Recent content by bbenson67

Terrible news. My condolences to your family.

Yes sir doing well. Went to The Hyatt Regency in Huntington Beach for Easter Sunday Brunch today with the family and two of my brother's nieces. It's a tradition for us but sadly this year it rained so everything was inside as opposed to a monster buffet overlooking the ocean on their outdoor...

Awesome story to say the least. I have a Peter Citron story as well although it pales in comparison. My best friend from high school who was a year older than me and went to Central, got to know Peter Citron and through him got to write the weekly Teen Scene column for the World-Herald. He...

She was always cute but there were others that were ahead of her. Let's go way back to Petticoat Junction, Ginger and Mary Ann on Gilligan's Island and of course Diana Rigg from the Avengers. Man I'm old.

I had not heard of this before. But, it sounds very sketchy to say the least.

Dennis Prager tells a story about a question he asks when he gives a talk to college students. He asks them if there was a stranger and your dog drowning, and you only had the ability to save one, which would it be? Let's just say most of the strangers would drown. "Pets > humans" every time.

Proud Benson Bunny from the Class of '67. We had 850 in our graduating class and there were some notables. Dave Karnes was a US Senator. Another guy became the Deputy Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency in D.C. Lots of doctors and attorneys as well. Surprisingly I'm one of only 3...

Good call. There are tear downs there that go for several mil. Crazy even for SoCal. Fun fact. Warren Buffet had a beach front pad in Laguna Beach he bought in 1971 for $150,000. He's selling it for $7.9 mil. 6 bedrooms for $7.9 mil is actually a pretty good deal. He spent very little...

Glad you had a good trip. You being in Irvine made Laguna a bit more accessible so good choice. You were a week too early as we're finally having a typical California February day, 78 degrees. Been a long time.

How's your visit to my neck of the woods? Where did you end up going for fun?

The California coast is well worth a trip. It gets prettier the farther north you go. Santa Barbara north all the way to the Oregon border is as good as it gets in terms of beauty, dramatic views and seafood especially around Monterey. Lots of history too. Take Hwy.1 where you can. You...

The local sportswriters are pulling no punches on how little Kelly will be missed. Pretty brutal. The UCLA AD is also not pleased at the timing of his departure according to sources, but is trying to be diplomatic. Kelly actually saved several million for UCLA on his buyout by not leaving...

Happy Birthday and Happy Chinese New Year. That's a pretty cool Daily Double!

I live here in Orange County so I'd suggest a couple of things. For Laguna Beach just go downtown which is inland right across from Main Beach. Lots of cool bars and restaurants all within a few blocks. Park in the municipal lots which are numerous and cheap. Newport Beach is a large city...

I got a DM on tMB yesterday from Velo1's daughter. For those who don't know him he was a Special Forces soldier in Vietnam from 1967-1969. His experiences and stories made him legendary on tMB. Sadly, he passed away on Jan. 23rd from advanced dementia at age 77. He was pretty close with...