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Monthly Archives: August 2008
Supervisor Rich Gordon to wed Dr. Dennis McShane at the Oceano Hotel, Princeton-by-the-Sea
The Gordon-McShane nuptials are scheduled for next weekend at romantic–but still funky– Princeton-by-the-Sea.
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RIP Russell Towle
Hello everyone. Let me start by saying that this is NOT Russell Towle writing you this message. This is his son, Greg Towle. I’m writing to you all because, last night, my father died in a car accident. This message … Continue reading
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Ano Nuevo: What the “County Cultural Resource Folks” said
From the Coastside Cultural Resources, 1980 Point Ano Nuevo “A number of features combine to make Point Ano Nuevo the most remarkable and spectacular area on the entire Coastside. Punta del Ano Nuevo was one of the first landforms in … Continue reading
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Found: Kesey Film “Atlantis Rising” [Who & What’s in it?]
John Vonderlin tracks down Ken Kesey’s “missing film” Atlantis Rising, shot at Ano Nuevo, featuring Russell Towle’s remote cabin. Email John Vonderlin (benloudman@sbcglobal. net) Email Russell Towle ([email protected]) John Vonderlin (JV): I was surprised to read that “Atlantis Rising” … Continue reading
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The Kesey Movie: John Vonderlin finds Cryptozoology
Email John Vonderlin ([email protected]) Hi June, Here is the full email from Jon- Erik Beckjord* off of Ken Babbs website. Though I’m a skeptic Cryptozoology has been one of my interests for decades. I don’t see any reply to his … Continue reading
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Russell Towle Asks: Is Kesey Ancient History?
Email Russell Towle ([email protected]) This body of material forms, as it were, the film companion to “Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test.” It is quite an important aspect of our history. I find I am only echoing Tom Wolfe himself, who wrote … Continue reading
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Hi Zane, this is about the Kesey-Prankster movie
Email John Vonderlin ([email protected]) Hi Zane, I exchanged emails with you, George Walker, and Cap’n Skypilot last year about the W.W. II Observation Post tunnel in a cliffside that the Pranksters were allegedly trapped in by the tsunami from the … Continue reading
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John Vonderlin Visits Waddell Bluffs
Story & Photos by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, On Friday I drove over a hundred miles to visit San Mateo’s most southerly coast. I wanted to investigate whether the beach access/exit of a hundred years ago for … Continue reading
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The Coburn Mystery: Chapter 46
[This is mostly unedited material from the original manuscript. Even though it’s repetitive at times, I feel there are worthwhile historical details.] By June Morrall “L. Coburn locked the gate leading to Pebble Beach and positively forbids anyone from trespassing … Continue reading
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The Coburn Mystery: Chapter 45
The Pebble Beach War, 1891 “In question is the farm famed locally from Shasta to Tia Juana as a producer of precious stones; it lies on the ocean edge and is off the highway. The access to it has of … Continue reading
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