We arrived early morning; sky was clear and bright. Tom went up to the control room to get started while Trish and I emptied the Van. We had never been here before, so this was all new. We were excited. But we only had a few...

1983, New York Tom sent me this picture while visiting his grandma in New York. He took the Totem with him, and of course, the local kids loved it. The ‘Cyclops' glasses were just a coincidence, and it didn't take long to draw a crowd. A news...

Much of the facility looked like a prison, except for the lounge. It was a fun space, everything was orange and brightly lit. The furniture looked like it was from outer space. We loved it. The ceilings were high and curvy, all the way back...

The Office 1977: I would often see Tom out in the yard on smoke breaks as my window was right there. And the Totem was always with him; it followed him everywhere. We often joked that it was his little pet. Tom was brought in through Berkeley;...