Advertising, Losing A Car, Bootlegging, Being Busy, Thanksgiving

During the past week, I've been preparing a bunch'o'stories for the Beachcomber. On Weds, I went into the offices for the first time in about a week and a half and met new staff members, salespersons each, Sue, who left as I was gabbing with Chuck about View On the Hill and other things/folks we knew or knew about.

He's a salesperson whom Liz and Jay have faith in, like he'll expand page count thru super salesmanship and they'll need even more of my prose. We'll see if it works out like they hope.

On the way back from checking out a traffic problem site on Atherton, I started having transy problems with the turbo, so next day, I took it to Russ. It got way more involved than he expected, he had to shave down a connection to remove a rusted gearshift cable, and I know he wasn't happy 'bout that.

Two days ago, I got in touch with Wayne Valot, a guy I met about 3 years ago. I had no idea he had done the Good Old Gold bootleg label in the 1970s until I asked Ruben Molina about it...he checked and gave me the name WV, whom I recalled. I spoke with him on Weds. night, then on Thursday, he stopped by, we had lunch at Denny's and he filled me in big-time about GOG and the American Pie label, which he began later. Very interesting stuff indeed.

Now, I'll have to wait until Tues. for the car, because of parts problems, which is another type of problem, as I have the Wilson lunch on Tues., Cable Commn on Weds. and Police Chief Mtg. on Friday, at 11:45 - 10 and 8:30, all a.m.s, respectively. Be interesting to see how it all shakes out.

Chose not to do a WPMD show today, but to rest, the rest of the weekend. Quit my daily walk, gotta be a better way, like a standing bike, to get my exercise.

Great news, tho. Sylvia went to physical therapy Tues. and got exercises and a pool referral, that's already making her feel much, much better.

And Heather. We've worked it out that all 4 of the Buchs will be here during Tsgiving week, from Nov. 21 - 28, even tho she doesn't want to fly JetBlue. Damn the luck.

Later, gator. Oh, yeah. KO keeps calling. Makes me wonder.