but it sounds like you have the deal in hand already. Anyone else interested, drop me an email and I can send a scan - rather worn-down specimen.

The poker room is kept locked when not in use. Think they have 1 or 2 tables, only play poker and use only $1 chips, and it's open for only the minimum time to maintain their gaming license (8 hours per week, spread over a 2-day period). It's an alcove on the north side of the building, past the bar and opposite the pool table. Get to the men's bathroom in the back, you've gone too far. Except the time I was in there, I really needed to use it, so it wasn't too far, if you get my point.

Hearst also imported some wonderful old British clay firebricks. Some of the locals apparently grabbed his excess and they can now be seen in driveways in Cayucos. A house around the block from the Old Cayucos Tavern has Cowens and Snowballs in the driveway. But now you must think I am the one acting Cuckoo.