

| Subject: | Re: Skinny Dick's Halfway Inn |
| From: | Jake de Villiers |
| Date: | Thu, 9 Dec 2010 09:26:08 -0800 |
Pretty much Robert - its called being a citizen or community watch or neighbourhood watch on my planet. On your planet, well, it looks like nobody really cares... On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 9:10 AM, Robert Fisher <garciasghostvw@gmail.com>wrote: > Hey Jake, are you the moderator of the Vanagon list on your planet? > On Dec 9, 2010 8:50 AM, "Jake de Villiers" <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Hey John, is it Friday already where you live ? > > > > On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 1:13 AM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote: > > > >> Tonight I was looking at old pics, travel logs, etc, reminiscing about > >> my living and traveling in Alaska over the years - thinking about such > >> exotic watering holes as Mr. Whitekeys Club in Anchorage, the Red Dog > >> Saloon in Juneau, Malemute Saloon near Fairbanks, Eadies at Kenai, The > >> Blue Goose out Bethel way, the Salty Dawg Saloon on the spit at Homer, > >> and the Bird House Bar near Indian out Turnagain Arm, Sourdough Creek > >> Lodge up near Glenallen - just to name a few. Many of these are gone > >> now, and just fading memories, but the most famous (infamous?)of all I > >> remember was Skinny Dick's Halfway Inn about halfway between Nenana and > >> Fairbanks on the Parks Highway. Last I heard, Skinny sold it some 5-6 > >> years ago, and had since died, but rumors persist, and on the internet > >> there is a lot about the place, some of it even saying Skinny is still > >> living and that the Inn still exists. Hard to tell from the internet > >> just what the truth is. I'm just wondering if any of you Alaska types > >> today know what the status of the old inn actually is. > >> > >> John > >> > >> -- > >> John Rodgers > >> Clayartist and Moldmaker > >> 88'GL VW Bus Driver > >> Chelsea, AL > >> Http://www.moldhaus.com > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Jake > > > > 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX - 'The Grey Van' > > 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Subie - 'Dixie' > > > > Crescent Beach, BC > > > > www.thebassspa.com > > www.crescentbeachguitar.com > > http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27 > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX - 'The Grey Van' 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Subie - 'Dixie' Crescent Beach, BC www.thebassspa.com www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
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