Eric Matthews

Attended San Bernardino Valley College, held a 3rd class FCC license, had a radio commentary show called "In Passing" on KVCR-FM and KZSC-FM. Went to UCSC in Santa Cruz, Ca.
Performed my last lightshow at San Francisco State University.
Saw the Grateful Dead and the Jefferson Airplane at Marx's Meadow Golden Gate Park at a free concert in 1975. (Blows Against The Empire & Bark..."In nineteen hundred and seventy five all my people rushed from the country side...". Panhandled to go the the "Last Waltz" and got inside for the entire concert.
Worked with Greenpeace from 1977-1979.
Joined the navy from 1979-1985, went to Arizonia State University from 1985-1987, called back into the Navy 1987-1991.
Worked for Cirrus Logic, Computerware, and a whole bunch of companies in the San Francisco Bay Area from 1995 until the great dot com melt down.
Performed MRI Scans from 2006-2009.
Worked for Tuesday Morning 2005-2015
Currently Working for the Department of Veteran's Affairs, since May of 2016
The pictures will tell the other part of the story.

My favorite school story involves an interaction with me and Mr. Wilcox. One day I was putting up some pictures I had made from our old Chief 15 printing press that was used to turn out our newspaper 'The Cannon'. It was a mosaic composition of a series of pictures with a quote from Carl Sandburg, "These are heroes then, Heroes did you say, and why not?" They included Michael Baum and Alison Rose singing together, Lesile Scott at a cheer leader rally at the microphone, the trombone player from from US Steel, a photo of a Tomzack playing football, and the Iwo Jima Memorial. Coming towards me and ripping down pictiures of mushrooms and of a marijuana leaves was Mr. Wilcox. We crossed paths as I was putting my print up. He stopped and looked at me and at the print and said,"Who put this here?" I timidly replied, "I did sir." He looked at the print and looked at me and after what seemed a long, long time, he said," Mathews, I like this. You have here every definition of a hero. I especially like the way you photographed the Iwo Jima Monument." There was a pause, and then Mr. Wilcox asked me, "Can I keep this?" I said "Sure..." somewhat surprised. He took my print and went to the office and placed it in an oak tag folder and placed it on his desk. I can honestly say he blew my mind that day. And for that he will always have my respect and admiration.