Mike Sandidge:  

Aloha Folks: Well Well, time for a story ... Once upon a time a young Mike left home at 17 and began pushing a broom to survive (most kids don't do that these days) but stoically he graduated high school with a great group of individuals and marched on to higher education. 3 party hearty years at El Camino (Mike Harrold and Mark Anderson - each class of 66 were great friends). Then 2 semesters at Long Beach state (Bob Weeks was a great friend waking me up in the CSULB parking lot in my old 57 chevy panel truck) preceeded Mike being drafted into the army. Then followed good byes, tears, boot camp, advanced infantry training and finally one year of rotary wing flight school ... lots of thrills, pain and drinking combined with large drill sargents and tough tac officers. One year, Four months and 19 days of training later a somber Mike was given a hardship discharge to help with his family after his Dad, a 2 war veteran was given a terminal cancer diagnosis - rest in peace Major Bill - love you sir. Flashing forward ...after helping resolve his family difficulties, Mike re-enrolled at CSULB while working as a draftsman at Douglas Aircraft. With GI bill help and now swinging a hammer a somewhat more mature Mike finally graduated with a B.S. 13 years after graduating dear old South High.... persistance does work sometimes :)) Then followed 1 year of teaching at Lynwood High school (Mike thought teaching would give max time for sun, surf and appreciation of the fairer sex but alas... this was the hardest job he ever did for the least amount of money) so, one year was enough. Onward to self employment with his good friend Roger Harrold (class of 60). Construction business lasted a little under 3 years lots of sweat, joy, more pain - usually hangovers at this point then marriage #1 to Diane Wold.... a whirlwind affair to say the least ... it might take a book. We were blessed with a son Jeffrey... Mike drank a bit heavy to weather spous...Expand for more