Coronado Eagle, Volume 4, Number 41, 13 October 1993 — S|ie Crown News % Island Lookout X [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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Local items of little or no redeeming value by Larry Wade

by Larry Wade

Coronado Courtesy... King and Lynn Durkee were married a few weeks ago. (Some Coronadans will remember King Durkee as Editor of the San Diego Union. Now he is an executive with Copley Press). The bride and groom arrived at the Hotel del from their wedding reception, still in bridal gown and tuxedo. When they unpacked and prepared to dress for dinner in the Prince of Wales Room, the bridegroom was surprised to find that he had no necktie packed. Everything else was there, suit, shirt, etc., but no necktie except the tuxedo tie. King Durkee went down to Brady's men's shop with only minutes to spare before the dinner reservation, and owner Rich Brady was presiding over the shop in person. When Rich learned it was King's wedding night he did the courtly thing and gave the new bridegroom the pick of his necktie selection at no charge. A New Man... Former Coronado mayor, Captain Dick Parker, is recovering after receiving a new titanium knee at Scripps Hospital last week. He's doing fine, and says he's now a "bionic man." As we go to press, he is reported to be making great strides on his walker at the hospital. Color Summit Conference... Coronado photographer Bill Sandke was commissioned to take photos at a recent conference at the Hotel del Coronado. He was astonished to learn that the conference was deciding what colors our clothing and cars would be in 1995, and what the colors would be called. People who mill fabrics, design clothing and manufacture autos and many other things, get together each year to plan for two years ahead, he discovered. Bill produced the 1995 list which, listed, "contract color combinations for 1995." Heading the list was the combination of, "Cricket, Corolando, Re-Teal and Rue

Royale." That translates to black, hot pink, Caribbean blue-green, and Navy blue. The second combination included, "Doe, Aqualogic, and Copper Nugget," which means; tan, aqua blue and dark copper colors will be a popular combination at fashion shops. Other soon-to-be popular colors are; Firethome, Wood violet. Marigold and Acajou, whatever that may be. Zephyr and Galaxy also will be big, along with Romantic Rouge and Buttercream. I can hardly wait. A Personal Hang-up... Thanks to Dave and Jean Swinton for passing along the poem by Kate Kellogg which says what many of us feel about automatic phone answering; "Press one if you're paying a hill Press two if you're seeking a loan Press three to speak to a human." What I do is press down the phone. Wrong Address... In last week's special issue on the Coronado Shores, your columnist interviewed Bill and Olga Stevens at their home in Coronado Shores, learning about their international real estate clientele.

Somehow I wrote "Coronado Cays" in saying where they lived, and was embarrassed when it was printed that way. Apologies for the unceremonious move to new quarters. Actually Bill and Olga will soon be moving into a completely rebuilt and redecorated home in another tower, but still in The Shores. Licences Decoded... Readers and friends still find interesting and clever uses of the custom plate to exhort or amuse. Jerry Hedlund likes "BLAK KAT" on a black Jaguar parked on Loma. Bob Watson has "AHRHEAD" on his licease (now passed along with the car to his daughter). Thia Brown saw "GPA BRAT" on a red Escort LX at 1001 B Ave., and surmises that a great grade point average (GPA) earned someone a new car. Christine Guimond noticed the custom license "911 4ME" on a Porsche 924 in the Crown Shops parking lot. She assumes that the luxury car was an emergency purchase. Nancy Eckenroth saw "TRI 4 AU." AU is the symbol for gold. She thought it a timely sighting since the City Council did an about-face on having the Olympic women's runners come through town.