by Jeffrey Brock | Jun 1, 1994 | Writing
Mike Demma is loco for locomotives, and his wife Kathy won’t let anyone forget how maddening his madness can be. “He almost killed us one time,” she says. “We were driving along on our vacation and there were these train tracks…”...
by Jeffrey Brock | May 1, 1994 | Acting, Writing
ALTHOUGH HE helped change American society through the Chicano movement, Tino Esparza doesn’t proclaim himself a hero. Rather, he reverently narrates from memory the names of the students and community activists he’s worked with on each landmark struggle....
by Jeffrey Brock | May 1, 1994 | Writing
DURING SAN JOSE GIANTS home games, the door to Buzz Hardy’s Municipal Stadium office doubles as the front of a booth for Heineken beer sales. And although Hardy could reach over and snag some brew at any point during his long work days, his friends take to the...
by Jeffrey Brock | Apr 1, 1994 | Writing
STEPHANIE SCHAEFFER isn’t just winging it with her hobby — a Mother Earth holism propels her to become a confident falconer. “I’ve always felt like I’m in tune with nature,” she asserts matter-of-factly. “I’m a part of it. I...
by Jeffrey Brock | Mar 1, 1994 | Writing
Rowing upstream through the flood forests of Ecuador’s Imuye Creek, with the eerie call of the howler monkeys sounding like the walls of a strong wind, Alex Rubin says he reached a point where it seemed the very fabric of space teemed with life. “When...
