User:Gaanderstein/Eric 'Ringo' Schwartz

Eric Donald Henry Schwartz, a.k.a. 'Ringo' was born on March 10, 1961, in Silicon Valley and died in Pleasanton, California on October 25, 2008. Ringo lived a colorful life leaving much humor and bewilderment in his wake. His antics had a profound effect on those who were close to him. The ensuing article is intended as a list of story titles in chronological order that represent a thread by which his contemporaries can mark their own progression and have a good laugh or cry about times past. The goal is to eventually put a story behind each title.

Contributions are heartily encouraged.

What we heard about the life before college - Hearsay from the man himself:

 * Dumpster Diving for big money
 * The triplex
 * Fremont High

The details beginning with the chroniclers' first remembrances:
Eric was a good friend to myself, Joe Zumba, and Jon Garrison at Fremont High in Sunnyvale. Too often we drift apart then are shocked when one of us is gone. His headstone seems kind of ominous. How did he die? Did he ever marry or have kids? I could tell you a thousand tales from sunnyvale where we all lived, to Manhattan Beach, our last party at Zumba's was there. Eric and I got to spend a couple of summers and a ski week in big trees. I bet he still remembers thanksgiving and what I did to his camero! It was his mom and dads cabin. -Paul Edises. Edises1@gmail.com. Chico State - The Dorms, Spring 81:
 * New on the scene - Schwartz and Scarlett arrive for the opening of the second semester
 * "I don't buy that!"
 * The Bain de Soleil deck
 * Cases of Generic Beer
 * The naming of Ringo
 * The Firebird
 * The $100 bill and Scarlett's mind control
 * Danielson, "WE GOT ONE!"
 * Fass's Cabin and Fass's pond...icky pond scum?

The transition to life on the streets 81/82:
 * 925 Chestnut Street
 * Top floor only and then the basement
 * Pledge Ringo
 * Tova, Tova
 * Ringo and Fass drop out
 * The Nord House and Trish Fass
 * 20 shots is still the record

Fraternity Life 82/83:
 * Pledge Ringo 2 - The super group = Kook, Mop, Hoot, Salami, Randy...
 * I'm Jelly!
 * "Dance songs for Mop" or "Fuck you Theta Chi!" by Gail Gratten
 * Eta Omego goes live with Installation
 * Still lived on Nord?

Road Trip 83/84:
 * To San Diego and back
 * How to fully depreciate your assets - The Pinto is the victim
 * Living in the San Diego Theta Chi house
 * Brought back the baggage that was Peterson
 * Upon return, lived on West Sac with Kook, Peterson & ?
 * Oohwee, Randee, He's the Theta Chi for me!
 * The blond Tuft
 * Construction Management and Rovanne Younger

The Back House of the Fraternity 84/85:
 * Santa Barbara Summer of '84 with Panicky Janicky and painting houses on the Riviera with Mikey and Stein
 * Getting busy with Panicky Janicky on the hood of Kook's Grand Torino, before it was launched on top of a parked car
 * Painting for a living - Mike's the Boss
 * Dana Hagen makes Shorts for Schwartz
 * The pyramid
 * Courtney, but Steph Luster was the goal. Mop!?
 * Purple Rain ends in rubble
 * Have a Nice Day poster goes on sale

West Sac 85/86:
 * The canister of cross-tops
 * The Rambler American
 * Whippets in the park until we're blue in the face
 * The Rain
 * Double crossing Mikey
 * 2lbs of Grade A Humboldt County in a lock box in the basement across the creek
 * ExPats make the journey north in the decade's worst rain storm. The Capri takes on water. Kook swims to safety.
 * The Rambler makes a rescue, er...what was that noise?
 * The death of Pioneer Week: CSUC President Robin Wilson took Pioneer Days "out back and shot it in the head."

Leaving the fertile crescent behind - The post-Chico experience The balance of the 80's
 * Disappearing into Coyote Creek
 * Painting the Triplex while enjoying the Slip-n-Slide
 * The Acura Integra
 * Quail Bush
 * Over the Stockton Street tunnel
 * Fired for Incompetence, VSL
 * Sudquist Construction
 * Kook and Stein do Santa Monica, hit a vein of Swedes, and Catarina enters
 * Bernal Heights and Epstein Bar
 * The Polk Street House with Cathy Terriblinni

The 90's
 * Captains Court
 * The Appraiser and Novick
 * The HOA president and the DEA
 * Ringo catches the garter and Terrible the bouquet. Ringo ends up a mess in the gutter
 * Hoot and the Benicia Brew Pub
 * The cabin in Arnold - The gateway to Bear
 * TecCon and Gordon Biersch
 * Rental with Salami
 * Michelle Enters
 * The Cabo bachelor party
 * Mi Casa - The funniest night of my life - "My blood is boiling"
 * Married at Vintage 1870 - Mike shows up
 * The Happy, Quiet Period depends on a restraining order
 * Willow Glen Way - "I need a lawyer"
 * We can do this the easy way or the hard way - Lessons on Tolerance
 * Charmeran
 * You're under investigation! - The wheels are falling off
 * Brad's Bachelor Party - "People are Leaving!"
 * Berry Way and the Man Cave
 * Don Schwartz - Gosh O' Friday
 * People can and do lose money - buying and selling Yen

The 00's
 * Shapell shepherds in the the Happy Quiet Period - A restraining order doesn't hurt either
 * Ryan and Alison
 * Mountain House
 * Ruby Hills
 * Hoot
 * Mikey
 * The Halloween Text