Michael Tanaka:
CLASS OF 1974
Alhambra High SchoolClass of 1974
Alhambra, CA
Michael's Story
Life
born to die. a good samurai, before he goes to war, burns all of his worldly possessions. in this way, he serves his master with his life. divorce is the same way. be prepared to burn all of your worldly possessions and leave nothing behind of value. the outcome of which will make you and your ex equal.
School
well, these penguins at this catholic school i went to, must have hated me. only one of them was worth anything and that was sister mary mcdaniels. the funniest moment was when i went to cal state l a to their karate class, and started to take it over. i didn't even go to school there. i just went there to kick some ass! the instructor there thought that was crazy; but, from that point on, he invited me to other karate studios in the southland, that had some really top names there. this was such an exciting and dangerous time in my life.
Workplace
after i got divorced, i needed to do something entirely different. since there are no more corner malt shops, i decided to work at big wally's kahuna liquor store in dallas. the daily grind for $8.50 an hour is really not worth it. but, there are times when my addrenaline level screams for mercy. in a short period of time i've worked there, this store has been robbed 8 times. the score to date is 6 wins for us and 2 wins for them. my cherry was busted 2 weeks after i started working there. these 2 punks in face masks walked up to me and place a shotgun up to my head and asked me what's cookin'? i said, sure how about some scrambled brains? i must have pissed them off. before i knew it, i had this big knot on my forehead. i lost 3 days of work without pay. i needed to get ...Expand for more
smarter in this business or get out of it altogether and go back working at pearl's finger and toe parlor. i decided to tough it out because this is what al bundy would have done. the next time big wally's was held up, i anticipated the robbery and pressed the hidden panic alarm 2 minutes before the robbery actually took place. by the time the robber got out of the store the police were already waiting for him and they booked him danno. now i was 1 out 2. not everyone tries to rob this place with a gun. some are dumb enough to bring a knife to a gun fight. i was now 2 for 3. i quit this job and decided to take a safer job at mcdonald's. if you happen to be in my neighborhood and driving thru at 10 pm you can hear my masculine voice say, may i take your order please. i can't wait to retire in another 20 or 30 years. yes divorce can do this for you.
Military
m-16 and .45 these are the tools that we live by. caught in the valley by the nva the president knew just what to do so he called on me and he called on a few. airborne ranger raving mad he's got a patch i wish i had, black and gold in a half moon shape, airborne ranger he's gone ape! when i get to heaven. st peters gonna say hey! what's ya doin in heaven! why you're here today hey! i replied with a whole lotta anger! i'm an airborne ranger livn the life of sex and danger! airborne ranger! oooorha!
I always wanted to be a brain surgeon when I grew up. My family and friends thought that was a waste of time idea. As it turns out, they were right.
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