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RicksTrucks · 04-09-2005, 11:21 PM

Let me know if there is anything I can bring back to mid-america that will either fit in my suitcase or in a box with my luggage.

pritch · 04-09-2005, 11:53 PM

This is good for the soul...
Go to Isla Vista (campus town of UCSB) ask around and get directions to Pelican Point, and take in the sunset there. If you see a 50something ex-flower child hippy chick doing the same thing, say hi. It will be my sister. She has set that as one of her goals, to see the sunset from there every day, and with very few exceptions she has done so for the last 40 years. We grew up in SB. Well, all of us except her. I was dragged, kicking and screaming, from there in '72, when the folks moved here to Utah. I was 13, and Santa Barbara to Wanship,Utah (pop. 100 or so) was a culture shock so intense I can't even describe it 33 years later. Jeez, I was just getting good at surfing, too. Make sure you hit the Stearn's wharf smoker at lunch time. Any seafood you can get in the area, straight from the boat to the smoker. It just can't be beat!

chopped 71 · 04-10-2005, 12:12 AM

I'll Have To Agree I've Lived Here My Whole Life. Lots Of Thing's To Do And Plenty Of Truck Parts.

ChevyDude · 04-10-2005, 12:16 AM

I grew up in Santa Barbara too!!! Parents and brother still live there! I went to Isla Vista elementry and Hope School, then La Colina, then San Marcos High...gratuated in 1976. Great place to have a good time!!....Hey pritch...do I know you from SB???

pritch · 04-10-2005, 12:47 AM

ChevyDude-Dude! If you went to La Colina, and graduated San Marcos '76, we went to school togther. I went to La Colina '71-'73, and would have gone to Micky Marcos had I stayed in SB.

RicksTrucks · 04-10-2005, 12:54 AM

I have been going to Santa Barbara, for work, on a regular basis since 1994. Now I go once a month, usually for 4 or 5 days, for the past three years.

chopped 71 - would like to catch up with you this trip, maybe do lunch or dinner. Love to see your truck and talk parts. I work at Airport Plaza, near the airport on Fairview a couple blocks from Hollister. Email is rlcrockett@aol.com

pritch - I usually eat lunch, once every trip, at Freebirds at Isla Vista. Great burritos.

pritch · 04-10-2005, 01:53 AM

Chopped 71-

Where 'bouts in Goleta? I lived off Walnut, about four or five blocks west of Hollister. Walnut was (is?) the deviding line between Goleta School district and SBSD. Since I lived 4 houses South of Walnut, I went to SB schools, but most of my friends went to Goleta. Dos Pueblos, mostly. Man, this is bringing back some memories. I spent a lot of time in I.V., my hippy sister even took me to the riots in Feb, '70. I didn't see the bank burn down, but it was still smokin' the next day when I was there. Boy, did we ever get into trouble over that. We used to go to the airport drive-in. I wonder if it's still there? Out the back of our house was Moore Mesa, and from the time I was about 7 or 8 years old, we would walk to MM beach and hang out. Got an education real quick there.

Ricks Trucks-I ain't been to Freebirds, but there used to be a place called New York Hero House, best meatball sandwichs on the planet IMHO. I wonder if it's still there, also. Do they still have the 'Guppies' at the airport? These were special planes that hauled around rocket sections when the moon shots were going on. These things were the funniest looking planes you could imagine. They were almost bigger around than long.

BobbyK · 04-10-2005, 06:25 AM

I'll heading to S.B. Monday as well.
Gotta go pick up the rest of my crap I left there when I moved to Flagstaff.

Santa Barbara kind-of has a boomerang effect.You leave but you always end up going back.

ChevyDude · 04-10-2005, 01:30 PM

I remember the burning of the Bank of America very well. My dad and my step dad both taught at UCSB so that Isla Vista event very much in the forefront as it happened. As high school students the Isla Vista scene was all about party's and then more party's. Pritch...I do believe we were at La Colina at the same time.

chopped 71 · 04-11-2005, 10:15 AM

If Your Working In The Air Port Plaza My Work Is Right Next To It.our Shop Is On Mathews Right Off Fairview. Lots Of Things Have Changed In Goleta Do You Remember The Baseball Feilds On Hollister There Gone Taken Over By Costco And Home Depot. I Life Over In That Area. When You Grew Up Here It Was Just A Field. I Also Lived Next To Walnut One Street Before Off San Richardo Before Magnolia. May Be I'll Run In To You Guys On Your Trip.

RicksTrucks · 04-11-2005, 10:21 AM

Chopped 71 - what is the name of your shop? I will be landing this afternoon and heading back to Oklahoma Friday after lunch. I always stay at the Ramada on Turnpike.

BobbyK - how long will you be in SB?

blazerparts · 04-11-2005, 10:49 AM

I worked in SB for 16 months. Cal Trans did seismic retrofit of Cold Springs Bridge on hwy 154. Four freaking suicides in the first couple months. Very nice place, the wife and I are gonna go there for a long weekend this fall.

ChevyDude · 04-11-2005, 11:33 AM

I really consider Santa Barbara my home town because I grew up and lived there from 1960 to 1997. Beautiful place, just not where I want to live now. oh and don't drink and drive in SB....they will get you...trust me!!!

BobbyK · 04-11-2005, 04:54 PM

Rickstrucks,I'll be leaving Thursday morning.Going to LasVegas for a hockey tournament.
I'm leaving Flagstaff late today(Monday) and will get to Santa Barbara Tuesday.

RicksTrucks · 04-11-2005, 08:59 PM

So it looks like Tuesday and Wednesday are the only days all three of us will be here. Let me know if you want to get together Tuesday or Wednesday evening. I am here now. Checked in at Tulsa airport one minute late to get my bags on, so had to wait til next flight. My watch was slower than the computers, so it won - I thought I still had 5 minutes.

pritch · 04-11-2005, 11:17 PM

Chopped 71-
I don't know about the timing, but we lived in the same 'hood. I was there 'till '73 or so.

Ricks Trucks-Thanks for starting this thread. I've learned of neighbors and classmates right here on the board!

chopped 71 · 04-14-2005, 11:12 PM

Sorry I Have't Gotten Back To You Guy's Been Busy.i Seems The Only Time I Get To The Computer Is On The Weekends. My Work Is Called Automotive Tech Group. 5929 Mathews. Stop By Ask For Seldon.i Know You Guy's Are Out Of Here Soon. If I Don't Meet You I Hope You Had A Good Trip.

RicksTrucks · 04-14-2005, 11:53 PM

I don't fly out til 1pm Friday. Looks like you are just a couple streets towards the airport from me. I will try to stop by. What time do you get to work?

RicksTrucks · 04-15-2005, 11:20 PM

Seldon, great meeting you today. Man that yellow truck is awesome. Look forward to talking again when I come back in May (end of the first week). BTW - the parts fit perfectly in my suitcase and the TSA guy didn't comment.

04-09-2005, 11:21 PM	#1
RicksTrucks Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Claremore, OK 74017 Posts: 2,640	Going to Santa Barbara for the week Let me know if there is anything I can bring back to mid-america that will either fit in my suitcase or in a box with my luggage. __________________ 68 Short Stepside C-10 69 SWB C-10 70 Flatbed C-20 70 LWB C-20 BB402 70 LWB C-10 CST 70 LWB C-10 CST 71 Short Stepside Cheyenne C-10 72 LWB C-10 72 Blazer 4x4 4spd 95 Jeep Cherokee 4x4

04-09-2005, 11:53 PM	#2
pritch Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hoytsville, Utah Posts: 3,365	This is good for the soul... Go to Isla Vista (campus town of UCSB) ask around and get directions to Pelican Point, and take in the sunset there. If you see a 50something ex-flower child hippy chick doing the same thing, say hi. It will be my sister. She has set that as one of her goals, to see the sunset from there every day, and with very few exceptions she has done so for the last 40 years. We grew up in SB. Well, all of us except her. I was dragged, kicking and screaming, from there in '72, when the folks moved here to Utah. I was 13, and Santa Barbara to Wanship,Utah (pop. 100 or so) was a culture shock so intense I can't even describe it 33 years later. Jeez, I was just getting good at surfing, too. Make sure you hit the Stearn's wharf smoker at lunch time. Any seafood you can get in the area, straight from the boat to the smoker. It just can't be beat! __________________ '68 Panel Project Boogie Chillin' '68 C-10 Ol' Green

04-10-2005, 12:16 AM	#4
ChevyDude Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 3,071	I grew up in Santa Barbara too!!! Parents and brother still live there! I went to Isla Vista elementry and Hope School, then La Colina, then San Marcos High...gratuated in 1976. Great place to have a good time!!....Hey pritch...do I know you from SB??? __________________ Alex 1971 Lil' Red 350 SBC 700R4

04-10-2005, 12:47 AM	#5
pritch Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hoytsville, Utah Posts: 3,365	ChevyDude-Dude! If you went to La Colina, and graduated San Marcos '76, we went to school togther. I went to La Colina '71-'73, and would have gone to Micky Marcos had I stayed in SB. __________________ '68 Panel Project Boogie Chillin' '68 C-10 Ol' Green

04-10-2005, 12:54 AM	#6
RicksTrucks Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Claremore, OK 74017 Posts: 2,640	I have been going to Santa Barbara, for work, on a regular basis since 1994. Now I go once a month, usually for 4 or 5 days, for the past three years. chopped 71 - would like to catch up with you this trip, maybe do lunch or dinner. Love to see your truck and talk parts. I work at Airport Plaza, near the airport on Fairview a couple blocks from Hollister. Email is rlcrockett@aol.com pritch - I usually eat lunch, once every trip, at Freebirds at Isla Vista. Great burritos. __________________ 68 Short Stepside C-10 69 SWB C-10 70 Flatbed C-20 70 LWB C-20 BB402 70 LWB C-10 CST 70 LWB C-10 CST 71 Short Stepside Cheyenne C-10 72 LWB C-10 72 Blazer 4x4 4spd 95 Jeep Cherokee 4x4

04-10-2005, 12:12 AM	#3
chopped 71 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: GOLETA. CA Posts: 90	I'll Have To Agree I've Lived Here My Whole Life. Lots Of Thing's To Do And Plenty Of Truck Parts.

04-10-2005, 01:53 AM	#7
pritch Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hoytsville, Utah Posts: 3,365	Chopped 71- Where 'bouts in Goleta? I lived off Walnut, about four or five blocks west of Hollister. Walnut was (is?) the deviding line between Goleta School district and SBSD. Since I lived 4 houses South of Walnut, I went to SB schools, but most of my friends went to Goleta. Dos Pueblos, mostly. Man, this is bringing back some memories. I spent a lot of time in I.V., my hippy sister even took me to the riots in Feb, '70. I didn't see the bank burn down, but it was still smokin' the next day when I was there. Boy, did we ever get into trouble over that. We used to go to the airport drive-in. I wonder if it's still there? Out the back of our house was Moore Mesa, and from the time I was about 7 or 8 years old, we would walk to MM beach and hang out. Got an education real quick there. Ricks Trucks-I ain't been to Freebirds, but there used to be a place called New York Hero House, best meatball sandwichs on the planet IMHO. I wonder if it's still there, also. Do they still have the 'Guppies' at the airport? These were special planes that hauled around rocket sections when the moon shots were going on. These things were the funniest looking planes you could imagine. They were almost bigger around than long. __________________ '68 Panel Project Boogie Chillin' '68 C-10 Ol' Green

04-10-2005, 06:25 AM	#8
BobbyK Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Petrolia,Ontario,Canada but working in Port Huron,Mi. Posts: 1,771	I'll heading to S.B. Monday as well. Gotta go pick up the rest of my crap I left there when I moved to Flagstaff. Santa Barbara kind-of has a boomerang effect.You leave but you always end up going back. __________________ 71 blazer,350SBC,approx.375HP,700R4,factory GM TPI.Dual electric fans,33x12.5x15 ATR on stock suspension. Petrolia,Ontario,Canada but working in Port Huron,MI. See ALL my Blazer pic's HERE

04-10-2005, 01:30 PM	#9
ChevyDude Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 3,071	I remember the burning of the Bank of America very well. My dad and my step dad both taught at UCSB so that Isla Vista event very much in the forefront as it happened. As high school students the Isla Vista scene was all about party's and then more party's. Pritch...I do believe we were at La Colina at the same time. __________________ Alex 1971 Lil' Red 350 SBC 700R4

04-11-2005, 10:15 AM	#10
chopped 71 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: GOLETA. CA Posts: 90	If Your Working In The Air Port Plaza My Work Is Right Next To It.our Shop Is On Mathews Right Off Fairview. Lots Of Things Have Changed In Goleta Do You Remember The Baseball Feilds On Hollister There Gone Taken Over By Costco And Home Depot. I Life Over In That Area. When You Grew Up Here It Was Just A Field. I Also Lived Next To Walnut One Street Before Off San Richardo Before Magnolia. May Be I'll Run In To You Guys On Your Trip.

04-11-2005, 10:21 AM	#11
RicksTrucks Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Claremore, OK 74017 Posts: 2,640	Chopped 71 - what is the name of your shop? I will be landing this afternoon and heading back to Oklahoma Friday after lunch. I always stay at the Ramada on Turnpike. BobbyK - how long will you be in SB? __________________ 68 Short Stepside C-10 69 SWB C-10 70 Flatbed C-20 70 LWB C-20 BB402 70 LWB C-10 CST 70 LWB C-10 CST 71 Short Stepside Cheyenne C-10 72 LWB C-10 72 Blazer 4x4 4spd 95 Jeep Cherokee 4x4

04-11-2005, 10:49 AM	#12
blazerparts No,I DON'T have Tourett's Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 556	I worked in SB for 16 months. Cal Trans did seismic retrofit of Cold Springs Bridge on hwy 154. Four freaking suicides in the first couple months. Very nice place, the wife and I are gonna go there for a long weekend this fall. __________________ '72 K5 CST 350/350 Daily Driver '69 GMC3500 Camper Special CST Flatbed 396/400 Upgraded to show truck '69 GMC 2500 L6292, 3spd beater

04-11-2005, 11:33 AM	#13
ChevyDude Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 3,071	I really consider Santa Barbara my home town because I grew up and lived there from 1960 to 1997. Beautiful place, just not where I want to live now. oh and don't drink and drive in SB....they will get you...trust me!!! __________________ Alex 1971 Lil' Red 350 SBC 700R4

04-11-2005, 04:54 PM	#14
BobbyK Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Petrolia,Ontario,Canada but working in Port Huron,Mi. Posts: 1,771	Rickstrucks,I'll be leaving Thursday morning.Going to LasVegas for a hockey tournament. I'm leaving Flagstaff late today(Monday) and will get to Santa Barbara Tuesday. __________________ 71 blazer,350SBC,approx.375HP,700R4,factory GM TPI.Dual electric fans,33x12.5x15 ATR on stock suspension. Petrolia,Ontario,Canada but working in Port Huron,MI. See ALL my Blazer pic's HERE Last edited by BobbyK; 04-11-2005 at 04:55 PM.

04-11-2005, 08:59 PM	#15
RicksTrucks Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Claremore, OK 74017 Posts: 2,640	So it looks like Tuesday and Wednesday are the only days all three of us will be here. Let me know if you want to get together Tuesday or Wednesday evening. I am here now. Checked in at Tulsa airport one minute late to get my bags on, so had to wait til next flight. My watch was slower than the computers, so it won - I thought I still had 5 minutes. __________________ 68 Short Stepside C-10 69 SWB C-10 70 Flatbed C-20 70 LWB C-20 BB402 70 LWB C-10 CST 70 LWB C-10 CST 71 Short Stepside Cheyenne C-10 72 LWB C-10 72 Blazer 4x4 4spd 95 Jeep Cherokee 4x4



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04-11-2005, 11:17 PM	#16
pritch Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hoytsville, Utah Posts: 3,365	Chopped 71- I don't know about the timing, but we lived in the same 'hood. I was there 'till '73 or so. Ricks Trucks-Thanks for starting this thread. I've learned of neighbors and classmates right here on the board! __________________ '68 Panel Project Boogie Chillin' '68 C-10 Ol' Green

04-14-2005, 11:12 PM	#17
chopped 71 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: GOLETA. CA Posts: 90	Sorry I Have't Gotten Back To You Guy's Been Busy.i Seems The Only Time I Get To The Computer Is On The Weekends. My Work Is Called Automotive Tech Group. 5929 Mathews. Stop By Ask For Seldon.i Know You Guy's Are Out Of Here Soon. If I Don't Meet You I Hope You Had A Good Trip.

04-14-2005, 11:53 PM	#18
RicksTrucks Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Claremore, OK 74017 Posts: 2,640	I don't fly out til 1pm Friday. Looks like you are just a couple streets towards the airport from me. I will try to stop by. What time do you get to work? __________________ 68 Short Stepside C-10 69 SWB C-10 70 Flatbed C-20 70 LWB C-20 BB402 70 LWB C-10 CST 70 LWB C-10 CST 71 Short Stepside Cheyenne C-10 72 LWB C-10 72 Blazer 4x4 4spd 95 Jeep Cherokee 4x4

04-15-2005, 11:20 PM	#19
RicksTrucks Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Claremore, OK 74017 Posts: 2,640	Seldon, great meeting you today. Man that yellow truck is awesome. Look forward to talking again when I come back in May (end of the first week). BTW - the parts fit perfectly in my suitcase and the TSA guy didn't comment. __________________ 68 Short Stepside C-10 69 SWB C-10 70 Flatbed C-20 70 LWB C-20 BB402 70 LWB C-10 CST 70 LWB C-10 CST 71 Short Stepside Cheyenne C-10 72 LWB C-10 72 Blazer 4x4 4spd 95 Jeep Cherokee 4x4

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