Uncle Ron 1,491 Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Someone just released a short film about the desert town I grew up in ... It's on the edge of Death Valley and it's called Trona ... They even show our house brief but it's hard to describe because they all look the same ... We had a few celebrities there: Charlie Manson and the Manson family, Seldom Seen Slim, Mr. Teagal, Shorty Harris ... I think you'll all get a kick out of it ... Cheers, Unc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
azblackbird 203 Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Dayyuuummm… talk about a desolate town. I'm guessing Borax or potash mining is the mainstay of that community. Wish I could be that artistic with my video editing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
El Dorado 964 Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Great video. Thanks for sharing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Old Tom 1,104 Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 That film answers some questions about you man. Old Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Haderly 99 Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Only been there once but it is a very cool area. Planning to go back next year and spend a little more time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TomH 2,844 Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Ron: That is a desolate place! What did you do for excitement......watch how far the rocks rolled after a storm? Guess like any kid, being that close to the outdoors you were back in the hills a lot.Tom H. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
garimpo 2,295 Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Unc that looks like the perfect town to grow up in. This town I'm in here was about that size in 1996 but now has doubled. Thinking of looking for a smaller place to call home. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Uncle Ron 1,491 Posted November 8, 2014 Author Share Posted November 8, 2014 Yeah, Tom ... I lived IN the desert, collected baby tortoises after the one July thunderstorm each year and flash flood and sold them with horny toads and zebra lizards to the pet store in Ridgecrest for 25-cents each ... The rocks the kid is climbing in the film is on a place we called Circus Hill... had a cool cave to hide in during the hot summer days and lots of chuckawallas to harass ... We were truly free, wandered the desert like burros and, in fact, spent miles trying to sneak up on the burro tribes that lived outside of town ... For years we were convinced we were going to lasso one but it never happened ... after about 15 we added beer (Oly Stubbies) and sex to our fun ... I worked with the guy narrating the film in the potash/soda ash plant a couple summers ... It was actually an amazing place to grow up and all the people who grew up there are still really close ...Oh, we thought most of the old prospectors who still roamed the hill were looneys ... Ha ...Cheers, Unc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reno Chris 427 Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 (edited) Time moves slowly there. I spent a month one day in nearby Kramer Junction........Be glad you grew up in Trona - you could have been stuck in Boron.When I was a young prospector I used to visit the Randsburg area often. Edited November 8, 2014 by Reno Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Uncle Ron 1,491 Posted November 8, 2014 Author Share Posted November 8, 2014 Wow, Chris, Kramers Corners (I always knew as 4-corners) and Boron were 3 miles deep in hell! Used to play football against Boron ... Usually whooped 'em! Trona was paradise compare to there! Cheers, Unc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rimshot 181 Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 I bet it was hot hot hot there Ron....but i like where times stand still..that's what's wrong with this world...everyone in fast lane..bummer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hoser John 1,240 Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 And god made hell on earth and he called it by multiple names Trona, Coolgardie,Boron,Randsburg,Barstow,4 Corners,Death Valley and a few more. Spent quite a few weekends on gem/mineral trips out there in the 50s-60s and want nuttn' to do with any of it. GREAT place to be from...........John 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
devilishjim 162 Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Dang Unc what a sheltered life you lived !!! lol I bet you even rode in the back of a pickem up truck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FlakMagnet 412 Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 What a beautifully crafted little film. Haunting, evocative and beautifully narrated.What a voice that man has, a perfect fit for the film.Thanks Ron, a very nice treat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
grubstake 659 Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Yeh, Steinbeck made two about where I come from, I grew up on Cannery Row in Monterey Calf. and my family came from Oklahoma in the dust bowl days, IE. Grapes of Wrath. We lived it. Grubstake Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Furness 1,513 Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Ron ... Very cool film and looks like a great place to grow up! ... and be from ... maybe even go back for a visit every ten years tyo see what may have changed if anything other than the faces on the street. That's not a put down at all ... that is a compliment to the town that was able to stand still as time passed it by ... better times in those days if you ask me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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