P. Joseph Potocki
What has become of P. Joseph Potocki, I wonder. He produced a most peculiar Frisco (Phrisco?) blog called San Francisco Phax & Phikshun. The last post on the blog is dated October 2, 2006. I doubt that he is Joseph P. Potocki. Where has the fellow gone?
Here’s is his summary of the sixteenth century in the San Francisco Bay Area:
- 1500’s: Nudist Natives live la-la-la-like in Bay Area Nirvana
- 1542: Aspiring Conquistador Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo blows by Bay
- 1579: Pirate (not yet Sir) Francis Drake plugs holes in his Hind at Point Reyes
- 1595: His ship sinks, spices up Drake’s Bay, then Sebastian Cermeno paddles back to Acapulco
- 1597: Nonplussed Natives yawn, resume civilized customs, until return of stinky death-cult barbarians–two centuries later
Posted: September 13th, 2007 under community, history.
Comments: 5
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Comment from Nancy
Time: September 13, 2007, 8:48 am
And I thought I was the master of the obscure webpages but you’ve got me beat. Where do you find these things?
Comment from Nancy
Time: September 13, 2007, 2:33 pm
I just noticed the time you posted this. Darn, you are an early riser! I thought I was doing well to get up at 8 AM but you sure have me beat.
Comment from xensen
Time: September 13, 2007, 5:11 pm
I do get up early but I’ve settled into a rhythm of scheduling my posts to publish at 5:00 am (8:00 eastern) each day, regardless of when I write them. I used to just publish them whenever, so that I’d do a bunch at once and then have a gap, but now I keep to a pretty regular pattern.
Comment from p. joseph potocki
Time: September 17, 2007, 1:38 pm
Hail Thomas,
Kudos for your informative and provocative venture. Just stumbled over your blog today. Frisco Vista is a delight I will continue to read.
As for me—yes, the peculiarities continue. While taking a hiatus from SF Phax & Phikshun I’ve launched Bay Time Reporter:
http://baytime.wordpress.com/
Bay Time Reporter, the blog, reprints my weekly newspaper column of the same name published in the equally obscure Rohnert Park Community Voice.
If you’re into time-bent San Francisco Bay Area fiction—the first 11 episodes of my serial novel Bay Time Detective are at:
http://www.inetours.com/Pages/BTD/BTD_001.html
Bay Time Detective is currently in development as a 24 part 1/2 hour episodic radio drama/comedy aimed at public and community radio. Just think Rocky & Bullwinkle set in Frisco for radio. We’re currently auditioning acting talent, so, step right up! We really need a dynamite Mikki Bingo.
Comment from xensen
Time: September 17, 2007, 4:37 pm
So there you are, Joseph! Thanks for stopping by. I’ll check out your links.
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