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I was born in Berkeley years ago and lived there as a young boy. The family moved in the early 50's and even though I moved in and out of Berkeley for a long time I didn't move and live there until 1975 or so.
My first impression when living in Berkeley was that it was a shoddy little place. The infamous riots and goings on from the 60's were gone. A few nutty radicals dotted the little side streets and their 1910 Victorian houses but everything else receded behind the privacy of private aspirations. There was something visceral about the renunciation that went on in Berkeley in those years. No one wanted to admit that they had been part of something they thought was so large but was, in reality, rather small and stupid. A huge prank fueled by dope and loud music. Be that as it may it was a strange place in 1975.
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