I was born in Bakersfield as well ( I guess we are neighbors in a round about way). I am fair skinned and a red head. :)Bakersfield was just not my cup of tea. But I go back every three months or so. I can't get over how much it keeps growing. We used to drive out along Stockdale highway when I was in high school and there was nothing. Just brush and some scattered houses. Now Rosedale is even growing with leaps and bounds. My parents still love it though. It's really changing.
I'm 51...graduated in 1970. Delano High School.
May I ask where/when you went to school?
:)