"Jun 2, 2012
San Diego, CA The Antique Bottle Club of San Diego Annual Show & Sale, 9am-3pm, early buyers 8am, at the Al Bahr Shrine Temple, 5440 Kearny Mesa Rd., San Diego, CA. Info: JIM WALKER, PH: (858) 490-9019, Email: jfw@internetter.com Web Site: www.sdbottleclub.org"
Hey Tony,
You missed the big doings in SD by a hair, but you can start lining up for LA:
"Sep 29, 2012
Santa Ana, CA The Los Angeles Historical Bottle Club’s 46th Annual Antique Bottle, Fruit Jar, Antiques & Collectibles Show & Sale will be held at the Santa Ana Elks Lodge, 212 Elk Lane, Santa Ana, California 92701, Dealer setup: 7:00 am – 9:00 am; Early Buyers: $5.00 – 8:00 am – 4:00 pm; General Admission: $3.00 – 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. Info Contact: Don Wippert 818.346.9833 or Email: donwippert@yahoo.com Dick Homme 818.362.3368 website: www.lahbc.org"
Don't forget Reno:
Jul 27-29, 2012
Reno, NV Federation of Historical Bottle Collector’s EXPO at the Grand Sierra Hotel and Resort, Reno, Nevada, Marty Hall, Show Chairman, (775) 852-6045, rosemuley@charter.net
i grew up in orange county..hi neighbor..but i live in san jose now...found some killer dumps there when i was a kid..one at the fullerton golf course, and one of birch ave before the 57 fwy was there it was a huge dump,i remember one guy loading the back of a pickup truck with bottles,round then i found a 1904 v nickle..too cool for a jr high kid!!!
Hi Dan, thanks that's a great story. Yes long gone are the sites of any local dumps around here, and now you need a stack of permits to dig anywhere. Weather still is nice though