Wild Bill Steele by jrambo001

Wild Bill Steele

An old Navy shipmate, Bill Steele, from "Warren, Ohio" (he told everyone where he was from, A LOT) used to come here to what was, in 1986, an old, beat-up garage. It's now owned by the County, used as a vehicle storage lot. Back in 1986, it was a real eyesore. Bill used to come here every coupla months & buy a real junker for a hundred bucks or so. It was always barely running, no inspection or tags. He'd just drive it into the dirt, abandon it & buy another.
I was by here for work & remembered the place.
I got Bill drunk for the first time in his life, at Hussongs in Ensenada, Baja Mexico. He got so plowed he barfed all over the women's bathroom (it was the closest when it was "projectile"-time) & he drew the attention of the moonlighting Federale "bouncer". Somehow I talked the 2 of us out spending a couple of days in the Ensenada Jail.
Miss you, Wild Bill, from Warren, Ohio.
San Diego County Vehicle Storage
Ash & Union
Downtown
San Diego, CA
Funny thing: None of the 5 buildings in the background were there back then.
June 14th, 2015  
I love this memory that you've shared. It's amazing how a place or thing can trigger one.
June 14th, 2015  
Great memories, and I bet you and Wild Bill from Warren, Ohio had a lot of laughs too....
June 14th, 2015  
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