once upon a time i met a guy who boxed groceries at the local Gelson’s Market in Corona del Mar. i was working at the Guild Drug. we did our summer jobs at night and played at the beach during the day. he would walk over to the Guild to buy gum and talk with me. i never figured out that it was just to talk with me…he later reminded me that they had plenty of gum for sale at his grocery store.

we dated all summer, with some dates being at Angel Stadium. one night we were seated right behind the dugout. i got a great close up of Nolan Ryan. good times.