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From: suki@reed.UUCP (Monica Nosek)
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Subject: Re: Fast Times At Ridgemont High
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Date: Fri, 22-Feb-85 18:57:26 EST
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Well, from what I gathered when the book first came out, the
school was Redondo Union High School in Redondo Beach,
California.  Redondo is a beach community in LA County and
adjoins Torrance, where I grew up and went to school.  Assuming
that this information is correct, I can surmise that the mall
involved is Del Amo Mall in Torrance, and that Jeff Spicoli is
perhaps every stoned surfer ever to grace Southern
California's beaches.  There is a Swenson's ice cream parlor
in Del Amo, as in the Town Center in the book, so that rings
true as far as Stacy's job is concerned.  Their football team
is the Redondo Seahawks, but I really don't know if the
Ridgemont Raider saga happened like it did in the book.  
	I thought the book was far superior to the movie, if a
bit roughly put together.  I was really disappointed that the
makers of the movie should cash in on the "valley girl" craze
by setting the story in such a trendy val way.  I thought the
beach community aspect was an important one, especially where
Spicoli was concerned.  Ah well, I suppose Hollywood will be
Hollywood.
	"Read it.  Know it.  Live it."
		Monica