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Believe Me, I’m Getting to Mr. Berndt, But First One More Digression (Part 2)

When last you heard from me, I was in the passenger seat of Donnie Schroer’s VW bug with the magnesium alloy wheels, screaming wildly around the back streets of Hayward chasing after the hard-driving would-be paramour of Dorothy, Donnie’s on-again, … Continue reading

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Pearl Diving at Banchero’s, and a Love Story (Part 1)

I learned several weeks ago that my high school counselor and history teacher, Robert Berndt, had died, and in the way that memory can sometimes take you to strange places, it made me think of Banchero’s Restaurant on Mission Boulevard … Continue reading

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