How I got Hired at GF

[Shooting Love]

Originally posted by mattvanstone
I came from Ventura County, Newbury Park to be precise. I used to drive North up the 101, to State St., then take the 154 pass. Man, I loved driving that thing, all the way up that mountain, through Santa Ynez and Los Osos, made for the best Late Night Madman Driving ever.

My memory is foggy, but I'm pretty sure I drove into SLO on 154, what ever road it was left quite an immpresion. ..heck I'm gonna check mapquest... nope it was 166. ..your memory is foggy too, (now that I see a map) Los Osos is to the north/west of SLO.
Definately check out Prefumo Cnyn Rd, my boss used to brag that some travel guide had rated it as one of the top 10 most scienic roads in the US. Bring a spare though. The friend who got me my job finally moved 'cause of so many flat tires. I had 3 or 4 in 5 months, and actually split a new tire right between the treads, steel belts and all, as a result of the afore mentioned powerslides.

Yeah, so from the RootRanch we looked right down onto Morrow Bay on the one side, and Shell/Pismo Beach to the other, SeaCnyn and PrefumoCnyn Rds meet right at the top of the peninsula to the west of SLO. SeaCnyn Rd is pretty boring but great for mountain biking (it's entirely paved). The locals will run you off the road if you bike on Prefumo, no joke! PrefumoCnyn Rd is off of LosOsos Valley Rd. Get off the 101 at Madonna Rd, turn left and head past the tacky hotel/resort, turn right at LosOsos Valley Rd, pass the shopping center/BurgerKing, a school will be on your right, and then good luck spotting Prefumo CanynRd on your left somewhere near there. btw, in the short time I was there I saw 2 cars that had rolled off the road. So be careful

Here's some trivia. DriveThru's are against the city oridinance in SLO. And The TacoBell on MadonnaRd has(had) an automatic trash-can flip-door! -you put you tray near it to dump, and a motor cranked the flap back so your hands didn't need to touch any funk.

So anyway Matt, If I ever make it out that way agian, we'll have to get together for some Madman Driving. That was my primary pasttime when I lived on the central coast.

[MVS]

Originally posted by Dragonmaster Dyne
hey matt, were you one of the blokes in the movie the guys made at GFO? i remember there being like 3 or 4 guys just walking around to some porn style music. it was like a "whos behind the avitars" type of thing. damn...cant remember who was in it. i know there was an asian fellow and mebbe dango was another one.

No, that was Jay Boor, Rick Mears, Levi Buchannon, Keven Deselmes and Anthony Chau.

Indeed, it was Los Olivos.

Originally posted by Core Boy
So anyway Matt, If I ever make it out that way agian, we'll have to get together for some Madman Driving. That was my primary pasttime when I lived on the central coast.

Yes, quite a nice place to go and hang out and all that. Would be a good place to retire, methinks.

Originally posted by Core Boy
Get off the 101 at Madonna Rd, turn left and head past the tacky hotel/resort, turn right at LosOsos Valley Rd, pass the shopping center/BurgerKing, a school will be on your right, and then good luck spotting Prefumo CanynRd on your left somewhere near there.

I have been down that way, though, not often. I would have to hit the Post Office on the left, and went to that Applebee's Diner in the hotel on the right just past Madonna Inn. I'd also hit the Blockbuster in the opposite shopping center.

I only went down to Los Osos a couple times...wait...I actually did take that back road around that way, past the farm houses and such. I lived close to SLO, off campus, 275 Felton Way, I think.

You ever hit Oso's Subs downtown (great for all you can eat pasta and beer on Monday Night Football) or that place that sells those bread boat looking things?

Man, those were good.

[Shooting Love]

Oh, I was a regular at that Blockbuster. Seemed like the entire town was in there on Friday nights.
Never made it to Oso's, but my housemate and his girlfriend often tried to get me out there. I'm too much of a hermit for crowds at a place like that

Here's the start of the road: PrefumoCnynRd
It's paved at first, then a 13 mile dirt climb up the canyon. Damn I wish I was out there right now...

Bishop's Peak was right near the CalPoly, you ever go hiking up that, or picking treats off the cow patties?

[MVS]

Originally posted by Core Boy
Bishop's Peak was right near the CalPoly, you ever go hiking up that, or picking treats off the cow patties?

Lol..that was college for me, dude. That meant women, drugs and beer. I'm surprized I remember as much as I do. Hah!

[Shooting Love]

Originally posted by mattvanstone
Lol..that was college for me, dude. That meant women, drugs and beer. I'm surprized I remember as much as I do. Hah!

But, of course.

[MVS]

Next time I'm up that way, I'll certainly check out the place, on your reccomendation.

[Dyne]

whoa jay boor was part of gfo? weird....

[bahn]

Yup. He then went on to work as a PR Manager at Midway...but last I heard, he left and was in London. VERY cool person! I miss working with him.

[islandersfan4ever]

Great story, Matt. GameFan will always be missed...that's for sure. I still have so many old issues that I'll never throw out. As a matter of fact, I still break 'em out and read them every once in awhile. Great stuff!!!

Bahn, did you get in touch with David Chen(GMR) yet? Just curious.

[Diff-chan]

Originally posted by mattvanstone

SLO was a great area, too. Very nice people and those were some great years up there, it was good to get away from LA, and doing that, made me realize how messed up LA is. The people in it are just plain dicks and bitches all the time.

Im in Los Angeles for school now and I like it a lot. Granted college is not indicative of the real world but... I dunno I think LA has something nice to offer.