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Memories
RGee's Corner
“RGee” is Glen Watkins, a Cliffside native who moved to Southern California over 40 years ago. He traveled light but made room in his baggage for memories of his beloved hometown, and, from time to time, he shares them with us. As they arrive, we'll present them here. Sometimes he interlaces his memories with funny but implausible stories, but we'll let you sort those out for yourself.Glen, who was born in Cliffside on Nov. 29, 1921, died on Sept. 14, 2007 in Riverside, California. He was buried with full honors next to his wife Muriel at the Riverside National Cemetery. Glen was 85.
The Wart Removers, Apr 28, 2006
Like grandfather, like grandson. If you believe, strange things can happen.
There was one before the "First One."
Posting the ledgers and waxing the counter at the old Haynes Bank.
How to drive—and survive—a Model T
RGee buys an old Ford Model T
A Cliffside mouse nibbling cornbread; fake organ pipes
Drawing and hauling water in Cliffside of the '30s
The old mill office; stringing phone lines in the new Duke Village
Mr. Gold finds a snake under a rock; driving the Whippet on an icy road; debating in borrowed pants
Christmas presents; chasing rabbits; spring houses and graduation
RGee shares his knowledge of how the mill was powered in the days before electricity
He foils the visiting team with a flashgun, and rigs a sail for his boat
RGee tells us where he now lives, about his interests, and recounts some more of his Cliffside adventures
Learn about RGee's darkroom under his father's house, and the train tracks to nowhere
He remembers working on the old “central” phone system and the town clock, and reveals building techniques used in early Cliffside
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