Blog - Written by Administrator on Thursday, August 4, 2011 18:09
You Can Never Go Home … Well Maybe Not … But With Facebook …. ???
I recently received an invitation from an old high school friend from Modesto (my home town) to join a new Facebook group … “You Know You Grew Up in Modesto, When ?????” I logged in to Facebook and a visited the group last Saturday when its membership stood at around 200. I’ve had a great time visiting daily to read members stories and memories and even posting some of my favorite tales from growing up in the 60s and 70s in “Mo-Town”, at the time a sleepy Central Valley community surrounded by agriculture, and known for Gallo Winery, Foster Farms chicken (plant in Livingston, but I went to Fred C. Beyer high school with the two Foster daughters), and the inspiration for George Lucas’ American Graffiti (cruisin!). I have kept watching the membership of the Group go up and up and up … today it stands at over 3,400. Modesto has had it’s problems in recent years. It was recently rated the fourth most miserable places to live in the US … Stockton, located 30 miles north ranked Number one, and Merced, 40 miles south, and Sacramento, 70 miles north, were ranked in the Top 5 (four Central Valley communities, what the heck!). I forget who rounded out the the Top 5, maybe Yuma. What really has struck me about this Group is the love, respect and sheer joy people (residents and refugees like me) have in remembering the Golden Years of growing up in Modesto … mostly people talk about their experiences in the 1960s and 1970s … my time there. I have been accused of having an Elephant’s Memory, but these people are truly trotting out some wonderful gems … people, places, things and experiences that haven’t rattled around in my head for years. It’s been great to connect with people who share a common history. I am hopeful that a precious place that people have loved for all these years can turn it around and become one of the Top 5 most wonderful places to live — just like it used to be!
Recent News
- Outside — The Stories You Loved Most in 2015 shar.es/1GEXv1 via @outsidemagazine 5 years ago
- Tips on choosing the right wine club sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/dec/… @WineSellarBrass #wineclub #wsbwineclub #wine 5 years ago
- Give the gift of wine sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/dec/… via @WineSellarBrass 5 years ago
- Dahon Vybe D7 Folding Bike gets the great Review in Momentum shar.es/1cLVn2 @DahonBikes 5 years ago
- How to Stay Strong on Your Mountain Bike as You Grow Old | Singletracks Mountain Bike News singletracks.com/blog/mtb-train… #mtb via @singletrackscom 5 years ago
- Rider Safety Visibility Launches Pedal Ahead Electric Bicycle Community Program in San Diego County
- MMC Retained by San Diego’s Hamilton Education, Premier College Planning, Academic Enrichment & Test Preparation Company
- MMC Retained by PedalCell — The Most Advanced Bicycle Power and Data Platform Ever
- MMC @ NAMM 2019 Show in Anaheim, CA
- MMC @ CABDA West Bicycle Industry Show in Del Mar, CA
- MMC @ CES 2019 in Las Vegas
- MMC Handles International Marketing PR for Project Speed’s Denise Mueller-Korenek Who Breaks World Paced Bicycle Speed Record with 183.9 mph Ride
- It’s a Wrap — Interbike Hits Reno, NV with New Venue & Enthusiasm
- MMC Handling Marketing PR for Red Truck
MMC News - Oct 2, 2020 16:19
Rider Safety Visibility Launches Pedal Ahead Electric Bicycle Community Program in San Diego County
More In MMC News
- MMC Retained by San Diego’s Hamilton Education, Premier College Planning, Academic Enrichment & Test Preparation Company
- MMC Retained by PedalCell — The Most Advanced Bicycle Power and Data Platform Ever
- MMC Handles International Marketing PR for Project Speed’s Denise Mueller-Korenek Who Breaks World Paced Bicycle Speed Record with 183.9 mph Ride
- MMC Handling Marketing PR for Red Truck
- MMC Handling Marketing PR for San Diego’s Sunglass & Optical Warehouse
Blog - Jan 31, 2019 17:16
MMC @ NAMM 2019 Show in Anaheim, CA
More In Blog
- MMC @ CABDA West Bicycle Industry Show in Del Mar, CA
- MMC @ CES 2019 in Las Vegas
- It’s a Wrap — Interbike Hits Reno, NV with New Venue & Enthusiasm
- 2018 Sea Otter Classic Brings Rider Safety Visibility with MMC Clients to Unforgettable Event
- Bicycle Safety Presentation to Focus on Rider Safety Visibility at Bayside STEAM Academy in Imperial Beach on October 5
Client Case Studies - Feb 25, 2014 16:05
SD Sport Innovators
More In Client Case Studies
- SEAL-Naval Special Warfare Family Foundation
- Slidepad Technologies
- Dahon
- Kool Fit America
- Strategic Operations — Hyper Realistic™ Military Training