Julian Gonzalez:  

Hi, Bishopians, I used to live in the middle of Bishop's west "downtown" just across the Catholic Church. I have a lot of memories there, such as wrecks at the 4-way stop intersection; late night attempted robbery of the Gonzalez Grocery, which I was instrumental in making the Driscoll residents from succeeding in stealing any- thing; people walking on their knees from their homes all the way to the church altar to pay for their sins (I think); gang fights in the middle of the night at the same store; and weddings, confirmations, funerals, and the such at the church were witnessed by me from my front porch. As a young man (9 to 11 years old), I was an altar boy at the church. I knew every word and verse of the Latin Mass. I knew when to ring the tingly bells, or when to light the candles, or when to light the incense vessel, or when to ring the big bell beckoning the parishioners to attend Mass, and the such. I loved all of this. When I needed to satisfy my sweet tooth, I would either go to Gonzalez Grocery or next to our property was the Ramirez Grocery Store. Mr. Ramirez would use saw- dust on his floor. This was old-fashioned back then. If I wanted to see a movie, in the theatre which I worked for a summer, I would just walk across the road next to the Gonzalez Grocery and walk in for free. This theatre also belonged to Mr. Samuel Gonzalez. Or, in summertime, if I wanted to purchase a cottonpicking sack, I would go (again) across to the right side of the Gonzalez Groc...Expand for more