Tuesday, January 7, 2003
Secret Tunnel of the Aztecs
Working for the campus Physical Plant
gives me access to some out of the way spots that the average person doesn’t
visit. Hang some keys from your belt, carry a two way radio and you can
pretty much go anywhere you like without getting a second glance
Back in the late 60’s, before I transferred to SFSU, I was a student at San
Diego State. At the time there were rumors about a secret tunnel where
people would travel to a hidden “over the rainbow” type world. (Ok, it was
the place kids went to smoke pot.) The tunnel does exist though it’s
actually a 12’ wide culvert that allows Alvarado Creek to flow under the
freeway. The tunnel is several hundred feet long and has a ledge along the
side that acts as a sidewalk. The walls are painted with 30 years worth of
graffiti and some of the art work is surprisingly good. For the most part,
the tunnel has been forgotten and because of construction years ago, the
entrance is almost inaccessible and hidden from view. When you pass to the
other side you enter a “secret garden” like setting complete with waterfall,
palm trees and shade giving sycamores. Students these days don’t seem to be
looking for hiding places to smoke pot so occasionally I travel to the other
side and have my lunch in a quiet setting. Don’t tell anyone. It’s a secret.
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September 18, 1966 Sunday
Sorry I haven’t written but it’s been a
very busy week. Monday was half day and I got my schedule all worked out.
The only change is instead of typing II I’m taking music appreciation. This
is really going to be a hard year. I have 4 solids and I should spend about
an hour on each every night.
I have Geometry first period. Right away the teacher gave us homework
so I know its going to be a rough year. We had a test Friday and I think I
did ok compared to the other kids. Second period I have biology. It’s an
interesting class and I should do ok. I signed up to learn how to run the
projector so on Fridays I’ll get to run the bio movies.
Third period is English and guess what? I got Mr Clark, the same teacher I
had last year. I was pretty worried about English but now it should be all
right.
Forth period is music appreciation. We don’t have a steady teacher and one
day we didn’t have a teacher at all. It’s a pretty boring subject and the
only reason I changed to it was because I was the only boy in the typing
class.
Barry bought a car today and I sure wish I could. The thing is, whenever I
need the station wagon for something, mother won’t let me take it. But when
she needs something right away she sends me out to get it. They say it’s
because I don’t have insurance but I’ll never get insurance cause they need
the excuse to keep me from driving. Having a car wouldn’t be so bad so maybe
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