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Ode To Teacher
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Dan Carino
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May 17, 2008
Ode To Teacher
Long Beach State is losing one of its most beloved teachers: Gerald Locklin. Locklin is retiring after 43-years of teaching English. Former student Dave Alvin, who's best known for starting the seminal LA roots band The Blasters, reads a poem honoring Locklin.

Long Beach State is losing one of its most beloved teachers: Gerald Locklin. Locklin is retiring after 43-years of teaching English. Former student Dave Alvin, who's best known for starting the seminal LA roots band The Blasters, reads a poem honoring Locklin.

Long Beach State is losing one of its most beloved teachers: Gerald Locklin. Locklin is retiring after 43-years of teaching English. Former student Dave Alvin, who's best known for starting the seminal LA roots band The Blasters, reads a poem honoring Locklin.