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Dateline Seaside: A Monkey Tale
A very brief and very silly diversion
A Worried Man
John Q. Public is gobsmacked by this big bad troubled world
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The Guacamole Song
A mob of versifiers write a poem, and it's the pits
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The 'neglect and oblivion' of Old Monterey
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The Long, Slow Death of Eddie Romero
Beatniks build a college and hilarity ensues
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Holy Oak
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Interlude: Travels with a bunch of snobs
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A Requiem for Adonais
A rediscovered tribute to the King of Bohemia, written by America's greatest muckraker
Ah Baloney, Guacamole
Reader participation: Write a verse and help complete my poem
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Big Expectations
Ritchie Lovejoy's book is finally 'published' after eight decades and a lifetime of grief and disappointment
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Boys on the Bus
The 'A-Team' was a goofy scheme devised by knuckleheads to replace Braceros
Don't Bother Me, Kids
John Steinbeck's cheeky advice to English students at Monterey High
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A Riddle Solved
Unraveling the mysterious travels of a curious artifact with Big Sur connections
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Interlude: Travels with a bunch of snobs
If you admire California authors, you'll hate this post
The Long, Slow Death of Eddie Romero
What became of the Monterey paisano immortalized by John Steinbeck?
Holy Oak
When William Randolph Hearst stuck his nose into Monterey's business, and how a famous tree ended up dumped in the bay
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A journey into Monterey County's quirky history, featuring high-level observations delivered with low-brow humor. Because what's the point of history if we can't have fun with it?
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