nolan wampler:  

I grew up in Modesto, Ca. Modesto was a farming community. My brother and I did the Mc Henry cruise on Sat. nights where the movie was made. Tomatoes covered the streets in summer from being spilled by trucks and I hated the smell of tomatoes. Gallo winery was about four block from our house for ten yearsand the wine smell was so strong , I said I would never tast wine. We moved to a small ranch with all the farm animals we could have. That was the best time of my years of growing up. I had the fastest horse in our neighborhood. A very fast donkey (Gennie, female cross of horse and donkey) Loved hunting and fishing. Picked all the fruit I could ever want. Dad sold the ranch and his farming share croping tractor and equipment, we moved to Anderson. It was so hot here I couldn't stand it. I wanted to go back to Modesto. School at Anderson High was very good with me being in Agriculture classes. I had a girl friend in Modes...Expand for more