• New England Clam Chowder at The Chart House
• Chicken Tortilla
• Tomato (with grilled cheese sandwiches)
• Pasta E Fagioli at Olive Garden
• Zuppa Toscana at Olive Garden
• Potato Cheese at Marie Callendar's
• Tomato Romaine at The Iron Squirrel
• Cioppino
• French Onion at Mimi's
• Corn Chowder at Storyteller's Cafe, Disney's California Adventure
• Wonton soup at Pong's, Big Bear Lake

• Never learning, to a competent degree, how to roller skate
• Not finishing my degree in music
• Not taking that job at Disney Studios
• Missing out on playing Baby John in West Side Story in college due to a clerical error
• That's it so far

• Waking up about 3:00 AM, knowing that I still have several hours of sleep left
• Fixing dinner with my family
• Watching Jeopardy!
• Listening to Spencer's "How's life in Middle School today?" report
• Chatting with George and Patty during carpool time
• Leaving school
• Recess
• Nice hot shower
• Drinking juice in the morning
• Making (and eating) peanut butter toast
• When everyone is upstairs
• Watching "What's My Line?" at midnight
• Driving in the driveway at night and looking at the stars on a moonless night
• Putting away clean dishes
• Laughing at Ansel and Copland
• Snuggling with Helen
• Erasing phone messages

• Dyson vacuums
• Fish tank filters
• Pool cleaner wands
• Carburetors
• People using soda straws
• Gas siphoners
• Dust Busters
• Central heat/air returns
• Shop Vacs
• Good kissers
• Mosquitos
• Bats
• Leeches
• Old fashioned snake bite treaters

• My iPhone 4
• My MacBook computer - my good friend
• My iPod - big and capable
• My earphones and speakers - nice quality
• My 4GB thumb drive - never leave home without it
• My Brother label printer - cute and helpful
• Our all-in-one printer, scanner, copier, fax machine - the cats like it too!
• The DirecTV remote control - gotta love the select button
• Our steamer - okay, not really too technical, but best way to cook vegetables and fish!
• The adapters for all of the above, of course!

• Hawaii
• California
• Washington
• Oregon
• Idaho
• Montana
• Nevada
• Utah
• Arizona
• New Mexico
• Wyoming
• Colorado
• North Dakota
• South Dakota
• Nebraska
• Kansas
• Oklahoma
• Texas
• Minnesota
• Iowa
• Missouri

• Riding a flying bicycle
• Being the only waiter in a super busy restaurant
• Traveling to familiar places with people I don't know
• Running through a muddy, swampy forest
• The stereotypical one of being in underwear, or less, in an inappropriate place!

• Abbott and Costello
• Jerry Lewis
• George Burns
• Bob Hope
• Johnny Carson
• Jay Leno
• Ellen Degeneres
• George Wallace
• Carol Burnett
• Bonnie Hunt
• Jim Carrey
• Buddy Hackett
• Dick Van Dyke

• My fifth grade teacher's wedding
• Silent film festival with live organ music
• The Santa Clara County Fair
• The 1984 Olympics
• Dedication of water project with Governor of California, Pat Brown
• Julie Andrews concert in Minneapolis
• "Day on the Green" Concert with Chicago, The Beach Boys, Dolly Parton, and Linda Ronstadt
• Beverly Sills concert
• Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, and Oscar Peterson concert
• Cherry Blossom Festival, Washington D.C.
• The Rose Parade
• The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
• Bastille Day preparations, Papeete, Tahiti
• Sheep Shearing Fair, The Netherlands
• Halloween in Times Square

• Yosemite NP
• Crater Lake NP
• Grand Tetons NP
• Grand Canyon NP
• Teddy Roosevelt NP
• Petrified Forest NP
• Sequoia NP
• Shenandoah NP
• Banff/Jasper NP, Canada

• San Jose, California
• Santa Cruz, California
• La Mirada, California
• Downey, California
• Buena Park, California
• Whittier, California
• Mountain Lake, Minnesota
• Big Bear Lake, California
• Big Bear City, California

• Rasco Stock Clerk
• Jack-in-the-Box cook and cashier
• Mervyn's Department Manager
• Mervyn's Accountant
• San Jose Mercury Newspaper Delivery Guy
• Teacher
• Principal
• Dean of Students
• Loan Processing Assistant
• Parenting Consultant
• Waiter
• Round Table Pizza Worker
• Attractions Host at Disneyland
• Curriculum Developer
• Substitute Teacher
• House Painter
• School Supplies Department Manager, Biola University Bookstore
• Convenience Store Clerk
• Tutor
• Studio Teacher

• 1954 Chevy
• 1966 Cadillac Coupe de Ville
• 1973 Toyota Corona
• 1962 Chevy II
• 1986 Subaru
• 1988 Subaru Justy
• 1990 Isuzu Trooper
• 1993 Jeep Wrangler
• 1998 Subaru Outback
• 2000 Subaru Outback
• 2001 Suzuki Gran Vitara XL-7

• The Music Man
• Hello Dolly
• Into the Woods
• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
• Wicked
• Beauty and the Beast
• 42nd Street
• Blue Man Group
• The Lion King
• Blast!
• Godspell
• Fiddler on the Roof
• Sunset Boulevard
• Cats
• Les Miserables
• The Phantom of the Opera
• Brendan
• Peter Grimes
• The Marriage of Figaro
• Romeo and Juliet

• My 007 James Bond Attache Case.
• Walking up Penitencia Creek toward Alum Rock Park in San Jose, California.
• Drinking "coffee" (lots of milk and sugar with a small amount of coffee) out of green mugs with my Grama.
• Going to "Frontier Village" on Sunday afternoons and paddling canoes.
• Our 1961 Cadillac Sedan de Ville, "Black Beauty."
• Mark's hotdogs.
• Listening to my Aunt Pat play the organ at church.
• Swimming in the Fanara's pool.
• My green Huffy "Sting Ray" bike with the banana seat.
• My '54 Chevy.
• Riding my bike through the bay laurel trees on the way to Cabrillo College.
• Our townhouse apartment in Whittier.
• My white marching band shoes...so comfort...

• Travel to all 50 states.
• ✔ Travel to North America
• Travel to South America
• ✔ Travel to Europe
• ✔ Travel to Asia
• ✔ Travel to Australia
• Travel to Africa
• Travel to Antartica
• Travel to all of the National Parks
• Take a cruise
• See all of the Best Picture Oscar winners
• Learn the "Time Step"

I've seen the ones crossed off the list.

• ✔ Citizen Kane
• ✔ The Godfather
• ✔ Casablanca
• Raging Bull
• ✔ Singin' In The Rain
• ✔ Gone With The Wind
• ✔ Lawrence Of Arabia
• ✔ Schindler's List
• ✔ Vertigo
• ✔ The Wizard Of Oz
• City Lights
• The Searchers
• ✔ Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
• ✔ Psycho
• ✔ 2001: A Space Odyssey
• ✔ Sunset Boulevard
• The Graduate
• ✔ The General
• ✔ On The Waterfront
• ✔ It's A Wonderful Life

• Squid pizza (Japan)
• Chocolate covered ants
• Fried grasshopper
• Octopus (Mexico)
• Sweet breads (thymus gland of sheep)
• French fried worms (China)
• Hamburger with pickled beets and pineapple (Australia)
• Vegemite (Australia)
• Creamed corn sandwiches (Australia)
• Fermented tofu (China)
• Rose flavored ice cream (China)
• Gelatin covered cake (Japan)
• Peanut butter pizza
• Black chicken (the skin is black) (China)
• Jalapeno jelly

• Bozo
• Gazelle
• Bobby B
• Snuggle Buddy
• The Caboose
• Brother Little
• Bri-Bri
• Father Dearest

• The smell of his aftershave
• The long skinny grey pens he used at work
• The night he helped me with writing my numbers clearly
• Going to work with him at San Jose Police Radio and Fire, playing with the huge board of magnets corresponding to the fire vehicles and running "file checks"
• Being the batboy for his Little League Baseball team
• Singing along with him playing the guitar
• "Driving" the car while sitting on his lap
• Making coffee for him and mom when they got home from work
• Brushing his hair
• Goodnight and goodbye kisses (still to this day)
• Playing catch

• Earthquakes - Come on, I live in California! Biggest one to date, Landers/Big Bear (7.1 and 6.9).
• Tornados - On a trip to the midwest we experienced eight tornados in three different states!
• Wildfires - Including one mandatory evacuation and a close call for another evacuation, both in Big Bear, California.
• Lightening Strikes within fifty feet twice, once in Minnesota and once in South Dakota.
• Severe hail storm - Hutchinson, Kansas. The hail was about the size of lemons.

• In California
  • Lassen National Park
  • Death Valley National Park
  • Salton Sea
  • ✔ Hearst Castle
  • ✔ The Hollyhock House - Frank Lloyd Wright creation
  • ✔ The New Getty Villa, Malibu
  • Railroad Museum, Sacramento
  • Angel Island, San Francisco Bay
• In The U.S.
  • ✔ Space Needle, Seattle
  • Alaska - my daughter has been there, but not me
  • Glacier National Park, Montana
  • Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
  • Ely, Nevada - I don't know why, just want to
  • Sedona, Arizona

• Henry
• Ivory
• Gertrude
• Hildegard
• Cognac
• Miss Kitty
• Elliot
• Liza
• Abraham
• Clover
• Ansel
• Copland

• My wife, Helen
• My pastor, Don Foor
• My acting partner, Steve Cassling
• My creative partner, Beth Gardner
• My teaching colleague, Patty Byrd
• My worship pastor, Aaron Foor
• My California Arts Project director, Armalyn De La O
• My daughter, Sarah Adams
• My son, Spencer Adams
• My brave fellow elders, Tony Vecchio, Rich Pearson, Bob Pool, Eddie Etter, and Reese Troublefield
• My mother and father, Virginia and Roy Adams

• Frankenstein
• Dracula
• Creature from the Black Lagoon
• The Fly
• The Incredible Shrinking Man
• The Tingler
• Invasion of the Body Snatchers
• House of Wax
• The Shining
• The Haunting
• The Nanny
• The Bad Seed
• Psycho
• Vertigo
• The Others
• The Blair Witch Project
• Cloverfield
• The Lake House
• Dead Calm
• Cape Fear
• The Sixth Sense

• Mrs. Slater, Kindergarten - She showed us how a lily drew water up it's stem into the flower by putting it in colored water.
• Mrs. Sutherland, 2nd Grade - She taught us some French.
• Mrs. Maltz, 4th Grade - She was an amazing art teacher.
• Mrs. Robinson, 8th Grade - She took our class to San Francisco.
• Miss Quade, 7th and 8th Grade - She introduced me to the magic of vocal/choral music.
• Mrs. Kouns, 9th Grade English - She understood my sense of humor.
• Mr. Fukashima, 10th Grade English - He showed my how important Latin and Greek roots were.
• Mrs. Pleasant, 11th and 12th Grade Music - A great choir teacher.
• Mr. Leetz, 11th and 12th Grade Music - My...

• Fresh brewed coffee
• First rain
• Leather
• Bacon frying
• Initial opening of a bag of Fritos
• Babies after a bath
• Shampoo
• Yellow roses
• The forest
• Tobacco
• Freshly baked Amish Friendship Bread
• Peppernuts
• Sauteed onions
• Garlic
• WD 40
• Gasoline
• Theater popcorn
• Freshly dried towels
• Grey Flannel Cologne
• Zest

• Ruffles and French Onion dip
• Cheez Its
• Peanut MMs
• Popcorn with Parmesean Cheese
• Cheetos
• Fritos
• Dry Roasted Peanuts
• Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
• My Mom's fudge
• Peppernuts
• Kettle Corn
• Chips Ahoy Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Chips and Salsa at El Jacalito

• Scrabble
• Monopoly
• Risk
• Boggle
• Scattergories
• Mouse Trap
• Trivial Pursuit
• Parchesi
• Sorry
• Masterpiece
• Clue
• Encore
• Cranium

• Adam-12
• Dragnet
• Tonight Show with Johnny Carson
• The Carol Burnett Show
• The Red Skelton Show
• What's My Line?
• Batman
• The Green Hornet
• Top Cat
• The Dick Van Dyke Show
• I've Got a Secret
• The Mary Tyler Moore Show
• Fame
• Car 54, Where Are You?
• The Addams Family
• Moonlighting
• The Frugal Gourmet
• Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
• The Time Tunnel
• Lost in Space
• Shazam!

I've seen the ones checked off.

• ✔ 2018: The Shape of Water (2017)
• 2017: Moonlight (16)
• ✔ 2016: Spotlight (15)
• ✔ 2015: Birdman (14)
• ✔ 2014: 12 Years A Slave (13)
• ✔ 2013: Argo (12)
• ✔ 2012: The Artist (11)
• ✔ 2011: The King's Speech (10)
• ✔ 2010: The Hurt Locker (09)
• ✔ 2009: Slumdog Millionaire (08)
• ✔ 2008: No Country For Old Men (07)
• 2007: The Departed (2006)
• ✔ 2006: Crash (2005)
• ✔ 2005: Million Dollar Baby (2004)
• ✔ 2004: Lord Of The Rings: Return Of The King (2003)
• ✔ 2003: Chicago (2002)
• ✔ 2002: A Beautiful Mind (2001)
• ✔ 2001: Gladiator (2000)
• 2000: American Beauty (1999)

• Guy walks into a bar and says, "Ow!"
• Two muffins are in an oven. One muffin says, "Wow, it's hot in here." The other muffins screams, "Agh!!! A talking muffin!"
• A horse walks into a bar, the bartender says, "Why the long face?"
• A grasshopper walks into a bar. The bartender says, "Hey, we have a drink named after you." The grasshopper says, "You have a drink named Steve?"

This is depressing:

• Paint every paintable surface
• Resurface the three decks/porches
• New carpet
• New floors in kitchen and bathrooms
• New entry floor (prefer tile)
• Repair bannisters and railings
• Fix leaky tub upstairs
• Fix leaky kitchen sink
• Get a new stove!
• New blinds on all blindable windows
• Put up a ton of bookshelves
• Xeriscape our yards, there is no landscaping so it is currently the ultimate xeriscape, but something a bit more attractive would be nice.
• Replace outside lights
• Cut firewood
• New garage door opener
• Find out why the dishwasher isn't getting water

• Holding her hands
• Ironing her police officer's uniform
• Shooting with her at the shooting range
• Learning about fingerprints with her
• Her beautiful singing voice
• Playing with her badge
• Her saying, "Are you hurt or are you mad?"
• Going to work with her and helping her with the fingerprint cards
• The orange "hot pants" outfit
• Playing Canasta with her
• Her "frosted" hair
• How pretty she looked at our wedding
• Brushing her hair
• Her calling me "The Absent Minded Professor"
• Her at all of my performances and my brother's games
• Her "cool" VA initials/signature
• Her great drawings

• Split open my chin when I slipped on spilled soap bubbles in my Grama's kitchen. It resulted in several stitches and a scar.
• Hyper extended my knee when playing soccer in high school. It resulted in bursitis which bothers me still occasionally.
• Hit my head on the corner of the hood of my '54 Chevy. It resulted a bloody gash that required several stitches.
• Dislocated shoulder when I fell waterskiing during early college. Ouch!
• Split open my brow and damaged my neck when I hit a curb on my bicycle and flipped over the handlebars. This has caused severe problems with my back ever since. I had two black eyes for weeks afterward.
• Did a face plant and messed up my knee during a rehearsal for "The Music Man." I was making a running entrance and my shoe caught on the lip of the stage revolve. I...

• Disneyland, Anaheim, California
• Disney's California Adventure, Anaheim, California
• Frontierland, San Jose, California
• Great America, Santa Clara, California
• Marineland, Los Angeles, California
• Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia, California
• Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California
• Legoland, Carlsbad, California
• Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, California
• Walt Disney World - Epcot, Magic Kingdom, Disney/MGM Studios, Orlando, Florida
• Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark

• Tell the truth, always.
• Put your spouse before your children - if your relationship falls apart, what do your kids have?
• Take breaks from one another.
• Respect each other’s ideas and opinions.
• Let the "little stuff" go - who cares how you squeeze the toothpaste tube or if the toilet seat is up or down?
• Listen to each other.
• Make communication a priority.
• Trust each other.
• Maintain your individuality.
• Laugh often.
• Have fun together.
• Sex isn't everything; it's fun, but it isn't everything.
• Be interested in your spouse's interests.
• Encourage each other.

• The Getty Villa, Malibu (before and after being refurbished)
• The Getty Center, Los Angeles
• The Norton Simon, Pasadena
• The Peterson Automotive Museum, Los Angeles
• The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles
• The Museum of Modern Art, Los Angeles
• The Natural History Museum, Los Angeles
• The California Science Center, Los Angeles
• The Museum of Tolerance/Simon Wiesenthal Center, Los Angeles
• The Wax Museum, Buena Park
• The De Young Museum, San Francisco
• Believe It Or Not Museum, San Francisco
• The Metropolitan Museum, New York
• The Guggenheim, New York
• The Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C.

• My pine desk with built in bookshelves
• My brown desk lamp
• My guilded antique clock
• My electric heater
• My little black and white TV
• My blue and green curtains
• My portable reel to reel tape recorder
• My white plastic radio alarm clock
• My built in bunk bed

• Disneyland
• California Gold Country
• San Francisco
• California Wine Country
• Santa Cruz
• Lake Tahoe
• Reno
• Virginia City, Nevada
• Carmel
• Memphis
• Monterey
• Big Creek, California

• Jacob Marley, "A Christmas Carol", Piedmont Intermediate School, 6th Grade, 1968
• Curly, "Oklahoma!", Piedmont Intermediate School, 8th Grade, 1971
• Mr. Sowerberry, "Oliver!", Soquel High School, 11th Grade, 1974
• Admiral Von Schreiber, "The Sound of Music", Biola University, 1981
• Satan, "The Hound of Everyman", Biola University, 1983
• Jesus, "Parables", Biola University, 1983
• Ewart Dunlap, "The Music Man", Manakto Merely Players, 1987
• Marcellus, "The Music Man", CATS Big Bear, 2003
• Pseudolus, "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum", CATS Big Bear, 2004
• Max Detweiler, "The Sound of Music", CATS Big Bear, 2005
• Bob Cratchet, "A Christmas Carol", CATS B...

• "Now Roy!"
• "Slippery than an eel in a bucket of snot."
• "I got what the little boy shot at."
• "Are you hurt or mad?"
• "I have something to say."
• "Choke up!"
• "Oh, son."
• "Giwi."
• "He's more nervous than a long-tailed cat in a room full of rockers."

• United States (duh!)
• Mexico
• Canada
• Tahiti
• Japan
• Australia
• China
• Germany (West Germany at the time)
• Austria
• The Netherlands
• Denmark
• Norway

• Linda Ronstadt
• Chicago
• The Beach Boys
• James Taylor
• Dolly Parton
• Julie Andrews
• Poco
• Shirley Jones
• Ella Fitzgerald
• Count Basie
• Oscar Peterson
• Lionel Hampton
• Beverly Sills