BACK TO NORMAL?

BY REX

BACK TO NORMAL? JUST WHAT IS NORMAL WHEN YOU LIVE LIFE IN A CAMPER? HOW DO NORMAL 50+ YEAR OLD PEOPLE WITH NO RESPONSIBILITIES, NO MONEY, OR NO FAMILY AROUND REALLY ACT? ARE WE NORMAL? OH WELL, THE "HAPPY CAMPERS" ARE BACK IN THE SAME STATE ANYWAY. FRIDAY MARY RETURNS TO WORK AT HARVEYS FOR THE SUMMER.


AFTER A WALMART RUN, WE RETURNED TO NEVADA'S OLDEST SALOON. IT'S LOCATED IN NEVADA'S FIRST TOWN, GENOA. IT'S LOCATED IN THE BEAUTIFUL CARSON VALLEY. THE BAR OPENED IN 1853. THE STRUCTURE IS THE ORIGINAL RED BRICK AND POSSIBLY THE ORIGINAL WOOD FLOOR AND COBWEBS. THE BACKBAR MIRROR WAS IMPORTED FROM GLASGLOW, SCOTLAND IN 1840. WHEN YOU SHINE A FLASHLIGHT AT IT YOU CAN SEE THE DIAMOND FLECKS IN THE GLASS.






FAMOUS CUSTOMER'S INCLUDE, MARK TWAIN, ULYSSES S. GRANT, "TEDDY" ROOSEVELT, CAROL LOMBARD, CLARK GABLE, RICHARD BOONE, RONNIE HOWARD, RED SKELETON, ALL THE NEVADA GOVERNORS, WILLIE NELSON, CHARLIE DANIELS, MERLE HAGGARD, WAYLON JENNINGS, JOHNNY CASH, SLIM PICKENS, JOHN DENVER AND RAQUEL WELCH.

WHEN RAQUEL WELCH VISITED SHE WAS ASKED TO LEAVE HER BRA HANGING FROM THE CEILING FOR THEIR COLLECTION. SHE AGREED BUT INSISTED THAT ALL OTHERS BE REMOVED - AND THEY WERE! HER'S IS THE BLACK LEOPARD PRINT HANGING ON THE ANTLERS.

MOVIES FILMED IN THE BAR INCLUDED, "THE SHOOTIST" WITH JOHN WAYNE, "CHARLEY VARRICK" WITH WALTER MATHAU, "HONKEY TONK MAN" WITH CLINT EASTWOOD, "MISERY" WITH JAMES CANN, AND MOST RECENTLY, "TILL THE RIVER RUNS DRY" WITH ANN MARGARET.

IN THE MID-80'S THE COOR'S BEER COMPANY CAME TO FILM A BEER COMMERCIAL. UNFORTUNATELY, THE LOCALS WHO WERE EXTRAS, DIDN'T LIKE COOR'S. THEY EMPTIED THEIR CANS, AND FILLED THEM WITH BUDWEISER, AND PROCEED WITH THE FILMING.

IF ONLY THESE WALLS COULD TALK !!!