"The Wild Days. NLP 1972 to 1981" - читать интересную книгу автора (McClendon Terrence C.)

Chapter One. Santa Cruz Bridge Trolls

Richard Bandler in 1972 was a student at the University of California at Santa Cruz. The city of Santa Cruz, population 40,000 in 1972, sits languishly on the Monterey Bay directly across from the historic state capital of Monterey. The temperate climate of Santa Cruz and its unique environment afford you the pleasure of its many beaches and cool redwood groves.

The occasional bridge troll can still be found under the Water Street bridge, one of the last strongholds of the American Hippy, where a tourist is confronted with River, Water and Ocean Streets and wonders which way to the beach. The home of The Hook at Pleasure Point and Steamer Lanes, the surfers mecca. For those in the know about crystals, pyramids and tarot, Santa Cruz's stature is equal to that of the Bermuda Triangle, Boulder Colorado and other high energy windows to the universe. The home of Alfred Hitchcock, Jay Silverheels of the Lone Ranger and Tonto, Shirley Temple, Frank Herbert, Gregory Bateson, Baba Ram Dass, Santana, The Doobie Brothers, Tom Smothers and more.

The University is tucked away amongst the redwood groves overlooking the city of Santa Cruz and the Pacific Ocean. Its peaceful atmosphere lends itself to almost anything except serious academia.

Richard used to walk around the university campus looking like he just came home from a street fight on the back streets of San Jose. His hair was longish and he sported a goatee. He was rarely without his knife on his hip. Now everyone knows that anything could happen to anybody at anytime, in nowhere. However I believe Richard used to take that literally even in the quiet calm atmosphere of the university.

Richard Wayne Bandler grew up in San Jose, California. You could liken his childhood to that of the "cats and jammer" kids - ragamuffins around the block. At one time Richard's family owned a restaurant and he used to hang around and watch his mother cook which gave Richard a natural ability for cooking. On the odd occasion that I would visit him at his Bonny Doon house he has cooked some fantastic meals.

Richard however, wasn't able to fully appreciate the benefits of his own cooking. During his escapades as a child he received a wound to his stomach which he led me to believe was a knife wound. Part of his intestines were removed so he wasn't able to digest some fresh vegetables. He is a great believer in meat and has a bias for a certain French restaurant on Ocean Street in Santa Cruz.

Richard graduated from Freemont High School and entered Foothills College in the Los Altos Hills. After two years he transferred to the university at Santa Cruz where he began a major in mathematics and computer sciences, later transferring his interest to the behavioural sciences.