ON THE ROAD

No trip to Texas would be complete without a stop in Waco. Only about 10 minutes off the interstate that runs between Dallas and San Antonio, you can tour the Branch Dividian Compound.

For a small "donation," the surviving members of the sect (who also carry guns) will let you check out the remnants of the infamous raid. I've got a great picture of me and a buddy pretending to dive into their now-abandoned swimming pool.

 

In Indy on Saturday. Been there a few times but need a refresher course on the downtown bars near Conseco.

Don't give me Broad Ripple, just downtown. Thanks.

Also might want a steak before the game.

Any ideas? Thanks, guys!

 

I must be hallucinating. I thought I had already posted.

Any suggestions for cheap accomodation around Cooperstown. ?

We're planning a trip there in the spring and we're always up for cheap motels. Doesn't have to be right in Cooperstown--anywhere within 1/2 hour would be OK.

 

I'm not sure there's anything within half an hour of Cooperstown. When I visited I stayed at a place more than an hour away.

 

Fresh venison.

 

I will surprise even myself and suggest St. Elmo's for the steak. A lot of people had said it had gone down hill a few years ago and was living off its reputation, and I agreed based on a couple visits. But then I went about a year ago because someone else in our group wanted to go, and it was a great meal. Or Ruth's Chris is in that same immediate area if you like that. Always good.

 

Only cheap ones are in Oneonta, I think.

 

Reservation made for St. Elmo's. Thanks.

 

If you're in Sacramento, I must recommend California Fats, down in the Old Sac area of town. As a matter of fact, you'll probably want to spend a few hours just scoping out Old Sac, about three square blocks of shops, restaurants and cobblestone streets.

California Fats has an unbelievable chef and an unbelievable menu.

 

If anybody has 15 minutes to spare for dinner one day and decides to head up to Tahoe, you've got to try the Christy Hill restaurant. It's owned by old friends of mine, and it's absolutely fantastic -- though a little upscale.

The menu changes I think every three weeks, but there's always some great stuff there.

http://www.christyhill.com

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Having wasted an hour or two at the St. Elmo's bar, I can heartily recommend the Samuel L. Smith Organic Lager; great beer I've found nowhere else.

 

Does Rob Lowe play sax at this St. Elmo's?

Does Emilio Estevez wait tables?

Is the logo of the club "Come to where your future is lyin?"

Sorry. But I can't believe Guy didn't beat me to the punch here.