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Remembering Bill Soberanes – Nine Years Later

Tuesday, at 1:03 by

Remembering Bill Soberanes – Nine Years Later About 3:00 a.m., today, Hammerhead pounded on the bedroom door of The Trio (Me, Myself & I)and yelled, “How could we forget?” “Forget what?,” they replied. Eagle-Eyes looked at his calendar of historic dates and discovered that 24 years ago, October 7th was named Bill Soberanes Day and a testimonial dinner was attended by over 400 friends and well-wishers in 1988. The following day, the bronze wristwrestling statue at the corner of Washington… Read More »

A Few Christmas Memories

Friday, at 2:29 by

When Christmas was just around the corner, Bill Soberanes would often devote an entire column to his holiday memories. Rather than attempt to translate his thoughts, using my words, here are a few of his memories about Christmas published by the Argus-Courier years ago. * * * * * Although Santa now arrives via many different ways of transportation, I miss the days when he came in a sleigh pulled by reindeer. I’ve found that many people who used to… Read More »

A Character Analysis: Part II

Thursday, at 5:36 by

Frank Vincent Carcione’s numerological analysis of Bill Soberanes continues as follows: “Your habit challenge is a part of the hustle and bustle of everyday living. It shows you are talented. Your fine fine sense of perfection gives you specialized skills, but watch out for that inner resentment which separates you from others. You are an extrovert this year. (1977). You need to be around people. Every nine years we go through personal changes. Right now you are in a masterful… Read More »

Bill Soberanes: A Character Analysis

Saturday, at 5:01 by

With the upcoming musical about Petaluma, with a number devoted to remembering Bill Soberanes, on the radar screen; I was motivated to search through the BS files in my garage … and guess what I discovered? The rough draft of “A Character Analysis of William Caulfield Soberanes through Numerology” by Frank Vincent Carcione written in 1977. It’s being reproduced so that a newer generation of Petalumans might captured the impression that one person had about this well known Petaluma who… Read More »

Remembering Bill & Fred – Part II – 2011

Monday, at 4:04 by

Fortunately, these two adventurous human beings had the opportunity to meet and talk face-to-face, years after Fred’s historic flight, but before Fred died on October 14, 1961, at the age of 85.                                                                                                                         It’s now the next day after posting the thoughts expressed in Part I and I wanted to add that when I drove by Bill’s former residence near the intersection of Lakeville and East Washington, where he was often seen sitting in his rocking chair on the porch… Read More »

Remembering Bill and Fred – 2011 – Part I

Sunday, at 9:18 by

For some reason, the ideas for my various blogs pop into my mind when I wake up in the “wee” hours of the morning; somewhere between 2-3 a.m. Other times it might be 6:30 or 7:30 a.m., when I wake up a second time. This morning, my “memory chip” was thinking about both Fred Wiseman and Bill Soberanes. For my longtime readers, this is the 13th post that is categorized as Remembering Bill Soberanes, and the 20th in my series… Read More »

Remembering Bill Soberanes and Fred Wiseman

Friday, at 7:57 by

 One of the reasons why many Petalumans are so knowledgeable about Fred Wiseman’s first airmail flight in 1911, and dedicated to seeing that its Centennial Anniversary is properly acknowledged is due to the various columns written by Bill Soberanes over the years. Today’s blog will remember Bill Soberanes’ promotional efforts by capturing several statements from his June 3, 1997 column: I’ve written reams of material about Fred J. Wiseman’s air mail flight from Petaluma to Santa Rosa which took place… Read More »

Remembering Bill Soberanes – 2010

Friday, at 8:54 by

About 3:00 a.m., today, Hammerhead pounded on the bedroom door of The Trio yelling, “How could we forget?” “Forget what?,” they replied. Eagle-Eyes looked at his calendar of historic dates and discovered that 22 years ago, October 7th was named Bill Soberanes Day and a testimonial dinner was attended by over 400 friends and well-wishers in 1988. The following day, the bronze wristwrestling statue at the corner of Washington Street and Petaluma Boulevard was unveiled, and the 27th World Wristwrestling… Read More »

Remembering Bill Soberanes – February 17-18, 2006

Tuesday, at 1:01 by

Prior to the creation of the Argus-Courier’s electronic Petaluma360, an earlier website called Petaluma Online also featured a series of blogs titled, “Remembering Bill Soberanes.” Eagle-Eyes spotted the following blog from 2006 that is related to our recent Who’s On First? blog. The Trio asks, “Why reinvent the wheel when a good one already exists?” The important thing is that this “repeat” is meant to help our readers become more aware of our River Town’s Past, Present and Future. (BTW,… Read More »