Harold Johnson:
CLASS OF 1967
Polytechnic High SchoolClass of 1967
San francisco, CA
Roosevelt Junior High SchoolClass of 1964
San francisco, CA
Dudley Stone Elementary SchoolClass of 1961
San francisco, CA
Pacific Heights Adult SchoolClass of 1957
San francisco, CA
John Muir Elementary SchoolClass of 1954
San francisco, CA
Harold's Story
HI GANG, I JOINED AROUND 2009 OR SO. CHECK OUT THE " PHOTO SET / STORY " I PUT TOGETHER. I'M HAVING A BLAST THESE DAYS, HAVE BEEN MARRIED SINCE '84, LIVING ON THE OAKLAND / SAN LEANDRO BORDER. THANKFUL I ACCIDENTLY BROKE MY HIP WHILE PLAYING BASKETBALL IN POLY'S BOY'S GYM DURING THE SPRING OF '66 -- THAT KEPT ME OUT OF VIET NAM (TUTORED & GRADUATED AT HOME DURING MY HI SENIOR YEAR-ON CRUTCHES, MENDING FROM 2 CORRECTIVE HIP SURGERIES-- DEPRESSED BECAUSE I MISSED OUR PROM, DID'NT GET "THE CHANCE TO WORK UP THE NERVE" TO ASK TO DANCE ALL THE GIRLS ON MY LIST !! ETC ETC) . BUT TODAY, I'M THANKFUL I SURVIVED BEING "A HIPPIE" WHILE RIDING A 130 mph MOTORCYCLE AROUND CALIFORNIA AFTER REGAINING THE ABILITY TO WALK & RUN !! I WAS ALWAYS VERY ATHLETIC, BUT ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE MY ACCIDENT, I WAS TOLD TO JOIN THE DIVING AND POLE VAULTING TEAMS IN EARLY '66 BY COACHES SUMMERFIELD & TODD WHEN THEY SAW ME DOING FLIPS ON POLY'S RICKETY OLD "BUNGEE STRAP" TRAMPOLINE, THE ONE WE THOUGHT WAS BROKE BECAUSE IT STAYED FOLDED UP IN THE CORNER THE WHOLE TIME I ATTANDED POLY! (I TRAINED IN THE BOY'S CLUB ON PAGE ST THAT HAD THE "NEWER" NISSAN TRAMPOLINE THAT WAS BUILT WITH SPRINGS). I'VE WORKED DIFFERENT PROFESSIONS BEFORE --ENDURING--SURVIVING AND RETIRING AFTER 22yrs IN PACIFIC BELL'S CENTRAL OFFICES AS A COMMUNICATION'S TECHNICIAN. MY FAVORITE JOB WAS ENGINEERING & ANNOUNCING IN S.F BAY AREA PROFESSIONAL BROADCASTING FROM 1975 TO '79--I OFTEN THINK ABOUT RETURNING TO THAT FIELD. THESE DAYS, I TOTALLY LOVE THE LORD FOR HIS GIVING ME SOME PERSONAL EXPERIENCES WITH HIM -- before i was 10 yrs old -- TO REMEMBER, WHEN I MADE LIFE TOO CRAZY ! BETWEEN 18 & 21, I LIVED IN COMMUNES; WITH U.C. BERKELEY STUDENTS, & NEAR "AVENUE OF THE GIANTS" (REDWOOD TREES) BETWEEN GARBERVILLE & EUREKA CALIF -- I ALSO SPENT TIME WITH WITH ROCK & BLUES BANDS IN S.F. & BERKELEY, & CONCERTS FROM SACRAMENTO TO BIG SUR -- THAT LIVESTYLE "SEEMED SOOOO COOL", BUT WHEN I ADMITTED TO MYSELF THAT IT WAS KILLING ME PHYSICALLY & SPIRITUALLY -- THE LORD HELPED ME LEAVE IT BEHIND, ...Expand for more
(WHEN I TURNED 21--??? THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE WHEN YOU REALLY GO CRAZY !!). I'VE BEEN A HOLY GHOST FILLED CHRISTIAN SINCE MY 21st BIRTHDAY, AND GET TO PLAY MY 4, 5 and 6 STRING BASS GUITARS IN THE 1,000 SEAT UNION CITY CA CHURCH I ATTEND 3 SERVICES WEEKLY, BEEN DOING THIS THERE SINCE BECOMING A MEMBER IN 1977 IN IT'S BERKELEY CALIF LOCATION. THIS CHURCH HAS SINCE EXPANDED TO SISTER ASSEMBLIES IN ; VALLEJO, MORENO VALLEY AND BURBANK CALIF, TYLER TEXAS, BATON ROUGE LOUISIANA--AND WE FELLOWSHIP MULITI ETHNIC CHURCHES NATIONWIDE---I'VE BEEN AS FAR EAST AS IN A NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL CONVENTION, WITH MY 5 STRING BASS. I WISH POLY'S MAIN BUILDINGS WERE STILL STANDING, CONDOS WERE BUILT IN THEIR SPACE (the boy's & girls gyms were saved from the wrecking ball, professional gymnastics & circus acrobatics are taught there these days) BUT FOR SURE, SCHOOL DAYS ARE ALWAYS IN OUR HEARTS. I NEVER HAD KIDS, BUT I'VE GOT MY HANDS FULL WITH BOATS, A 4X4, A MUSCLE CAR THAT'S--A-L-M-O-S-T--TOO FAST (gotta hit it over it's head with a bigger hammer to REALLY wake it up !!), AND A HOUSE WITH A FIREPLACE WE COZY UP TO AND A BACKYARD TO BARBEQUE IN. HEY, BROTHER AND SISTER MUSICIANS," PLAY ON FROM YOUR HEARTS". HEY, FELLOW POLY GRADS--AIN'T THIS CENTURY A BLAST SO FAR !!! THOUGHT WE WOULD LIVE TO SEE ALL THESE CHANGES ??? I HOPE YA LOVE THE LORD, AND YOURSELVES, I WISH EVERYONE THE BEST. IF WE TEXT, OR NOT, IT'S JUST GREAT TO SEE YOUR NAMES AND PICTURES POP UP ON THIS SITE, NEXT BEST THING TO RUNNING INTO EACH OTHER IN THE MALL ! IT'S KINDA LIKE MINI A REUNION, I SUPPOSE. I DID'NT ATTEND THE ONE I KNEW ABOUT THAT WAS HELD IN THE EARLY '70's IN THE S.F. NORTH BEACH / BROADWAY AREA !!!!! HAROLD J, HOPING WE ALL SEE HEALTH & HAPPINESS IN OUR '70's--'80's-- ETC ETC. P.S. 2011 NEWS FLASH--I JUST BECAME A GRANDPA FOR THE 1st TIME -- ?? IN MY 60's ?? THIS IS TAKING THE DEFINITION OF -LATE BLOOMER-TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL FOR ME !!! BUT IT'S A NICE NEW LEVEL . ---- EVERYONE----PLEASE----POST OLD AND NEW PICTURES OF YOUR LIVES, TAKE CARE, HAROLD J
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