Dude! You're kiddin me, right !? You worked at the Black! You're just too cool. OB does rock. I lived in Pt. Loma 82-84, just before I got put in the program.
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Yep, worked there in the summer of '92 after heading out to OB to get away from my girlfriend and hang with some friends I knew from Santa Barbara. When I worked there, they had the clothing boutique in front, the head shop in the middle, and the bookstore/magazine section in back. I worked in the book section. I must have read every one of Kurt Saxon's (Poor Man's James Bond) & George Hayduke's (I HAte You, Getting Even, Screw You-An ANgry Man's Guide To Revenge) books, plus plenty of grow books. Glad to hear the place is still around. Did you check out Dream Street (dive bar) or the Texas Tea House (hipster dive bar)? Good places to get a beverage.
Gotta go take care of the brain.........