[morphing libertarian]

In 1984 I was the administrator for the cal youth authority training academy. After one orientation we were approached by one of the trainees Guillermo Garcia. He asked if we recognized his name. I said, sorry, no.

He said what about willie g and the midnighters. I immediately said yes.

He said, I’m willie g. Gave us all a copy of a disc of their biggest hits.

I notice in the 90s he and the band got back together.

[Fiji Hill]

Willie G and Thee Midniters put Whittier Blvd. on the map. Although they were probably singing about the section that runs through East LA, the songs could just as well describe the Friday and Saturday night cruising scene in the sixties and seventies on the section that runs through my home town of Whittier .

My home in north Orange County is three quarters of a mile from the thoroughfare.

Whittier Boulevard (1965)

Down Whittier Boulevard (1967)