Through the columns, Allen evolves from, in his own words, “a wannabe Dave Barry” looking to hone his craft at a regional paper before moving on to the big leagues into someone who grew to love the area he covered and never left. “On Track” at its best offers small vignettes — an Ontario man who built a life-sized replica of the Iwo Jima flag-raising sculpture in his frontyard, a remembrance of Jack Benny’s Rancho Cucamonga, a Tupperware exhibit at an Upland museum. (“Admission is free. So is burping the merchandise,” Allen concluded in one of his trademark nice-guy teases.)
Source: latimes.com – Los Angeles Times