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Growing up in Santa Ana, 1960's

by Steve
Wednesday, December 19, 2007

An anonymous reader shares his memories of growing up in Orange County during the 1960's, attending Santa Ana Valley High School, and all his favorite hangouts...
Hi Everyone

I just surfed in here and just like in the 60's I surfed most of the coastline with friends instead of going to Valley High and I think I am probably the only one to ever get kicked out of Work Experience and then had two more study halls to study nothing except the fine girls in the study hall too.

I graduated in 66 and have a lot of fond memeories of Knotts Berry Farm, and the Ballroom in Balboa with all the fine surf bands. Plus we had one of the best groups to sing at Valley, and Tony and Andy Gallo sang in the band. Plus I went to school with a great friend Bob Samuels who was killed by one off Valley's alumni and now she is the 5th woman on death row.

Does anyone remember the Bisbee's Orange Julius on Flower and Edinger? What a great place to eat. Plus on Friday and Saturday Nights we would cruise Oscars where the DMV is now and get races set up. Go to either Richey street or down on Talbert west of Bristol.

I remember too that Knotts Berry Farm was no cost to go in and Disneyland was 2.00 dollars and you didn't have to even ride anything and go to the dances there.

Does anyone remember Bob Jolly that played in the Justin Tusk? Well, he has a music store in Irvine and is still in music. Valley was great in those days and before I went to Vietnam and we lost a lot of our school mates. I guess I could go down memory lane the rest of the day and say those were the good old days.

God Bless You all and Have a Very Merry Christmas.
And a merry Christmas back to you, and a Merry Christmas to everyone!

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4 Comments:

  • The Orange Julius was owned by the BYBEE family. They sold it in the 80's I believe.

    By Blogger ESE IN THE S.A, at February 13, 2008 12:45 PM  

  • I knew Bob Joly very well and stop in to see him on occasion at his store in Irvine. I was the drummer in the first band Bob was in, a surf band called "The Jeminis". The members were Bob, George Beyer, Ron Wilson, Ron Jones and later Jim Sweeney. Bob even has some old pictures of the band at his store. P.S. I grew up on Shelton St. just north of Edinger and had a burger and an Orange Julius at the Bybee's place every day after Junior High school at Smedley.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at May 09, 2008 11:32 PM  

  • I went to Valley in late 60's,went to school with Bob Jolly and was a friend of Frank Samuels,brother of Bob Samuels.Grew up around Jerome Park area and later moved to Warner and Raitt area during high school.This has really brought back memories.Remember the smell of Lukens dairy in the morning as you walked to school up Raitt street,and when the first Macdonalds opened on Edinger,dancing at the Rendevous in Balboa etc.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at July 01, 2008 8:20 PM  

  • Went to Valley class of 66' Had fun cruzing to Oscars and then to talbert Rd. for performance issues
    with other cars Mike Patterson-Charlie Kichner-and a whole lot more We had GOOD TIMES Hope we can some day be like class of 68' Smedley-what happened to Flanery?

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at September 02, 2008 5:27 PM  

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