“The bar is not on fire,” my son Allen said every time he answered his phone. We were on the way to San Jose to shop for the bar when I got a call from my bartender. There was a faint smell behind the bar like something was burning but she and my cook could […]
Johnny’s is a 49er Faithful bar. My husband, Tommy, is a third generation San Franciscan. My mother was born in San Francisco. Despite being born a little further north myself, some of my most cherished childhood memories spring from the time that I lived in San Francisco. I have lots of reasons to be a […]
The Hollister Motorcycle Rally has been back in play for two years. The revival was made possible because our new Police Chief, Dave Westrick, got behind it. He brought the cost of law enforcement way down, but it continues to be a challenge because of the Fourth of July holiday overtime costs. The idea is […]
Last week I had the privilege of hanging out with a bunch of great Boozefighters in Fort Bragg, CA and Wino Willie Forkner’s daughter, Terrie Dawn in Willits. Wino Willie, the originator of the Boozefighter Motorcycle Club moved to Fort Bragg from the LA area in 1963. He was an avid fisherman who loved the […]
