10/11/14 - Prescott

We started out the morning at a local 'hot rod' get together in a small shopping center and talked to people about their cars and the hot rod scene in Prescott.  Tim's wife, Mitsy, worked for the same company that Rob used to work for.  Tim and Mitsy live one block down the street from Rob and Gail.  Another gentleman that lives in this small community has a son who lives in Longview, Washington, and  Joe ran into someone that was stationed in Catloe, Vietnam, the same time he was there.  This is getting to be in a very small world!

We came back to Rob's and Gail's, had a bite to eat, and took a nap.  Then we were off to old town Prescott for the art festival at the Courthouse Square.  After looking at booths of wares (Saturday  market) we decided to venture into old town.  We were one block from Whiskey Row so, after viewing the art booths, we walked  that way.  We started at Bricks and Bones Bar.  They ahve great nachos with tuna on top.  Then we went on to the Bird Cage, and  The Palace Hotel.  These two buildings have amazing histories,   The Palace reopened in 1901 after a fire.  How they made it through prohibition we are not sure.  The Earp brothers, Doc Holiday, Big Nose Kate, and Wild Bill Hickok's photos are on the walls from when they visited there.  Junior Bonner, a Steve McQueen's movie, was filmed at The Palace.  There is a picture of Jim at Jersey Lilly's above The Palace.  She was known as Lilly Langtry and was a very well known actor of her day .  She was never considered a great actress but Judge Roy Bean, the Prince of Wales, and Oscar Wilde were fascinated by her.  Little Egypt, a traveling burlesque dancer, danced at The Palace in 1910.   

Oh, and by the way, Rob started a Sea Hawks conversation with someone next to him at Jersey Lilly's balcony and discovered her sister was a high school classmate of Rob's in Pullman, Washington.  (Again, a small world!)

We continued down Whiskey Row and came across a wedding party and were invited to the reception!    Saint Micheal's Hotel was our last stop at the end of Whiskey Row.

We headed back to the car and traveled to the Black Hole Beer Company for pumpkin beer tasting.  Our sampler was interesting but nothing outstanding like Portland's brewing company.

Rob and Gail prepared a BBQ chicken dinner and are planning our next great adventure.