Glenn Bauer:  

Hair like Berrnie on Room 222 and a hot '68 GTO (wish I still had it). Ward for all math classes, Miller for English, Wood for Chemistry & Physics. Ran hurdles & pole vaulted on track team and could usually be found behind the science buildings during lunch breaks playing chess and doing other things. Short stint at Bakersfield College, but found myself enlisting in the Marine Corps before the end of the 1st semester. While in the service I traveled to several locations across the US, but the greatest adventures were found during the Detachment cruise to the Indian Ocean. There I got to experience exotic locations that most would only dream about. Sometimes it was like just stepping into a National Geographic magazine. Halloween in Australia, Thanksgiving in Pakistan, Christmas in the Philippines and New Year's in Japan. I spent close to a year roaming around after I left the service, got bored and landed a job with Union Bank handling IRA/KEOGH Retirement accounts to keep me busy. In the early 80's I began a business adventure and created a partnership that opened the Rock-n-Roll Bar called "The Wall" smack dab in the middle of Oildale. I know what you're thinking - location, location, location... Our motto was Walk into The Wall and the house band was known at the time as Millennium. You've heard the story about it being the worst of times, but the best of times¦ well, needless to say this was my story. As the dreams faded and smoke cleared I found myself lost and confused with the benefits of being an entrepreneur. Spent the next couple of years working in the oilfield...Expand for more