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Good afternoon David! You hail from my hometown of Burlingame! If you did, I was wondering if we attended at the same time. I am from the class of 1975.
Loved the Ruins of Evermore and I am certainly looking forward to your next installment. Well done! – Barb
Hello, Barb!
First of all, I’m thrilled that you took the time to pop me a line or two. Very grateful indeed, so thank you.
As for my youth, I was born at Mills Hospital (I believe), though we lived in Fiesta Gardens, San Mateo. Mills (if it was Mills) had the better facilities at the time. Then, as a very young boy, we moved to the East Bay where I attended school, kindergarten through twelfth grade. So, unfortunately, we couldn’t have been classmates.
However, I have cousins who went to Burlingame High, though they were all older than I. As well, in San Leandro, my neighbor was Bob Milano, who was the baseball coach at Burlingame before moving on to coach at Cal Berkeley.
So, at the very least, I did attend a few baseball games. I can’t recall many of the names of the players, but there was a shortstop (perhaps, or third baseman) nicknamed ‘Rico,’ which might have been short for Federico. Perhaps he was a classmate of yours. I want to say a fella named Bill Hagen played right field, but then again, that was many lifetimes ago. One thing is for certain, he had a very strong and accurate arm. THAT I do remember. 🙂
Funny how the faces come back in glimpses. I never recall names as much as I recall images. And, yet, for an artist, the visual simply goes with the territory.
As for the Ruins of Evermore, I just would like to thank you so much for taking the time to read it. I truly loved writing it and am currently on Chapter 18 of Book Two. I’m happy to report my First Draft Readers love it, so I can only hope they’ll feel the same at its conclusion.
And, as for the fact that you loved reading Evermore and are looking forward to the next book, all I can say is I know no greater appreciation an author can receive. So, thank you, Barb. And if you’re so inclined, please feel free to review Evermore on Amazon.com, that you may share my book with others. Unfortunately, I’m not much of a self-promoter, so I must rely on the goodness of others. Nevertheless,
With the greatest appreciation and always wishing you the best,
-David Saccheri
The Ruins of Evermore 
Good afternoon David! You hail from my hometown of Burlingame! If you did, I was wondering if we attended at the same time. I am from the class of 1975.
Loved the Ruins of Evermore and I am certainly looking forward to your next installment. Well done! – Barb
Hello, Barb!
First of all, I’m thrilled that you took the time to pop me a line or two. Very grateful indeed, so thank you.
As for my youth, I was born at Mills Hospital (I believe), though we lived in Fiesta Gardens, San Mateo. Mills (if it was Mills) had the better facilities at the time. Then, as a very young boy, we moved to the East Bay where I attended school, kindergarten through twelfth grade. So, unfortunately, we couldn’t have been classmates.
However, I have cousins who went to Burlingame High, though they were all older than I. As well, in San Leandro, my neighbor was Bob Milano, who was the baseball coach at Burlingame before moving on to coach at Cal Berkeley.
So, at the very least, I did attend a few baseball games. I can’t recall many of the names of the players, but there was a shortstop (perhaps, or third baseman) nicknamed ‘Rico,’ which might have been short for Federico. Perhaps he was a classmate of yours. I want to say a fella named Bill Hagen played right field, but then again, that was many lifetimes ago. One thing is for certain, he had a very strong and accurate arm. THAT I do remember. 🙂
Funny how the faces come back in glimpses. I never recall names as much as I recall images. And, yet, for an artist, the visual simply goes with the territory.
As for the Ruins of Evermore, I just would like to thank you so much for taking the time to read it. I truly loved writing it and am currently on Chapter 18 of Book Two. I’m happy to report my First Draft Readers love it, so I can only hope they’ll feel the same at its conclusion.
And, as for the fact that you loved reading Evermore and are looking forward to the next book, all I can say is I know no greater appreciation an author can receive. So, thank you, Barb. And if you’re so inclined, please feel free to review Evermore on Amazon.com, that you may share my book with others. Unfortunately, I’m not much of a self-promoter, so I must rely on the goodness of others. Nevertheless,
With the greatest appreciation and always wishing you the best,
-David Saccheri