"'Back in the Day' writer Tony Wade, describing himself as a 'humorian' and 'accidental local historian,' writes a lighthearted nonfiction work, 'Growing Up in Fairfield,' a breezy glimpse of his hometown, with social media user input, during the latter half of the 20th century.In short, Wade's prose and conversational approach make it a fun, breezy read that is hard to put down, and, for those of a certain age in Fairfield and elsewhere in Solano County, the question that comes to mind might be 'Why didn't I know about this?' followed by 'Thank you, Tony, thank you for stirring my memory.''? The Reporter - Richard Bammer, The Reporter"It's not a dry history book. Yeah, you'll get the history of Sem Yeto and Gen. Mariano Vallejo and the Chief Solano statue. You'll learn about Captain Waterman and how Fairfield was founded as well as how we replaced Benicia as the county seat. But the real meat of the book covers the nostalgic Fairfield that we all remember, know and love.'? Daily Republic - Kelvin Wade, Daily Republic.