Fellow TAC-southerlies, I have accepted a new job in the Thousand Oaks area and will be commuting there (drive up on Mon, drive back on Fri) until next summer,...
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Michelle Stone
plettstone
Oct 1, 2007 4:56 pm
First you leave us, then you leave the TACos in the south. It's a good thing you can make friends fast Paul! Congrats on the new job. It sounds like a real...
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Paul Sterngold
psterngold
Oct 1, 2007 4:59 pm
Hey Michelle, Somehow, I knew you'd be the first to reply. ;-) Thanks for the kind thoughts. I'm not looking forward to nine months of living on my own...
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Michelle Stone
plettstone
Oct 1, 2007 5:04 pm
So what's the job Paul? Inquiring minds want to know! Yes, that time away from family is pretty tough. Michelle ... [Non-text portions of this message have...
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Jeff Gortatowsky
indanapt
Oct 1, 2007 5:10 pm
Hi Paul, T.O. huh? Who ya workin for? :D T.O. is a bit wetter. Meaning they can get rain that Santa Barbara gets that never makes it as far south as L.A,...
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Mark Wagner
lumpydarkness
Oct 1, 2007 5:13 pm
... Paul is moving to the San Fernando Valley for a job in the entertainment industry.......
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Mark Wagner
lumpydarkness
Oct 1, 2007 5:19 pm
... Here is the group I'd be checking out: http://www.sbau.org/ Some of them will likely be at CalStar.......
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Paul Sterngold
psterngold
Oct 1, 2007 5:30 pm
... From bbc.co.uk: "Anyone who is even marginally familiar with the porn industry will know that the San Fernando Valley is the place where virtually all...
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Paul Sterngold
psterngold
Oct 1, 2007 5:31 pm
I'm under a gag order for a week or so due to internal changes at the new company. I'll post again when the gag is removed. Paul ... ...
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Curt Wittenberg
cuwitt
Oct 1, 2007 5:51 pm
Hey, I represent that statement. I grew up in the San Fernando Valley! ;-) Yeah, its true. My brother used to work for a big porn printing shop not more...
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Mark Wagner
lumpydarkness
Oct 1, 2007 5:57 pm
... Me too. Lived there till I was about 24. I was unaware of the local industry. My favorite parts of being there were: Sandy Koufax The Lakers Griffith Park...
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Paul Sterngold
psterngold
Oct 1, 2007 6:10 pm
Hey Jeff, Thanks for all the info! I don't plan on living in TO. Drove around yesterday, and yes it's lovely and most of the homes are new and big, but it...
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Curt Wittenberg
cuwitt
Oct 1, 2007 6:14 pm
1953-1972, the good old days. Both my wife's and my family still live there. I grew up in Reseda/Mission Hills/Chatsworth. Family in Encino, Chatsworth and...
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Curt Wittenberg
cuwitt
Oct 1, 2007 6:17 pm
Great idea but you better love to spend time before and after work in the car. You sound like your familiar enough with the area to know. ... [Non-text...
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Curt Wittenberg
cuwitt
Oct 1, 2007 6:19 pm
My two experiences there were not particularly pleasant. Curt ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Mark Wagner
lumpydarkness
Oct 1, 2007 6:26 pm
... Sepulveda, went to James Monroe High School. Richard Ozer up there in NorCal was at Birmingham High School when I was at Monroe. Lived after high school...
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Paul Sterngold
psterngold
Oct 1, 2007 6:41 pm
... Would you mind sharing them? Both for my info about the place, and also for the entertainment value? ;-) Paul ...
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Curt Wittenberg
cuwitt
Oct 1, 2007 6:41 pm
Sounds like we overlapped pretty heavily. I went to Monroe for one year. 1967-68, I think. Moved to NorCal for about 3 years (Humboldt) and then Santa...
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John Downs
optaspres
Oct 1, 2007 11:54 pm
Sorry to hear that, but TO!, I don't know how people can live like that in the SF valley. Good luck and all I can say is they better be paying you a ton. ... ...
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Paul Sterngold
psterngold
Oct 2, 2007 1:46 pm
... Live like what? You're staking out a strongly-held position without letting us know much about it. BTW, as previously stated, I'm not enamored with TO so...
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Curt Wittenberg
cuwitt
Oct 2, 2007 2:44 pm
Yeah, especially from Santa Monica to T.O. which isn't even in LA county. :-( T.O. is not even considered part of LA and is actually much closer to Ventura....
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Paul Sterngold
psterngold
Oct 2, 2007 3:51 pm
... I could make do with a beach house at Zuma. Paul ;-) ____________________________________________________________________________________ Building a...
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Curt Wittenberg
cuwitt
Oct 2, 2007 4:09 pm
Spent my teenage years at Point Dume. Not a bad spot. Get out your checkbook. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Mark Wagner
lumpydarkness
Oct 2, 2007 4:14 pm
... Me too. Did lot of body surfing there. Tried it again in my 30s and knew then I wasn't 18 anymore! Paul's going to have a great time in the LA area....
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Curt Wittenberg
cuwitt
Oct 2, 2007 4:26 pm
Time honored advice. Go west, young man, go west. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Lake Hodges Radio
lakehodgesradio
Oct 2, 2007 4:54 pm
Who's moving to LA? Don't move to LA. There are too many people there already. What's your second choice?...
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Paul Sterngold
psterngold
Oct 2, 2007 7:31 pm
... Go back to sleep. BTW, who is this? I live by Lake Hodges- are we neighbors? - Paul Sterngold ...
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Paul Sterngold
psterngold
Oct 2, 2007 7:37 pm
... There is no Shangri-La. Everything is a compromise in one way or another.* I like the idea of being closer to LSA, the Bay Area, the Sierras, Yosemite,...
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Jeff Gortatowsky
indanapt
Oct 2, 2007 9:53 pm
My wife lived in Alemeda way back when (before I met her). On a place I think was called 'Captains Row', or something like that. Nice area. But it did not seem...
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Jeff Gortatowsky
indanapt
Oct 2, 2007 9:59 pm
Well yes and no. FWIW I take a train from Fullerton to Los Angeles Union Station and LA to Pasadena everyday. Leave the house at 5:30am and am home at 6pm....
