![]() That’s how I earned my BS degree and raised a family. I had four major responsibilities: First, take care of my wife and our new baby girl second, carry at least 12 quarter hours and maintain a C average or above, to receive GI Bill education benefits third, work 48 hours each week at Oregon Hi-Fi, downtown and Lloyd Center, to pay the bills and fourth, manage an apartment house at SE 127th Avenue and E Burnside Street, where we called 911 at least three nights a week. I had recently completed a four-year enlistment in the Air Force, including a tour of duty in Thailand, at the height of the Vietnam War. If I somehow managed to graduate, I would be only the second member of my family to earn a college degree. Yet only newbies to the process would hold up the line of students behind them while they counted their instant payout everyone else knew that the buyer’s ability to count the money was equivalent to his speed in manual dexterity. From the seller’s point of view, counting while the buyer flipped the stack of bills was nearly impossible. He expertly flipped through the stack, snapping his wrist at exactly the correct payout. Without pause, the book buyer reached under the counter for a stack of crisp bills. As the seller, you had little time to ponder the offer. After a quick check for tears or other damage, he calmly informed you of the book value, with no apology nor option for negotiations. Many items were instantly recognizable to him, but sometimes he’d check for edition numbers or scan the printout next to him, running his index finger down the column in search of the book title while you held your breath, hoping he didn’t push the book back across the counter toward you with an unceremonious ‘No.’ If the buyer picked up the book to fan through the pages you could let out your breath a bit, knowing he would make you an offer. ![]() The book buyer at the counter kept a fast pace. When it was your turn at the front of the line, you had to be ready. If not, they’d be worth very little - or nothing at all. Waiting in line, each of us hoped our used books would be required text for the new term. He was set up behind a counter that was accessible behind the door that was otherwise widely ignored, tucked discreetly between the Hall Street entrance to the parking lot and the Hall Street entrance to the bookstore (now SHAC). There would be a long line waiting to have your used books assessed for value by the one guy appointed to make the determination. On a strict budget, I always tried to purchase used books and made sure to return them to the bookstore after final exams - as soon as ‘buyback’ began. I attended PSU pre-internet, and purchased all of my textbooks at the PSU bookstore back when it occupied the corner of SW 6th Avenue and SW Hall Street. Manufaturated by West Indies Record Ltd.“Like most of us, I was struggling to make ends meet during college. Saxophones - Headley Bennett (alto) Tony Wilson (tenor and alto) ![]() ![]() Trumpets - Bobby Ellis (real name Leslie Wint) and Peter Miles This is the lineup on The Mighty Vikings album "RJR Band of the Year" (1964? - WIRL 1030) as written in its back:īass - Desmond Miles (who was also the band leader) Often having over 15 members (and big guns such as Derrick Harriott, Lester Sterling and Jackie Mittoo) in its formation, the band played around in Jamaica until they made their first international tour in 1964 - in the same year they won the RJR Radio popularity contest in Jamaica, which led to the recording of this celebration album. Read Full Bio The Mighty Vikings is (they still play even though not in the original formation) a five-decade-old band from Kingston, Jamaica. The Mighty Vikings is (they still play even though not in the original formation) a five-decade-old band from Kingston, Jamaica.
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