- You remember when the "Staples" at Treat & Clayton was "Lucky"
- You remember when "Longs Drugs" on Treat was "PayLess"
- You remember when "TJ Maxx" on Clayton was "Alpha Beta" and next door was "Thrifty's" (with the cylinder scoop ice cream, mmm)
- You remember when the Dome Theatre was "Century Theatres" and used to show big budget films (Jurassic Park was awesome in that theatre)
- You know that "Taco Acapulco" (next door to McD's on Clayton) used to be "Taco Bell"
- You remember when "Nation's" on Clayton was a "Mel's"
- You know that the gas station across the street from Burger King has a pump that gives you more gas than you're really paying for.
- You've looked at those two water tanks above Turtle Creek, but have no idea how to get there.
- You've used the euphamism "White Trash Burger" or "Tweek Burger" when suggesting a trip to "1/4 lb. Big Burger"
- You've met and befriended Leslie or Tony at "Diablo Foods"
- "Diablo" is pronounced 'Die-a-blow'
- You remember that the gas station and Starbucks used to be empty lots, and a good place to do burnouts.
- You've made a late night purchase at the "Drive Thru Liquor"
- You've purchased Concord High sports gear at "Sports 4 All"
- You lived near De La Salle, but didn't know one person who actually went there.
- You had nightmares about the Naval Weapon Station being bombed.
- You've been excited upon seeing snow at the top of Mt. Diablo.
- You swore that Pittsburg and the Monument area were the worst ghettos you've ever seen.
- "Roller World" was the place to be on a Friday night
- Monte Gardens was nicknamed "Muddy Gutters", and you always spelled Wren Avenue wrong.
- Only the Latinos knew what "El Dorado" meant.
- Ygnacio is pronounced "Ig-nay-she-oh" in Ygnacio Valley Road.
- Walnut Creek is full of yuppies and Clayton is full of hicks
- You remember the ice skating rink and movie theatre at the Sun Valley Mall
- You remember when Sun Valley Mall used to have more class.
- You've bought a burger at Nation's, then gone to Jack in the Box for curly fries, then made a U-turn to 7-Eleven for a Super Big Gulp
- You've made a special trip to Clayton because that's where the closest Carl's Jr. is.
- You've had your hair cut by the old guys at "Hairs The Place" or "Holbrook Haircuts"
- You've seen that old bearded guy riding down Clayton Rd. in his "trike" motorcycle with all the flags on it.
- You've experienced the joy that is "Barney's Hickory Pit"
- The people living on the hills above Cowell Rd. were considered "Rich Folk"
- You remember the "Capri Theatre" (or "Crapi") before it was a church.
- "Park 'N Shop" was of no use to you until "Fry's Electronics" moved into the place where "Levitz" used to be.
- Cheese Zombies were possibly the greatest things you'd ever tasted.
- You were confounded by "The Spirit Poles"
- "Memory Lane" was the best place to buy baseball cards and old records.
- "Kasper's" had some pretty good hot dogs, but the "Hot Dog Palace" was where it's at.
- You've made it from Kirker Pass all the way to Galindo driving on Concord Blvd, without hitting a red light.
- You still wonder if there's anything in that water tower at the corner of Concord Blvd & Denkinger.
- The yearly carnival held in the Concord High parking lot is the best place in town to get shot.
- "Skipolini's Pizza" is the only valid reason to ever venture into downtown Clayton.
- You've gone to Buchanan Airfield at night and yelled at the top of your lungs.
- You've taken I-680 to go from Willow Pass Rd. to Monument Blvd.
- You've gone on a bike ride along the Contra Costa Canal
- You have no idea what "Contra Costa" means (and even if you do, you're saying it wrong like this "Cahntra Cahsta")
- You knew all about the Elks Lodge, but had never set foot inside.
- You thought "Peppermill" was a classy joint.
- During your driving test you had to take that one really tight corner at 15 mph, then you vowed never to take it that slow ever again.
- J.J. North's was the funnest place to go out to lunch with a huge group friends.
- You went to DVC right after high school and were instantly disgusted upon seeing all the same people.
- Your town's former mayor looked like a burned out Tammy Faye Baker. This is the former mayor:
- "Pixie Playland" was your favorite place as a little kid.
- Concord Little League was way better than that handicapped J.O.B.L.
- You played or cheered for Concord Cobras Youth Football and all your coaches were Raiders fans.
- "Matt's Game Exchange" used to be cool.
- You know to never park your car over night on Detroit Ave.
- You've seen Colfax St. go from a 2-way to a 1-way then back to a 2-way street.
- AgainWhat was with those "Spirit Poles"?
- "Water World USA" is the only way to remind people where your town is.
- "WCC: West Cape Cod" made you laugh until you cried, they were a local gang.
- You've been to Clayton Valley Bowlnuff said.
- You remember that dive "Bourbon Street" used to be called "Lindee's"
- You don't understand how the "T.R. Grill" stays in business.
- You remember the original "The Old Hangout", then the new "The Old Hangout" then new NEW "The Old Hangout"
- You've seen the "Eyeball" on Marsh Creek Road
- You've heard rumors about "legal drag races" goin' on every weekend somewhere down Marsh Creek Road.
- You've driven through downtown Martinez and said "This is really nice"
- You've been to the Saturday Flea Market at "Solano Drive-In"
- You've never actually gone to see a movie at the "Solano Drive-In"
- You thought you were gonna score at Cowell Pool
- You never knew about the ammunition explosion that took place at Port Chicago in 1944 and killed 300 people.
- As a kid, at night you saw the lights of the oil refineries and chemical plants and imagined you were living on another planet.
- You've witnessed that drawl the older Concord natives speak with.
- You've been to or have laughed at "The Singing Flag" for 4th of July
- You remember when Pleasant Hill's fireworks were impressive.
- Taking either Clayton Rd. or Concord Blvd when heading downtown was always a flip of the coin decision.
- You remember when the BART train's last stop was the Concord stop.
- You could go to Lyon's anytime during the weekend and find at least 20 people from school also eating there.
- "Memorial Hill" was a good place for a picnic, and a sunset.
- You swear you'll never move back
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