jose and of course The Continental Hyatt (Riot) House in West Hollywood All your Thank You's are all concert venues. Surely there is way more to California than just places where Led Zeppelin and other groups have played. I would like to thank California for Vincent Bugliosi, the prosecutor who put Charlie Manson behind prison walls for life and who co-wrote and authored one of the greatest books of all-time, "Helter Skelter". Everyone has heard of or about Charles Manson, however, has everyone read this real life crime story? I have read and re-read this book at least a dozen times ever since I became aware of real, true life crime books. If anyone loves to read, I highly suggest reading this book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjin-san Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Hi all, Actually I had "love for Tommy's" last night. Double chili cheese with EXTRA chili and a tamale. ...and today I'm not feeling the "love" so much. Cheers,Brad Ah,the memories! KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 We certainly have ocean here Awesome! Where's my fishing pole? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betteremily Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Thanks California for...Ruining Everything. But thanks for my family. All Californians ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 California girls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Thanks California for...Ruining Everything. You must be talking about the majority of crapola that eminates from Hollywood these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattmc1973 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 A facinating book, real life crime drama. Another thing we agree on. Cheers, Brad His book "Outrage" was great too. Laying out the closing arguments he would have used had he tried the case, it made me so upset that he didn't, and those idiots Clark and Darden ruined everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lzzoso Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Hey Mattmc, Did you ever read Mark Furman's book Murder In Brentwood. Not as great of a read as Outrage, but Furman did a great job showing how all the evidence pointed to Simpson too. Bugliosi wrote the forward for Furman's book. I think he agreed with Furman about many of his observations. Cheers, Brad I am going to say something that I truly believe (even though whatever I post, I truly believe because I have and always will have my own strong beliefs and convictions), whether or not anyone agrees or disagrees with me. I think that the "jury" in the O.J. Simpson murder trial were actually swayed or persuaded to come back with a "not guilty" verdict. I think that if O.J. Simpson verdict was "guilty", the whole city of Los Angeles and surrounding areas would have been literally and completely burned to the ground. The case and the verdict seem to come down to "Black" versus "White". Just look at what happened to Los Angeles after the the acquittal of the "White" policemen in the Rodney King beating. Riots everywhere. Probably over a few billion dollars in damages, repairs, insurance and rebuilding. If I am even close to what I think, I believe that the Powers that be (whoever they were/are), realized that it was better to let one man "get away with murder", then let a whole city (and possibly the whole country) be looted and burned down. Think about it. Two murdered white American citizens dead versus Billions and Billions of damages, etc... Whether right or wrong, it seems to make a big difference when looked at at an econimical stand point. (By the way, I am a Hispanic male born and raised in the Great State of Texas, so I am not at all biased in any way). JUST MY FUCKING HONEST THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lzzoso Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Hey lzzoso, I think this is a good post and I am going to respond to it. But if it's cool with you I am going to cut and paste it into the 'Crimes and Punishment' thread. It's a good point and I think people may want to discuss it. Cheers, Brad Thank You! Like I said, I will always stand by and defend myself. Whether I may be completely "Right" or absolutley "Wrong". Surely, I am not the only American to express this (my) belief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bingo Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Humboldt County Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Humboldt County Don't forget Marin County either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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