Our full name is Roy Orbison Dunkirk....

Our full name is Roy Orbison Dunkirk. The folks liked the singer so much. Played his music all the time, they say. Were listening to his “Oh Pretty Woman” on the night dad had that gleam in his eye.

But that’s ancient history.

The years go by so fast, everything becomes ancient awfully quick. We retire in about 30 years. That’s nothing. A blip. The first 30 have gone by like a rocket.

Dad lived his whole life looking forward to the day he would retire. Spent each working day in a haze. Always talked about retiring. The thought kinda kept him fed and warm. And distant. He kept looking so far forward that he forgot about the floor he was standing on at the time. Well, finally he did retire. Got a gold watch from the post office. A year later, at 66, he was dead.

That won’t happen to us.

Carpe diem .

He not busy being born is busy dying.

Father neither knew Latin nor cared much for Dylan.

Watch the stars and the planets carefully, and keep a close eye on the “June Bugs and Beasties” with the help of Frank Hovore at the the William O. Douglas Outdoor Classroom. The presentation will be held at 2:30 p.m. today at 2600 Franklin Canyon Drive, Beverly Hills. Admission is free. Reservations are necessary. For information, call (213) 964-3939.

The National Park Service and Friends of Satwiwa will hold an American Indian Solstice celebration at 10 a.m. today at Rancho Sierra/Satwiwa Recreation Area, Potrero and Pinehill roads in the Santa Monica Mountains. Admission is free. For information, call (818) 597-1036.

E.B. White’s “Charlotte’s Web” comes to life with the help of the Serendipity Theatre Co. at 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Coronet Theatre, 366 N. La Cienega Blvd. Admission is $10 adults, $6 children under 13. For information, call (213) 652-9199.

The UCLA Center for the Arts will feature the Preservation Hall Jazz Band at the Wadsworth Theatre, Wilshire and Sawtelle boulevards, at 8 p.m. Friday. Ticket prices vary. For information, call (213) 825-9261.