heehhe Jeff yep.. but is kinda different
If i'll be able to come to California once in life.. i'll call you and make you Amatriciana
Btw, few oil, brown some onion (few of them) and remove once they take gold color, put some bacon (little cubes of bacon) in oil, make them roast and put half glass of white wine in it, once wine is evaporated put tomato souce and make it cook for about 15mins.
Regarding pasta, you need to find "bucatini" pasta (if you can find Barilla is much better.. ive ate pasta you got in usa, and... well.. use Barilla thats is italian

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Once pasta is ready, put pasta in the sauce and make it cook for 2 minutes turning it to make souce stick with the pasta.
Once done, you would need pecorino chees and parmigiano chees, put in it.. and voilà

hope i did explain well and you will be able to replicate it
Take a look here for how should look and for the recipe (use mine should be little better)
Regards