06/28/07
Where do you live now? Ridgecrest
How many years were you in the desert? 1.5
Are you willing to help with pictures? yes
Are you willing to help with stories? yes
Comments:
You can view more about Ridgecrest at the Daily Independent, www.ridgecrestca.com and on the DI blog: http://dailyindependent.wordpress.com
06/18/07
Where do you live now? GRUMPY BEARS KENNEDY MEADOWS
How many years were you in the desert? 26
Are you willing to help with pictures? AS SOON AS I GET SOME
Are you willing to help with stories? SURE
Comments:
I WANT TO BRING BACK A PLACE SO MANY OF US HAVE ENJOYED OVER THE YEARS SINCE 1964 TO BE MORE TO THE POINT. GRUMPY BEARS RETREAT IS MUCH THE SAME AS IT HAS BEEN FOR ALL THESE MANY YEARS. AND EVERY MEMORY IS POSTED IN PICTURES OR MOMENTOS LEFT BY THOSE WHO WERE THERE. LET PAT KNOW THOSE MEMORIES ARE STILL CHARISHED AND COME ON IN AND VISIT OR VISIT HIM ON THE WEB, AT GRUMPY BEARS REATREAT.
06/16/07
Where do you live now? Oroville, California
How many years were you in the desert? from 1954 until I graduated in 1959
Are you willing to help with pictures? I don't have many, if any
Are you willing to help with stories? Yes if I can remember things. Old age you know!
Comments:
Our family moved to China Lake in the summer 1954 when my father John Holden trensferred from Pasadena. I was in the 8th grade then and we lived on the base. First on Grove Street then on Mitcher Street. I graduated from BHS in 1959. During my years at BHS I was student manager of the basketball team in 1957, 1958 and 1959.
I have 2 brothers. Michael Holden(61) and Larry Holden(72 ?). Larry still lives in R/C and Mike lives in Santa Cruz.
I have not lived in Ridgecrest since 1964 but still refer to it as my home. I do get back to visit on occasion.
I found your web site by accident and just spent the last 4 hours looking at it. It is really great. Brings back many memories of the people I new and the places I use to go
John Mel Holden
05/28/07
Where do you live now? Adelanto
How many years were you in the desert? 1956-1971
Are you willing to help with pictures? gont have any
Are you willing to help with stories? will try
Comments:
I remember being in Ridgectest for Many years.
My family and I first came to Ridgecrest is in the summer of 1956 to see my oldest brother who was stationed here at China Lake.
Ridgecrest to me seemed to be no more than a wide place in the road, but with us needing a home and nothing better happening at that minute my parents decided to stay.
My Dad ended up getting a job as janitor for the united states Post Office
from there he and my mom took over cleaning all the buildings on that entire block except one spouting goods stoor.
The store weren't much to talk about. I remember Rex Gill of Gills Lumber Yard hiring my mom to take care of their house. Housing was sparse here and pretty run down a lot of people were finding it hard to make a living here during those times if they didn't work for the base doing something.
All my brothers and sisters grew up here and Married , some several times, my Oldest brother ever ran off to Bakersfield and became a sheriff.
I my self took a fairly different direction. Ridgecrest was a DESERT PARTY TOWN, And just about any night of the week you would find us out at the borrs nest, Pregnant Point, or a number of other party spots polishing off many cans of beer or whatever brand of wine cooler that had just came out that week. We didn't hurt anything but there sure were a lot of us out there. I can truthfully tell you there wasn't many straight kids in town during those years.
I know most of the friends from there are either moved or gone by now but for the ones that are left I just want to say hello!! Have a good life
05/27/07
Where do you live now? Ridgecrest
How many years were you in the desert? 40
Are you willing to help with pictures? If I can find them, not many
Are you willing to help with stories? If I can
Comments:
Lived most of my life in the desert somewhere.
Have lived in R/C for the past 21.5 years (came here in Oct. 1985) to work in the base fire department. Lived in San Antonio, TX for about 4 years.
Grew up in the Antelope Valley - Palmdale & Quartz Hill. Attended all of my Elementary, Jr. High, High schools there.
Born & lived in Arizona for almost 3.5 years.
So, I guess I qualify as a desert rat and couldn't have lived better anywhere else.
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