THE MISSED INTERVIEW - PAGE 2

 

TRIBUNE: Is pasorobles-usa.com your only website?

WORDYDAVE:  No. I've also designed one for my workplace here in Stockton which is targeted for our salespeople on the west coast who need to know our local capabilities and see a few faces.

Last year Gary Smith asked me to create a site for the Paso Gathering event at the Pioneer Museum. That was fun and encouraging.

And now I'm re-designing the museum's website, which should be up and running soon.

You could also say that even though it's a sub-site within the pasorobles-usa.com territory, my California Color pages could be a stand alone website, also.

 

TRIBUNE: What kind of responses and feedback do you receive from your audience?

WORDYDAVE:  All but one e-mail have been positive and encouraging. Former Roblans like the nostalgic aspects, fill me in with more Paso history details, tell me their stories and thank me for the memories.

When the 2003 earthquake devastated downtown and took two lives, there were about 800 visits to the site in two days. Unfortunately, the only information I had posted were pictures taken from television news stations. It was very frustrating not being able to take my own photos and interview people.

And the only negative letter? Back in the late 90's when my inexperience got in the way, I posted a story about one of Paso's more colorful characters, Bicycle Pete. This was a big mistake because it made fun of him, even though it seemed harmless to me and others who read it and told me the stories. I pulled the article, made my apologies and learned a good lesson.

 

TRIBUNE: Why do you spend so much energy promoting opinions, photos and travel commentary that have nothing to do with Paso Robles? Your weblog seems preachy and some of your photography borders on the "who cares?"

WORDYDAVE:  That's a great question. I guess the answer has something to do with this guy called WordyDave. This is the kid who grew up in a 'know nothing' town where certain high school teachers applauded his stilted writing style and encouraged him to get out of Dodge. This is the moonstruck letter writer who ventured into the primordial passion of poetry at the same time. And this is the fortunate son who inherited a measure of creativity from his parents and came to enjoy the music and rhythm of words and pictures way back when.

The preachy can be traced to the Preacher --- the One who gives the true perspective to our little world --- the One who made our little world. I can't help myself here, so visitors will just have to get over it.

 

TRIBUNE: Well, thanks very much for the time you've given for this fictitious interview. Maybe we'll do it again.

 

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PASO ROBLES IN 1926

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


12TH AND PARK STREET IN 1910