Book Description
Some things have been left out of this book concerning the impressions of the times, in this unlikely story, that took place in San Francisco; -- the times were more of an observation to me, now sketches of a life, --and I felt at the time as if I was looking in some big window of a store in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota, trying to wipe a circle in the dead of winter to see the toys. That is how I felt as a Midwesterner in San Francisco, like a toy in the window, --in this new era of freedom, sweeping the country, and it did, that is, it all started right there, right in San Francisco, the year, l968-69; --most names are fictional, some are not.

I have provided some sketches of the karate tournament, controversy that filled the dojo, and some moments with Gosei YamaguchiÂ…

About the Author
This is the author's 17th book, and the second part of a trilogy concerning a time period that spans the late sixties to the early seventies; selected sketches of life. The author lives in St. Paul, with his wife Rosa, where he is working the third part of the trilogy.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Some things have been left out of this book concerning the impressions of the times, in this unlikely story, that took place in San Francisco; -- the times were more of an observation to me, now sketches of a life, --and I felt at the time as if I was looking in some big window of a store in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota, trying to wipe a circle in the dead of winter to see the toys. That is how I felt as a Midwesterner in San Francisco, like a toy in the window, --in this new era of freedom, sweeping the country, and it did, that is, it all started right there, right in San Francisco, the year, l968-69; --most names are fictional, some are not.

I have provided some sketches of the karate tournament, controversy that filled the dojo, and some moments with Gosei Yamaguchi...

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