Monthly Archives: July 2008

1970s Ano Nuevo: A Mortar & Pestle in Every Garden…Story by Russell Towle

A Mortar & Pestle in Every Garden Story by Russell Towle Email Russell ([email protected]) June, as I had said, at one of those old ranches along the Old Stage Road, between Pescadero and San Gregorio, lived a tall thin man … Continue reading

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I Met Nurse Ratched Near Pescadero Creek. Story by Russell Towle

Meeting Nurse Ratched Near Pescadero Creek Story by Russell Towle Email Russell ([email protected]) So far as Pescadero, I lived miles on up the creek for about a year, in, I think, 1977-78. I would go down to town once in … Continue reading

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I have questions for Russell Towle….[Some of the material might be considered controversial.]

PescaderoMemories(PM): What was your life with Neal Cassady like? I have his book, “The First Third;“ I remember buying it at Keplers which was near the street where you hung out in Palo Alto. Did Neal Cassady visit AN? I’ve … Continue reading

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Remembering the goodness of Pacific High School. Story by Russell Towle

Story by Russell Towle Email Russell ([email protected]) I never had the good fortune to attend Peninsula School, but I did attend Pacific High School, which began as the continuation, through high school, of K-8 Peninsula School. For me it was … Continue reading

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1970 Ano Nuevo: Russell Towle Finds A Shocking “Treasure”

Story by Russell Towle email Russell ([email protected] June, here’s another story from my years at Año Nuevo Point. I had lived quite a wild life for a time in the 1960s, a life which among so many other things included … Continue reading

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1970s Ano Nuevo: Russell Towle Colors In The Man Called Merrill Bickford

HalfMoonBayMemories (HMBM): I remember a huge piece of driftwood; maybe it looked like a fist, but it was very big, and it had been planted in the sands near Ano Nuevo. I always thought of the driftwood as an address … Continue reading

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1970s Ano Nuveo: Kesey Was A Sea Elephant

And there was Kesey: Kesey the sea elephant. Story by Russell Towle June, there is yet another Ken Kesey/Año Nuevo Point connection. I will abbreviate Año Nuevo to AN. I had the privilege of spending time on AN island in … Continue reading

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1970s: Remembering Ano Nuevo by Russell Towle (2)

Story by Russell Towle To live for two and a half years in that tiny cabin … shivering through every summer under that constant northwest wind, whipping wetly out of the fog bank, just offshore … quite memorable. The Steele … Continue reading

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1970s: Russell Towle Remembers Ano Nuevo (1)

Dear June, Wonderful blog. I found it by Googling for Kesey + “Año Nuevo”, inasmuch as I had just mentioned to a friend that, once upon a time, I had been in a movie made by Kesey and the Pranksters, … Continue reading

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Squid- Art: Story by John Vonderlin

Story & Photos by John Vonderlin Email John: [email protected] Hi June, Thanks for the Squid story link. I had seen a short video with people gah-gahing at the gooey mess of tentacles, but didn’t know all the details. I recently … Continue reading

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