Cal vs La Tech

Yesterday we went to the UCB vs Louisiana Tech game at Berkeley with the Gardners. The Bears were favored by 33 points. With the final score 42-12 they almost made it. Lots of action and lots of fun.
We met the Gardners, Bob, Martha, Kevin and Jeffery at La Val's on Northside. Dad and I used to go there for pizza and beer and loud music downstairs, think endless riffs on Louie, Louie. We also used to go to Art/foreign movies at two small rooms with chairs dubbed Studio A and B in the same courtyard. The price was right on a student budget, 50 cents a person. Bob worked there as a combo ticket seller and usher. He said he would try to get the patrons to line up and go in orderly, but they would just mob him. A and B are now gone.
Of the twins, age 14, Kevin has grown taller and looks older and very lanky. Jeffery looks more like I remember him from last year.

See Jeffery getting eaten by a Saber Tooth Tiger.

The statue of the tiger was in front of a hall on our way. But because of the need for space, a temporary had been erected right in front of the statue. Much building is going on at the campus, as there was building going on last year and I guess every year since we left, leaving little familiar to us not obscured by the new.

The Campanile is still there and the bells still chime.

William taking a break.

The Cal Marching Band on the field of Memorial Stadium at half time includes the alumni band.

The seats are still splintered wood in the stadium. Memorial Stadium was to get a make over, but some trees needed to be removed before a new club house? could be build. So a number of protesters have stopped the whole project by camping in and next to the trees. As a result we continue to sit on bad seats.