* * * * * For several months rumors had been swirling round “Goldy,” concerning a merger with Air California, an aggressive, up and coming, intrastate airline operating with a fleet of B-737s out of Orange County. Unfortunately, Robertson, the wealthy farmer that owned “Goldy’s” majority stock, killed the merger since he didn’t want his “toy” becoming too big. Had the merger solidified, I would have rolled dice and stayed put. Alternatively, my left testicle became uncomfortable with “Goldy’s” future. Therefore Val and I started looking at other airline options for me. O nce again my left testicle proved to be correct, dear reader. By 1987 Air California was taken over by AMR Corp. – the parent company of American Airlines...