May 17, 2003
You know that song Good Vibrations by the Beach Boys? It came on the radio last night while I was at work and I was reminded of one of our camping trips to Baja when I was a kid. We would go there quite a bit. We would hop into the back of our old Ford pickup with the trailer attached, no seatbelts. Just us kids in the back (there was a camper shell). My dad would put a mattress back there and we would sleep and play and stick our heads through the little hole that led up to the front seat and watch as we drove. I can remember one trip...I was between the ages of 5 and 7...when Good Vibrations came on the tape player and I was so very entertained by the fact that, attached to the front of the truck was my dad's black beach cruiser, with a sticker on it that said "Good Vibrations". And it was vibrating. I can remember laughing and thinking I was so clever.
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Tisra:
I meant to tell you that I remember the seagulls from Vista HS, as well! My Psychology teacher, Mr. Cooper, even used it as an example for conditioning because they only started swarming when the bell rang for everyone to go in. They knew that it meant they’d get a clean shot at leftovers.
In fact, my senior year, it was such a problem that there were frequent morning announcements about getting your garbage into the proper receptacles. But, I always did that anyway.
May 21, 2003 9:29 AM