San Bernardino – Main Street Dog

Senior moment

I was approaching a concrete barrier and applying the brakes when I went off a curb I couldn’t see in the dark. Splat. I tumbled off the bike right onto my big senior citizen butt. Oh, the embarrassment.

Memory Lane, Berdoo style

Now the downtown area is a shadow of its former self. But it’s where I worked as a sportswriter for the San Bernardino Sun from 2000 to 2009. So I have fond memories of the area, my old boss Paul Oberjuerge and my former co-workers.

New addition

More coveted than clean water or hand sanitizer in these pandemic days are dogs. Man’s best friend. Everybody wants one, it seems.

Light show

Feeling restless on Thursday night I went for a late-night stroll in Highland and was treated to a spectacular light show.

Tomas Huerta

Tomas Huerta at about age 12, leaning back on my Oldsmobile and trying to look tough. By John Murphy Sometime around 1998 I was living in San Bernardino and had time on my hands, so I became a mentor. An organization called Casa de San Bernardino introduced me to this chubby, 8-year-old boy with anContinue reading “Tomas Huerta”

Me, Oberjuerge and Warren Zevon

By John Murphy This week I reported that Gary Libby has resigned as baseball coach at Chino High. He will seek a job in the High Desert where he has lived for 31 years. I hadn’t spoken to Libby since he coached at Pacific back when I was at the San Bernardino Sun (2000 toContinue reading “Me, Oberjuerge and Warren Zevon”

Harvey Cohen: A closer look

Every day was Casual Friday for Harvey Cohen, rocking a Hawaiian shirt here. By John Murphy Twenty-four years ago I moved to San Bernardino and bought a house near 40th Avenue. A few blocks away, on Sierra Avenue, was a row of businesses that included a tamale shop, a tattoo parlor, a barbershop and HarveyContinue reading “Harvey Cohen: A closer look”

The Costco scene

Costco’s had a different look on this day — it being the midst of the coronavirus pandemic and all. The lot was only half full, but there was a long line outside. Working class folks were double file all the way around the building.