Hop Hopkins:  

CLASS OF 1974
Sun valley, CA
Northridge, CA

Hop's Story

Life YES, I AM STILL JUST AS ENERGETIC AND CRAZY LIKE YOU REMEMBER ME. I GRADUATED FROM CSU NORTHRIDGE. I ENDED UP IN THE CAR BUSINESS WHERE I AM TO THIS DAY. IT HAS THE WILD ATMOSPHERE I THRIVE IN. AFTER LIVING IN UTAH AND IDAHO FOR 15 YRS, I AM NOW SETTLED IN LAS VEGAS AND LOVING IT. BEING THE NIGHT OWL THAT I AM, VEGAS IS HEAVEN. MY WIFE OF 15 YRS TRIES TO KEEP UP, BUT I EXHAUST HER SOMETIMES. REVENGE FOR MY MOM COMES IN THE FORM OF MY 2 HYPER DAUGHTERS, WHO ARE NOW IN THAT WONDERFUL TIME OF LIFE (HIGH SCHOOL). I DO MISS THE GREAT TIMES WE ALL HAD IN 71 TO 74. BUT EVERY YEAR OF LIFE IS GREAT. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING ALL OF YOU IN 2004. MY CELL IS: (702) 203-6375. CALL ME. College THE FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE WAS GREAT. LIVED IN THE DORM, JOINED A FRATERNITY. PARTIED LIKE AN ANIMAL. MET LOTS OF WOMEN. TOTALLY ENJOYED THE FREEDOM OF LIVING ON MY OWN. SECOND YEAR I STARTED BURNING OUT ON SCHOOL. I WAS READY TO START MY CAREER AND LIFE. AFTER TWO YEARS OF FULL TIME COLLEGE, I DROPPED OUT TO BEGIN REAL LIFE. I DID HOWEVER FINISH MY BACHELORS DEGREE BY TAKING NIGHT SCHOOL FOR 8 MORE GRUELING YEARS...Expand for more
(10 YR DEGREE). IRONICALLY, NO JOB I HAVE HAD OR APPLIED FOR EVER REQUIRED A DEGREE, OR GAVE EXTRA COMPENSATION FOR IT. WELL, AT LEAST MY KIDS CANT SAY "WHY SHOULD I GO, YOU DIDNT". THAT FIRST YEAR OF FRATERNITY LIFE AND DORM LIFE CAN NEVER BE REPLACED, WHAT A MEMORY!! Workplace IM A WORK-AHOLIC. BUT I DO GET FRIED AND NEED TO VACATION. I LOVE WHAT I DO, AND I AM GOOD AT IT. I BEGAN MY CAREER WORKING FOR A BANK COLLECTION ON LATE CAR PAYMENTS AND REPOSSESSING VEHICLES (WHAT A RUSH!). LATER I BECAME A LOAN OFFICER BUYING CAR LOANS FROM DEALERSHIPS. WHEN I SAW THE MONEY THE FINANCE MANAGERS AT THOSE DEALERS MADE, I JUMPED THE FENCE TO THEIR SIDE. I HAVE BEEN A FINANCE MANAGER FOR CAR DEALERS EVER SINCE. IN THE CAR BUSINESS YOU CAN LIVE ANYWHERE, SO AFTER YEARS OF SNOW IN UTAH AND IDAHO, MY BONES CRAVED WARM WEATHER AGAIN, SO HERE WE ARE IN LAS VEGAS! IT IS FACINATING DEALING WITH THE PEOPLE AND THE DIFFERENT JOBS THEY HAVE HERE: PERFORMERS, STRIPPERS, HOOKERS, DEALERS, CASINO WORKERS, STRAIGHT, GAY, UNKNOWN, AND OF COURSE YOUR AVERAGE MARY AND JOE. LIFE IS GREAT, AND I AM HAPPY TO BE PART OF IT.
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