Oct 30 - Another overnight stay in room 113

Monday, October 30, 1972 - Page 304

LOCATION: Newport Beach, Santa Ana, Anaheim

(12:51:41 AM 11/1/1972 Wednesday)

Well, well, what happened then? Um, lemme see. I got the 10:00 bus for the Ivanhoe, but on my way I mailed a letter to Soozwol I had written the night before. It said, "Dear Sooz, How're things goin'? Grade A." That's all. She never answered my previous letter sent a coupla months ago.

I worked at the Ivanhoe fairly lazily not doing much of great interest. Quit work at 5:00, went to the Hamburger House for dinner, returned to the Ivanhoe and tried to sneak into a room to spend the nite (Mom was scheduled to have her bridge crew over Monday nite), but I ran into Mike, and told him I missed the bus so could I stay overnite please. So I got room 113 again and watched T.V., exercised and read more of the Magus. Finally went to sleep some time after 12:00 midnight  -- By the way, I called the optometrist to cancel the appointment for Tuesday -- before I give someone $100 I should wait until I have the money.

TOMORROW: At work during Halloween

Oct 04 - Satirical Employment Application***

Wednesday, October 4, 1972 - Page 278
LOCATION: Anaheim & Newport Beach, California

Original 1965 theatrical poster (wikipedia info)

(8:30 PM 10/4/1972)

Worked today after catching a bus at 8:00 and arriving at the Ivanhoe at 10:00. Mike was off at a meeting -- I vacuumed the pool & inspected rooms, among other things. Mom came to pick me up at 5:55 as usual. Chunk came over, said a friend of his was selling a Honda 100 motorcycle for $75, so I can have it.

Then he & me rode on his bike to his place (I called Tim before leaving to see if I should return his chess set, but he said it wasn't necessary), and we played 4 games of chess whilst watching T.V. ("Mister Moses," a Robert Mitchum thing). We won 2 apiece. The last one was dubious and mom came by to pick me up at 10:00 before its completion. She told me Winnie had broken up and was off at college somewhere (Santa Monica or some place like that). I got to sleep too late, after 11:00 sometime.

Incidentally, the "Application for Employment" hereto attached was written whilst I was in room 113 Tuesday. I gave it to L&M and left. Mike read it & laughed so hard he cried. I din't think it was that funny. Had to write another one Wednesday for real.

TOMORROW: Learning the job

Oct 02 - A job offer for $50 per week**

Monday, October 2, 1972 - Page 276
LOCATION: Newport Beach & Anaheim, California

11:00 PM
(THIS IS A REMOTE ENTRY, WRITTEN AT 11:00 P.M., 10-2-72, IN ROOM 113 AT THE IVAN MOTEL)

THE IVANHOE, 434 W. Katella, Anaheim, California 92802 -- 57 Air Conditioned Rooms, Bathtub & Shower, Heated Swimming Pool, Color TV, Room Telephone

UPDATE FROM THE FUTURE (Wednesday, October 2, 2013): I just checked this address on Google Maps and it shows an empty lot in this image from February 2011. You can see the old driveway for the Ivanhoe motel of 40 years ago.

Got to sleep by 3:00 A.M. -- Woke up at 10:00 A.M. I made the rest of the hamburger, cleaned the bathroom (complying to Mom's request), cleaned my room, got all the National Geographics organized & put away (the set is complete from Jan. 1962 to now -- almost a decade's worth, plus about a dozen from miscellaneous years of the 30's, 40's, 50's, & 60's. Dat's a lodda mags).

Mike called in the afternoon & offered me a maintenance job at the Ivanhoe (approx. $50 a week). Only problem, of course, is transportation. Mom was going to have her bridge gang tonight, so instead of going off to spend the night in the Bay as I had intended, she drove me here, to the motel, since she wouldn't be able to get me here in the morning. I was supposed to be here before noon Tuesday. So I'm sleeping in, just for one night. The owner has a car he wants to sell for $400 and that'll pro'ly be my transportation.

The last scabs from my burnt fingertips came off (pulled off the one from my index finger yesterday -- got the one on my thumb tonight) -- now the scars just have to heal (okay, I know that's not too interesting, but I was just noting how long it takes the epidermis to recover from first degree burns in case I need the info for a story). [This refers to blisters I stupidly inflicted on myself when I showed some friends the "match trick" from a classic movie. See August 24 - Not minding Lawrence of Arabia]

I've got a color T.V. in this room and I watched it while taking a bath. Watched a recent Clint Eastwood movie, "The Beguiled," from 9 to 11:00. Twas a good one. Had a Carl's Jr hamburger that Mike bought me for dinner. I'll have to get to work tomorrow at 9:30. To be continued.

Original Poster: The Beguiled, 1971
(wikipedia info)

TOMORROW: An exhausting 1st day of work