Steven L. Smith, Bellingham, WA Home Inspector (King of the House)

I was meeting a friend for coffee downtown today -- something I do not do enough of anymore. But, in going to town, I followed the familiar path that I used to tread as a kid living at my folk's house. If you know Bellingham, they lived in the Cornwall Park neighborhood. In those days, Cornwall Avenue was the main drag into town and it took you directly to the central business district. By the way, Cornwall still takes you to the same place, except much of the business district is now out at the mall.

From my folk's house, Bellingham High School was about half way to town and, back then, it looked much like it does today.

 As I drove by Bellingham High today, my thoughts were not on having gone to school there. Instead my mind wandered to a day 44 years ago this month. I was a kid running my own neighborhood radio station from my bedroom. And on that hot day, I had walked to town -- too young to drive -- and I had just bought a great warm weather song that was a big hit in July 1966.

Bellingham High School plays into the story because, on the walk home on that sweltering hot day, a next door neighbor picked me up in front of Bellingham High and gave me a ride home. If you are around my age, I am wondering if you remember this classic hot weather song by the Kinks who were part of the British Invasion groups

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Steven L. Smith

Bellingham WA Home Inspections