Joe Mock often worshiped the sun, sitting on a beach towel, wearing faded gym shorts and puka shells. He laughed, smiled, and got a tan while listening to a dented transistor radio.
Joe was usually serenaded through the speaker by Vin Scully and a Dodgers game, or by the classic rock and roll he championed.
Sunny Joe seemed on a religious crusade or political campaign to spread rock throughout Santa Barbara, converting even the most reluctant souls to rock on.
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