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Post by jp92grad on Jul 10, 2020 10:25:09 GMT -8
I went there several times in the '80s. It was an old-style, upscale Italian restaurant akin to Busalacchi's in Hillcrest. White table clothes, candles and some red naugahyde. This was back in the day when there were only a handful of quality restaurants in San Diego. Now it seems, there are upscale restaurants on every corner. They served excellent New York-style Italian fare in an elegant setting. I quit going there in the '90s as the San Diego restaurant scene began to explode with lots of exciting, new restaurants downtown and along the coast. As for Aztec games, there weren't any TVs in the Old Trieste. You'd have to go down the street to the High Dive for that. Thanks for the follow up always wondered about the place. Was kidding about Aztecs games, was just keeping it Aztec related. |
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Post by aztech on Jul 11, 2020 1:09:05 GMT -8
Was cruising through Facebook and saw this snippet about Doors singer Jim Morrison, whose father, a Navy officer and later Rear Admiral, was stationed twice in San Diego/Coronado. Future Doors singer Jim Morrison was eight when his father, later to become a Navy Rear Admiral, moved their family to San Diego in 1952. At Longfellow Elementary School, he wrote his earliest known poetry, dated 5-21-54 and called the Pony Express: The Pony Express carried the mail Over hill, over dale Over rough rugged trails... At Longfellow, he scored an A in Home Economics. He graduated sixth grade from Longfellow on June 16, 1955. Around the same time, he was also a Cub Scout, badge number 17. Though he earned a merit badge for hiking, he later claimed he was kicked out of the Scouts for swearing at the Den Mother. At age 11, Morrison lived at 2634 Arnott Street in Clairemont and attended Pioneer Congregational Church. Admiral Morrison was relocated by the Navy to Virginia in 1956. In the early sixties, parents Steven and Clara moved back to San Diego, settling among the Navy families in Coronado. Jim attended college in Florida, but quit in 1963 and visited his parents in Coronado. There, they tried to convince him to enroll at SDSU, but Jim instead opted for UCLA.Had he stayed in San Diego, it’s possible Jim Morrison could have ended up fronting Iron Butterfly or the Strawberry Alarm Clock. Steven Morrison became a Rear Admiral in 1967, the same year the Doors released their debut album. The band played San Diego with Jim four times: 7-8-67 at Balboa Stadium, 11-4-67 and 6-29-68 at Golden Hall, and 8-22-70 at the Sports Arena. Each time the Doors played San Diego, Jim refused to take the stage until assured his parents were NOT in the venue. In 2011, his family and former bandmates called for official apologies from the state of Florida and the city of Miami, over Morrison’s 1969 arrest for lewd and lascivious behavior. Don't forget San Diego was a big Navy town during his time, it was very conservative. From what you wrote, Morrison seemed undisciplined so San Diego probably didn't fit him. When the Navy cut back, San Diego became more liberal. Just bad timing I would guess. |
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Post by longtimebooster on Jul 11, 2020 4:25:59 GMT -8
Was cruising through Facebook and saw this snippet about Doors singer Jim Morrison, whose father, a Navy officer and later Rear Admiral, was stationed twice in San Diego/Coronado. Future Doors singer Jim Morrison was eight when his father, later to become a Navy Rear Admiral, moved their family to San Diego in 1952. At Longfellow Elementary School, he wrote his earliest known poetry, dated 5-21-54 and called the Pony Express: The Pony Express carried the mail Over hill, over dale Over rough rugged trails... At Longfellow, he scored an A in Home Economics. He graduated sixth grade from Longfellow on June 16, 1955. Around the same time, he was also a Cub Scout, badge number 17. Though he earned a merit badge for hiking, he later claimed he was kicked out of the Scouts for swearing at the Den Mother. At age 11, Morrison lived at 2634 Arnott Street in Clairemont and attended Pioneer Congregational Church. Admiral Morrison was relocated by the Navy to Virginia in 1956. In the early sixties, parents Steven and Clara moved back to San Diego, settling among the Navy families in Coronado. Jim attended college in Florida, but quit in 1963 and visited his parents in Coronado. There, they tried to convince him to enroll at SDSU, but Jim instead opted for UCLA.Had he stayed in San Diego, it’s possible Jim Morrison could have ended up fronting Iron Butterfly or the Strawberry Alarm Clock. Steven Morrison became a Rear Admiral in 1967, the same year the Doors released their debut album. The band played San Diego with Jim four times: 7-8-67 at Balboa Stadium, 11-4-67 and 6-29-68 at Golden Hall, and 8-22-70 at the Sports Arena. Each time the Doors played San Diego, Jim refused to take the stage until assured his parents were NOT in the venue. In 2011, his family and former bandmates called for official apologies from the state of Florida and the city of Miami, over Morrison’s 1969 arrest for lewd and lascivious behavior. Don't forget San Diego was a big Navy town during his time, it was very conservative. From what you wrote, Morrison seemed undisciplined so San Diego probably didn't fit him. When the Navy cut back, San Diego became more liberal. Just bad timing I would guess. Correct. Morrison's Freudian clashes with his father were well documented and reflected in the angst of his lyrics. Further, much of his appeal rested in the dramatic cleaving of his structured 1950s Leave It To Beaver upbringing and his wild, long-haired, on-stage rebellious persona. He was the very embodiment of the Generation Gap, as well as the 1960s rebellion that pitted the American youth against their clean cut, military-worshipping parents -- the WWII Greatest Generation that had managed to stumble into an unwinnable morass called the Vietnam War, which, of course, was enlisting, maiming and killing said youth by the droves. |
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Post by jp92grad on Jul 11, 2020 6:21:37 GMT -8
Don't forget San Diego was a big Navy town during his time, it was very conservative. From what you wrote, Morrison seemed undisciplined so San Diego probably didn't fit him. When the Navy cut back, San Diego became more liberal. Just bad timing I would guess. Correct. Morrison's Freudian clashes with his father were well documented and reflected in the angst of his lyrics. Further, much of his appeal rested in the dramatic cleaving of his structured 1950s Leave It To Beaver upbringing and his wild, long-haired, on-stage rebellious persona. He was the very embodiment of the Generation Gap, as well as the 1960s rebellion that pitted the American youth against their clean cut, military-worshipping parents -- the WWII Greatest Generation that had managed to stumble into an unwinnable morass called the Vietnam War, which, of course, was enlisting, maiming and killing said youth by the droves. Nice response, your vernacular is outstanding and please remember your making the rest of use look bad. You have referenced history correctly, stated facts about OUR university and not offended anybody, you stayed on task with this thread, you interacted with a few poster (nobody got pissed), you used proper (gooder) English and grammar................... Thanks for posting, this has been a fun post in a time where there is not much positive stuff being posted (at least here!) |
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Post by longtimebooster on Jul 12, 2020 10:38:54 GMT -8
Correct. Morrison's Freudian clashes with his father were well documented and reflected in the angst of his lyrics. Further, much of his appeal rested in the dramatic cleaving of his structured 1950s Leave It To Beaver upbringing and his wild, long-haired, on-stage rebellious persona. He was the very embodiment of the Generation Gap, as well as the 1960s rebellion that pitted the American youth against their clean cut, military-worshipping parents -- the WWII Greatest Generation that had managed to stumble into an unwinnable morass called the Vietnam War, which, of course, was enlisting, maiming and killing said youth by the droves. Nice response, your vernacular is outstanding and please remember your making the rest of use look bad. You have referenced history correctly, stated facts about OUR university and not offended anybody, you stayed on task with this thread, you interacted with a few poster (nobody got pissed), you used proper (gooder) English and grammar................... Thanks for posting, this has been a fun post in a time where there is not much positive stuff being posted (at least here!) Haha. Thanks. It’s the SDSU English degree at work, I suppose. |
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Post by AztecCamera on Aug 3, 2020 11:24:26 GMT -8
Jim Morrison was just a trust fund kid wannabe poet who had the look and the weirdness to be a "rock star" with no musical ability. Wanting to stay at UCLA instead of being an Aztec is just another example of acting like an entitled trust fund kid.
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Post by longtimebooster on Aug 3, 2020 12:21:06 GMT -8
Jim Morrison was just a trust fund kid wannabe poet who had the look and the weirdness to be a "rock star" with no musical ability. Wanting to stay at UCLA instead of being an Aztec is just another example of acting like an entitled trust fund kid. Whoa, there, Nellie. A trust fund kid? On a military officer's pay grade? Doubt it. No talent? I think his record sales and critical acclaim would beg to differ. But, hey, I get it if you dig Lawrence Welk, accordions and the bubble machine. |
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Post by 🥸 Hopeless Aztec on Aug 4, 2020 5:27:13 GMT -8
Jim Morrison was just a trust fund kid wannabe poet who had the look and the weirdness to be a "rock star" with no musical ability. Wanting to stay at UCLA instead of being an Aztec is just another example of acting like an entitled trust fund kid. Whoa, there, Nellie. A trust fund kid? On a military officer's pay grade? Doubt it. No talent? I think his record sales and critical acclaim would beg to differ. But, hey, I get it if you dig Lawrence Welk, accordions and the bubble machine. Maybe he is thinking about a different Jim Morrison or possibly a James Morrison from down the street. This one was just a bit of a head scratcher. 😂 |
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