"Up from here" Chapter 19: Universal Studios
Well when I left Redding, California I made a comment back in March 1988 that I was going to get a job at Universal Studios. Well, I was half right. I did get a job at Universal Studios Tour Park. I left on a Thursday, March 1, 1988, and boarded an Amtrak train not knowing where this new chapter in my life would take me or lead me. But in my life I have always had a wondering spirit and wanted to experience new things and new employment opportunities. And that's the reason I have never stayed put in any one job "as time passes" I usually get bored and want to move on. I boarded the Amtrak train at 2:21 AM on the Coast Starlight heading to Los Angeles to Union Station to arrive 18 hours and 39 minutes later to arrive at 9:18 PM. I was leaving all my cares behind me. I had fulfilled my responsibilities to Eric Wells the young man I had raised since he was 15 years old until he turned 18 years old. I was heading in a new direction and adventure. I was flying hi