Author: rigochaconjr
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Wham!
If you love Wham!, check out the new documentary on Netflix. Back to that in a moment. Years ago, when malls still had record stores, I remember seeing this photo on an album cover on display at the entrance to Musicland in the Eastridge Mall in San Jose. I was with my dad at the…
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DJ
Yesterday, and the past few days, have been heavy for the Yerba Buena family. Back to that in a moment. Senior proms are a chance for students to get together to celebrate one last time before the school year comes to an end. In some ways, it’s a chance to destress before the final stretch…
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Tommy
“Go see Tommy.” I’ll get back to that quote in a moment. Over twenty-five years ago I was between jobs. A little too between. I was running out of patience, confidence, and money. While I didn’t have a mortgage during those days, I did have bills. I even recall going to the grocery store to…
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Pelé
I played soccer for two different teams in one season when I was about nine – or ten years old. I recall wanting to play for the Police Athletic League (PAL) because they had nicer uniforms — complete with mesh shirts, shorts, and high quality socks. Moreover, the team names were cooler: Cosmos, Earthquakes, etc.…
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International Hotel
Every now and then I like to watch old clips of Elvis in concert. Last night I was watching one from a star-studded engagement at the International Hotel in Las Vegas, where he had 636 consecutive sold-out shows over a seven-year period. Alas, this post isn’t about Elvis. After watching the clip, I was curious…
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Dwayne
Writing this post feels a bit gratuitous, but I’m going to brush that aside for a moment to say a few things about an old neighborhood homie. I can’t say that I knew Dwayne Moore well. Still, I feel he deserves a shout-out, even from someone like me — a longtime, casual acquaintance at best.…
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Gumby, Dammit
I didn’t mean to make my wife cry with this story. Back to that in a moment. Before I started kindergarten, I would spend my mornings watching “I Love Lucy” with my grandmother, usually cuddled in a blanket with a bowl of Cream of Wheat and a small can of Tree Top Apple Juice. By…
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Geoffrey Owens
About a week ago in New Jersey, Trader Joe’s customer, Karma Lawrence, thought that one of the clerks working at the store resembled the affable character, Elvin Tibideaux, from The Cosby Show of the late ’80s and early ’90s. After a quick internet search, she realized it was in fact, Geoffrey Owens, the actor. Lawrence…
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Stench
This story stinks. Back to that in a moment. Any time my family and I take even the shortest of road trips, it doesn’t take long for my son, Atticus, to ask: “Are we there, yet?” And no matter our response, he usually has some follow-up questions — to which answers are never adequate. At…
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Bobby Chacon
On the eve of a fight in March, 1982, Bobby Chacon became a single dad to three children, ages 11, 8, and 6. Following two devastating losses, Chacon’s wife, Valorie, begged him to quit boxing. Her pleas were ignored. Subsequently, she killed herself with a rifle at the family’s home in the small town of…
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