by Michael Adams | Mar 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
Chanting and Ranting I don’t recall my classmates’ names at this point so, if any of them were added to the list above, I wouldn’t know. But I can describe a few and attribute bits of info about them. I recall there were three Jewish boys in my class, each very...
by Michael Adams | Mar 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
Burn, baby! Burn! 1967 was also the Summer of Hate. America’s presence in the Vietnam grew to a staggering 475,000 troops and in the states, peace rallies and political protests increased exponentially. There was a spreading discontent with the war in...
by Michael Adams | Oct 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
Kevin Ferring had surfer-blond hair and was speckled with freckles on every surface he had ever exposed to the sun. Kevin was also ten and my best buddy. He joined Joe, Mike and I on our lizard hunts and was a pretty good skateboarder to boot. Harper always...
by Michael Adams | Jan 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
I needed money for albums and art supplies and I needed a job. We hadn’t been at the base for too long before I was looking for work. Although there weren’t many opportunities available for a twelve year old, I managed to find work during our stay at the...
by Michael Adams | Jan 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
I’ll segue into a not-so wonderful experience that occurred at around the same time: I met a neighbor boy at a scout meeting on the base. He seemed pretty nice and asked me to come hang out at his place. I’ll call him: Seymour. The husky kid with...
by Michael Adams | Dec 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
We couldn’t get out of Williamsport fast enough, would be the best way to put it. We received word; FINALLY, that housing became available in Philly. We moved down to the Philadelphia Naval Base when my Dad was transferred there in June 1967. It was the summer of...
