San Sebastian Avenue
by
John Presco
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I awoke this morning with the realization my compromise – is doomed! I spent an hour reading clippings about Belmont government. It was famous for being very contentious. Did I stir up the hornets nest?
At 7:45 A.M, on 8/28/24 I found an article about an ordinance that was passed to make communal living illegal in Belmont because it conflicts with……FAMILY LIVING VALUES! This is from the Redwood City Tribune June 24, 1969
“It would clean out these nests of filthy hippies from the cities neighborhood. The ACLU wrote to request a copy of “anti-hippie ordinance.”
For over three years I have been trying to identify the people that dug up Carl Janke and his wife in the middle of the night, and put them in a dug grave in the Union Cemetery – WHICH WAS CLOSED TO NEW BURIELS! It is…….AN ILEGAL GRAVE!
I read a clipping about a UN button being ripped off a shirt. It looks like an Extreme Right-wing group was trying to take over the City Government of Belmont. Standing in their was EVE STERRY who resigned from the Belmont Historical Society after bringing up the alteration of Janke Family History, and Denny Lawherns disinterest in putting up a plaque on the Bay tree honoring my ancestor Pioneer Family. Denny authored the words in the plaque honoring LIVIMG CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS!…..WHY?
I suspect there is no Deed to Twin Pines Park, just a signed agreement that the grave of Carl Janke would remain there – FOREVER – and the lands that constituted the Janke Theme Park would remain – UNTOUCHED! With this Filthy Hippie Ban, we now understand why the History of the Janke Family depicts my ancestors as DIRTY FILTHY COCAIN DEALERS that got people stoned and drunk. Good citizens had to step in and stop these Filthy German from tearing up tgeir town!
Then, Eric Reed dies, and monuments of him are sprinkled all through the land that belonged to the JANKE FAMILY! Show me…..THE DEED! I will be contacting the ACLU, because my photographs of the Stuttmeister-Janke crypt in Colma….DESTROYED THEIR ILLEGAL FICTION! William Stuttmeister and William Janke were partners in a dentist office in Redwood City. Lawhern had to be aware of my FIRST POSTS on BHS. He had to be in shock! I suspect he was a right-wing plant. He is reading post after post by The King of The Hippies. He calls up the Old Goldwater Nine? It looks like members of the Facsit Right retreated to Belmont and made a stand against Creeping Hippiness coming their way from San Francisco,
PETER: “There’s a bunch of bums out there in Alameda”
GREG: “We should have never left Alamed and bought that Victorian. Drinking beer on the tennis court, the Beat Men of Leisure!”
PETER: Go by and see what their price is. Hole up on republican island.”
EXTRA! I just talked to the ACLU and they are extremely interested in the Family Crisis I have been experiencing ever since I contacted the BHS. They want their part in Real History to go into their Historic Archives. AND they are very interested in the suppression of my blog-newspaper that I gave them the name of. They gave me three ways I can make a complaint. The suppression to alternative family lifestyle’s in under atack by Vance – who may be the next Vice President after Kamala Harris.
Above are pics of “filthy hippies” who lived together. In the bottom pic were see the Zorthian sisters with their mother, who paid the rent for ‘Idle Hands’ where my sister and I lived, The artist, Rosamond, was a “filthy hippie”, The BHA asked me no question about the mother of Drew Benton. I was painting in my studio when Linda Tillery auditioned at the 13th. commune.
Click on this and use the enlarge to read about The Invasion of Belmont by Filthy Hippie Rats!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Goldwater
http://belmonthistoricalsociety.com/sites/default/files/City_Council_1968_-_1969.pdf
http://belmonthistoricalsociety.com/sites/default/files/City_Council_1968_-_1969.pdf
http://belmonthistoricalsociety.com/sites/default/files/City_Council_1960s.pdf
http://belmonthistoricalsociety.com/sites/default/files/BHS_6-9-90.pdf
Former President Donald Trump is attempting to clean up his vice presidential pick’s resurfaced comments disparaging Democratic officials who don’t have children as “childless cat ladies” with a simple message: Sen. JD Vance “loves family.”
“He’s not against anything, but he loves family. It’s very important to him,” said Trump during an appearance on Fox News’ “Ingraham Angle” on Monday night.
Out of The Blue Prophecy
Posted on June 26, 2018 by Royal Rosamond Press
Following Taylor’s remarks, members of the City Council unveiled a plaque recognizing his service on the Planning Commission, the City Council, and as Mayor. Also etched on the plaque is a quote and a note of gratitude for his “life and service to the City of Belmont.” The plaque sits to the right of the path to the Veterans’ Memorial and at the foot of the Eric Reed Grove.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Tillery
Late 1960s: The Loading Zone
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Tillery first came to prominence as the lead singer in San Francisco group The Loading Zone starting in 1968. The band had just signed with RCA Records and was looking for a new lead singer, so they placed a classified ad in the San Francisco Chronicle stating “Wanted: One Soul Singer” which was also the title of a Johnnie Taylor album that Tillery enjoyed.[6] At least six singers had auditioned for the job but the 19-year-old Tillery had an edge because she had phoned beforehand to make sure she was what the band was seeking. Years later, Loading Zone founder Paul Fauerso described the hiring of Tillery:
She said, ‘I’m kind of big, like Big Mama Thornton, and I play harmonica…. She walked through the door in a post office uniform, with little white cat-eyed glasses, and I said, that’s our girl. She just looked right. We evolved as a dance band with a fusion of R&B and rock, and we ended up as a psychedelic soul band once we added Linda. She was singing for us by the time we opened for Cream at Winterland. Her mother made her a floor-length ruffled red leather cape. It was very dramatic.[14]
Tillery recalled her audition day with humor. Loading Zone guitarist Steve Dowler went to Tillery’s house to pick her up. “Her mother saw a hippie at the door and refused to let him in”.[6]
Linda with the Loading Zone frequently played popular Bay Area Night Clubs like Keystone Berkeley, Frenche’s in Hayward and The Odyssey Room in Sunnyvale. While The Loading Zone occasionally performed as headliners in concert venues, they were more well known as a popular opening act for other big-name bands. They toured with Vanilla Fudge and The Jeff Beck Group, and opened Bay Area shows for many other bands and performers including The Who on their first American tour,[14] Jethro Tull, Sam & Dave, Cream at San Francisco’s famed Winterland Ballroom[6] and Big Brother and the Holding Company featuring Janis Joplin at Bill Graham‘s historic venue The Fillmore. Of the gig with Big Brother, Tillery and the Loading Zone won over Joplin’s fans so much that Joplin told others after the show that Tillery was never allowed again to be on the same bill with her.[9][15]
The Loading Zone’s style has been described as psychedelic soul, and they have been compared somewhat to Sly and the Family Stone.[16] Another critic called their music “a distinctive blend of garage rock, R&B, and jazz”.[14] Their debut album titled The Loading Zone was released on RCA Records in 1968 and sold about 100,000 copies. Critical reception was mixed, with many dismayed that the album “didn’t come close to capturing the band’s energy in concert”.[14]
Tillery’s tenure with The Loading Zone marked the beginning of her professional career. “Though it was at the height of the drug-crazed rock era, the members of the band had all turned to Transcendental Meditation, were completely clean and sober, and were dealing with a lot of political issues that other musicians wouldn’t tackle, like confronting the American Federation of Musicians which was not doing a very good job at providing benefits and protections for musicians. It was the beginning of a journey through consciousness-raising and political development for me”.[9] Tillery stayed with The Loading Zone a few years, but the lifestyle became “too much, too soon …. I kind of crashed after that….The lifestyle can either make or break a human being. There are some people who are destroyed by their early success. At least I can say I’m a survivor”.[13] The group broke up and reformed in 1969, and had varying membership for periods of time in the late 1960s and early 1970s. One account shows that Tillery left the group in January 1969, rejoined in March 1970 through 1971, and left The Loading Zone for the final time in 1972.[17]
Actor Tim O’Connor Leaves The Planet
Posted on June 27, 2018 by Royal Rosamond Press
I just got an e-mail from Tim. He informs me his father passed away in April. He got married recently and his sent me a photo of he and his bride standing in front of a tug boat. He has been reaching out on the God-line. He is thrilled he has been heard by an old friend who he can match pictures with. There are four of US who still communicate……Tim, Peter, Chris, Jon.
Here is a list of Tim’s films. He was a serious actor, but had done a comedy, or two.
http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=13023
The character Fenzwick interests me because I have used the name Fenwich several times. I am not famous. Perhaps I should seek fame? I lost my facebook friend, Ben Toney, in May. He was a pioneer of Pirate Radio. I get choked-up knowing his earth-voice no longer broadcasts. His magic wand, lie silent. I posted this on his facebook while he was dying. He was glad to hear what a friend thinks of him – before he is dead! Tim is another Gully Gimson. May he live long and prosper. Tim Sr. bought the Theanna in hope he could cross the Atlantic. The boatman will take us across to the Elysian Fields.
There is some synchronicity going on. My muse, Lara Roozemond. For a month I have been composing a chapter I will send out to the folks making the new James Bond movie. Then I see Tim standing with his new Dutch bride in front of a Tugboat belonging to Captain Martin.
We hippies talked about Our Great Movie that was never made. Pynchon should have never let ‘Inherent Vice’ be made without two real hippies on the set and in the editing room. Zabriskie Point was a huge BUST! Hippie Tim was a hippie actor with no CUT in his life. He is always ON. We were always on! TURN ON!
What Did Eric Reed Know – And When?
Posted on July 5, 2024 by Royal Rosamond Press
It is 8:33 A.M. May 27, 2023 – and I am still in shock having discovered my grandparents are buried in the same grave! I saw TWO flags put on one gravestone. That was a half hour ago. THEN – I see another flag! There are three of my ancestors buried in the same grave! WHY? Did the caretakers conclude this was a very poor family? William Stuttmeister knew they were Belmont before he died. At great expense to himself, he moved the Jankes to Colma after they were evicted from the Odd Fellow cemetery – at great expense! This was a wealthy pioneer family whose graves keep being defiled! They were moved to the Union cemetery i 1972?
I’m sure I will be accused of having no respect For The Dead because I am forced to ask hard questions about the late Mayor of Belmont. Did Reed learn about the fate of Carl Janke and his wife?
John Presco
EXTRA!!!! At 1:45 on July 5, 2024 I found this evidence that the Belmont Historical discussed the removal of the Janke graves in 1992. Denny knew this when I first posted. He said he was not discouraging me and Cynthia said she was totally to blame. This constitutes CONSPIRACY!
I am in shock! My heart is pounding and I am breathing hard. There was talk about putting a plaque on the giant bay tree, where at the base was buried my great grandparents. It looks like Eve Steery resigned over this – OUTRAGE!
The Belmont Historical Society said – they placed the headstone you see above??? Can this be true – and they lied and degraded me to hide – THE TRUTH? Did the Mayor and City Caounil hear a proposal to put a commenative plaque for the Founders of Belmont?
Click to access BHS_6-9-90.pdf
- No progress report on Belmont, As We Remember It. Anna Sco tt did
not attend the meeting. We have $250 available through a grant . It
must be used by August. Denny sugg e sted Anna Scott may need help.
Ell ie Woodard said first few pages ar e set up and plans are t o put
it on a disc when printed and available for future copies . - Eve Sterry read report on Heritage and Newsletter and h a d copies
available. Discussed infor mation on missprint of Belmont Community
Catalog which had been corrected. Tom Seivert discussed la st Board
Meeting where it was decided our Society was created primarily because we were asked to form a group by Parks and Rec. & Jim Mc Laughli
since a place was needed fo r Histrical Belmont Pictures .
Eve Sterry said she is resigning her post as Editor of the Newsletter,
if it isn’t true to history. Trish leEdwards said the Newsletter
mu s t represent views of group at large. Eve Sterry said,”Please
accept my resignation. 11 Tom Seivert accepted r esignation.
Denny Lawhern discussed documentat i on of grave s ite location and
proof that the gr ave stones were r emoved~o preven t va nd al i s m duri ng
routing of new fr eeway 280. The c emetery s till exists & bod ies are
s till there . Records are at San Ma teo County Historical So c iety.
Doris Vannier reported that the History of Be lmo n t was b rought up
long before gravesite subject. In 1972 Doris Vannier & Ju anita Doyle
had wo rked with a group at The Belmon t Congregati on al Church & attempted to get together a Belmont History Group. Finally , Tom Seivert
was able to take over as head and made some thi ng of it. Eve Sterry
asked that it be put in the recor d that the placeme n t of grave stones
was made by ou r Society. She sugge sted that a plaque be placed on
page 2 of 3 pages.
the fabulous Bay ~ree in Twin Pines Park. Th i s is to be di scussed. - Ell ie Woodard reported on photographs from Mrs . D. Bl ank . Carlmon
Camera made negative for reproductions. There ar e now 142 it e ms in in
tory a nd new things ar e coming in. Deed o f gifts hav e been given
to a ll, c opy to donor , info on file and als o in b i nder.
Bert ,Johnson, a s Docent on Wednesday ,talked to Ea rl Miller and
identified people in picture of dog racing track . Russ Estep mentioned picture o f Florence Vannie r on Firetruc k & his ph oto of S . F .
Bay from Belmont hi lls showing Red Rock Hill. Doris Vannier has
picture of sister Flor ence, whe n 6 years old,during dedication of
cabi n in Golden Gate Park for Ca lifornia Pionee r s . Bill Kn owl and is
hol din g her hand. Ellie will have pictur e copied . Tom Seivert mentioned picture of people in grandstand at dog track from Earl Miller .
Doris Vannier sa id there were more people at the dog track than l ived
i n Belmont. There were thousands. Eve St e rr y discussed Hi s torical Bay
Tree in the Pa rk . Doris Vannier told of Carl J anke & wife being bur i
there be f or e being moved to Union Cemetery in R.C. De nny suggested
further discussion & permission from City Council . Tom suggested that
this was a good idea and should be put on the agend a fo r new business - No repo rt on membership,since Fran Farmer did not attend. Denny
suggested we mu st contact Fran Fa rmer and get information by next mt g
6 . Tom Seivert r eported on display of California Express Comp any
envelopes & Historical Belmont postals at Belmont Library , which
ac companied talk on Belmont’s First Library . 20-30 p e ople attended
including a professor from S . F. State Col l ege & person involve d
wi th first Library in Belmont. Plans were made to have Gordon Seely
of S .F. State to speak to group.
Intermission: Time for coffee & ” Fabu lous Lemon Squares” from
Redwo od City Heri tage Cook book, served by Trish le Edwards and Barba r
John s on.
NEW BUSINESS:
Russ Estep men tioned Mt . Vernon and trail down to River and tombstones. May be d one in a simil ar sty le here . To be discussed next meE
ing .
John Presco
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Grove in Twin Pines dedicated to former Mayor Eric Reed
Belmont Mayor Douglas Kim delivers remarks alongside Councilmen Charles Stone and Warren Lieberman.
Sam Hosmer, Staff Writer
November 11, 2018
Former Mayor and Councilman Eric Reed may have passed away in 2017, but his memory appears indelible.
A grove adjacent to the Veterans’ Memorial in Twin Pines Park in Belmont was dedicated Sunday afternoon to the memory of Reed, who died last December after a three-year battle with cancer.
Reed, inspired by the sacrifices made by Belmont residents over the years in service of their country, proposed the Veterans’ Memorial in 2016 and saw it to completion a year later with the aid of a committee of Belmont residents. Now, approximately two years after Reed proposed the project, just under one year after his death, and on what would have been his 51st birthday, the area around the memorial has been named in recognition of his efforts to champion the Veterans’ Memorial and in celebration of his service to the City of Belmont.
“A year ago today, Eric was with us to commemorate the Veterans’ Memorial, which was his way of showing respect for our veterans,” said Belmont Mayor Douglas Kim. “A year later, we’re here to show our respect for Eric, commemorate his accomplishments, and say thank you for his service to the City of Belmont.”
Vice Mayor Davina Hurt and Councilmen Charles Stone and Warren Lieberman also delivered remarks at the dedication, as did Reed’s mother, Loverine Taylor. All spoke in mutual admiration of Reed’s longstanding and far-reaching commitment to Belmont, borne out by his tenures on the Planning Commission and the City Council as well as his term as Mayor in 2016.
“Eric had a need and a desire to give back. And you, the people of Belmont, made that possible,” Taylor said. “This place is so beautiful. I’ll think of him anytime I come here.”
Several community leaders were in attendance at the dedication, including four members of the City Council, City Clerk Terri Cook, City Treasurer John Violet, City Manager Greg Scoles, Reverend Michael Arase-Barham of Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, and Poet Laureate Jacki Rigoni, who read a poem written in Reed’s honor. Also attending the Sunday event were several other members of city staff and the leaders of various civic organizations — likely a testament to the high level of respect Reed’s service earned from his community.
“[Reed] has done so much for this community, and we owe him a lot of gratitude for all the work he did until the very end,” Hurt said.
Following Taylor’s remarks, members of the City Council unveiled a plaque recognizing his service on the Planning Commission, the City Council, and as Mayor. Also etched on the plaque is a quote and a note of gratitude for his “life and service to the City of Belmont.” The plaque sits to the right of the path to the Veterans’ Memorial and at the foot of the Eric Reed Grove.
“I feel incredibly blessed that this community has embraced us,” said Eric’s wife, Laura Tower Reed. “It was a labor of love that built [the Veterans’ Memorial]. The fact that the grove has been named in his memory is everything.”
Commemorating Reed’s legacy is a plaque bearing the inscription of his extensive civic involvement.
According to Belmont Parks and Recreation Director Brigitte Shearer, who was in attendance at the dedication, the parks department added new mulch to the grove and planted new vegetation, including five trees and several orange flowers — Eric’s favorite color. Parks staff also chose the stone for the memorial plaque and upgraded the grove’s irrigation system.
“As the guys were working on this over the last couple of days, they really noticed that, now that the older trees have fallen, the light just comes through here in a really beautiful way throughout the day,” Shearer said.
All spoke in tones of shared admiration of Reed’s dedication to the city and his extensive record of successful community engagement. During his time on the council, Reed was a major force behind the adoption of the Belmont Village Specific Plan, an enormous commercial zoning overhaul which may one day pave the way for a substantive Downtown Belmont. He also played a major role in the completion of Davey Glen Park.
“If there’s one thing we can all remember and reflect on, it’s that Eric, as much as anyone and more than most of us, was really a unifier and someone who wanted to bring the community together,” said Lieberman. “And I know of no higher virtue than doing something like that.”
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