| | When I'd go to San Francisco's Ocean Beach, I'd often point to the southwest, and facetiously sigh, "Hawaii is just 2,200 miles away!" Now that I'm living in the East Bay, I can point to San Francisco, and facetiously sigh, "San Francisco is only 22 miles away!"
Here's the view from the San Leandro Marina. Until my wife moved here, we didn't know it existed. The only East Bay marina I knew was the Berkeley pier.
It can be surprisingly windy at Marina Park, so be prepared, and bring a jacket.
25 years ago, Chicago 17, by starting off with the mediocre "Stay The Night," did not start off with a splash. But that allowed the other songs to build (albeit slowly) momentum. So by the time the album ran through all of its singles, it had become a blockbuster. I still recall the glowing late August or early September afternoon, when I was at Honolulu's Ala Moana Beach for the last time, before heading back to S.F. Someone with a boombox was softly playing Chicago's "Hard Habit To Break." At that moment, I just...did...not...want...to...leave. But the absolute best song on Chicago 17 is "Along Comes A Woman."
Let's back up a moment. When I was in 6th grade, Billy Joel's "Uptown Girl" was a revelation. It told me that, as a poor boy, I didn't have to look only at girls who were as poor or poorer than I. Joel followed it up with "Tell Her About It," which encouraged us chicken boys not to be afraid, and to speak up, and let our feelings be known. Well, then, Chicago's "Along Comes A Woman" was another inspiration. It told us that, just when you think nothing's going on, you never know when Cupid's arrow will strike...
When the Creek Destiny came along, it maintained Creek's strengths of size, function, and sound. But with its more upscale styling and electronic features, the Destiny aims higher than ever before, relatively free from being labeled as a "budget" or entry-level component.
From the front panel, you can engage the tape loop or engage the active line stage [per my prior post, the gain selector is located on the bottom panel]. Whereas the older integrated amps may have had a manual selector switch, the Destiny uses scroll-through buttons. Yes, the remote also duplicates this. And, you can choose which speaker binding posts to use.
Every time a girl unexpectedly comes into my life, I get all excited. And to heighten that euphoria, there's nothing like hearing Chicago's "Along Comes A Woman."
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