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Nothing, Testosterone in the Red Caboose, Cappi's & Men In Uniform
Made my weekly sojourn into town today. Still can't get used to the skeletal remains of our depot. Anyway, I went to KMart, couldn't remember why I went there, lol, so I bought two patriotic T-shirts for the 4th and a DVD. While I was in the check out line my son called and asked me to join him and my DIL at Mountain Crossing. I drove over there. They weren't in MC - they were in the Caboose. My first time there. Oh - my - gawd, what a dive! The bar stools were all taken by what I surmised to be construction workers. A big lard a** on one end suddenly started yelling at this little bitty skinny guy at the other end. Don't know what it was about other than too much alcohol and testosterone, but that little guy had some big cajones...on to Books 'n' Crannies - what is going on at Cappi's - anybody know? Did they sell, or are they just re-modeling? Then across the street to SaveMart - the parking lot was full of pretty green firetrucks and firefighters from CFS. I dawdled as long as I could in the heat. I suppose they are on their way up north. Man, up where I live there is only one way in and out. If there's a fire and that route is blocked, I guess I'm barbecued! That's ok, still love living up here. Ok, I'm rambling so I'm going to go start reading one of my new books... 20 comments from 9 users
posted by
matokanji
on Jun 28, 2008 at 12:00 AM
I heard that Cappi's sold and that it is going to become a Vietnamese restaurant. That is all that I have heard on it. posted by
GregL
on Jun 28, 2008 at 07:55 AM
That's funny about the Red Caboose. My wife and I like eating at the Mountain Crossing but have never been in the Caboose, always wondered what it was like! posted by
gube
on Jun 28, 2008 at 08:14 AM
The red caboose is one of tehachap last real alcoholic bar......Most people that drink in there will also one day attend Alcoholics anonymous.................. posted by
ProgressoDasani
on Jun 28, 2008 at 09:07 AM
That's ridiculous, gube. The sots at that hole (any Red Caboose sots present excepted of course) won't ever be seen anywhere near AA. But I love the black-on-black paint job, the strange anticipation that you're about to get a shiv between your shoulders, and the grease of uncertain origin lying in the corner under the heat lamp. To me, it just says HOME!! posted by
gube
on Jun 28, 2008 at 12:25 PM
PD what do you have against AA ? posted by
Joty
on Jun 28, 2008 at 12:38 PM
Heat lamp? In the Red Caboose?...hmmm, I think you might be right Gube! Another thing I 'discovered' - a little bitty bowling alley next to the Caboose. Anybody know how long it's been closed and why it closed? It's not like it had competiion! posted by
madkow2747
on Jun 28, 2008 at 12:45 PM
Oh my gosh... if someone manages to keep a Vietnamese restaurant open up here, I'd be like a pig in mud! I love pho and this other dish (I forget what it's called) with lemongrass and vermicelli and beef on top!! YUM YUM YUM!!! posted by
countygirl
on Jun 28, 2008 at 12:50 PM
The good ol' bowling alley. I'm not sure why it closed. It was small and unless you were part of the leagues it was really hard to get a lane. They started having bands play and the light shows for the teens right before they closed. Sniff...Sniff. I miss the bowling alley. I've been to the Red Caboose once. I was with my sister, and the place was packed. I have to admit it was a little scary. I remember the cops came in and had a flyer with a man's picture on it. The guy was wanted and they were looking for him in there.... Right about then I looked at my sister and said, I think it's time to leave!. lol If you like dives.............the Ally Cat in Bakersfield is a MUST! lol I went to go into the bathroom in there and almost died. Peeing myself was a better option. posted by
Joty
on Jun 28, 2008 at 01:15 PM
CG, your story about the cops looking for someone reminded me of what happened to one of my brothers here, gosh probably 30 years ago. He's in construction and was working on a house in I think BVS. He and his partner were in Kelcey's when two cops came in, one stayed by the door, the other one approached my brother's table with his gun drawn, demanded my brother place his hands on the table and to then produce his id. To make a long story short, there had been an escapee from the prison who my brother I guess looked like and someone had called the police. My brother has the same big mouth I do and and when the cop was satisfied my brother wasn't the escaped prisoner, my brother looked at the cop and said, "did you really think that if I was on the run I'da stopped in town for f**king breakfast?" Sigh...back in my younger days - lol - I was a Dive Diva. Me and my two best friends in our shortest, tightest mini-skirts. We weren't drinkers, but loved to dance. We'd stay till closing time then go out to breakfast, sometimes with the band. My son was introduced to his wife by one of the bartenders at the Caboose. They like to go have lunch there once in awhile but they both no longer drink, thank goodness. posted by
ProgressoDasani
on Jun 28, 2008 at 05:29 PM
no heat lamp?...maybe it was a just a steam table. I'm usually too busy looking over my shoulder to notice many details. And really gube - what exactly makes you think I have anything against AA? It was a pretty short post and I've read it several times, but maybe I missed something.... posted by
gube
on Jun 28, 2008 at 06:27 PM
sorry PD I miss read your post......................my bad posted by
storilori
on Jun 28, 2008 at 10:21 PM
Aaaahhhh, the " Cabooty "! I had the " shoulda left when I could " experience. I got My " Cabooty " kicked there once, by " Shezilla ", other than that, good times. I wouldn't want to see it in the day, well, w/the lights on. I remember the bowling alley. My girlfriend & I used to come up to visit my G's years ago, & we'd go there @ night. We were sure that was the only place open. If I only knew I'd be blogging about,some 18 or so yrs, later. Joty, the friend, graduated from MUHS, real close to your daughter. posted by
TK
on Jun 29, 2008 at 12:15 AM
Oh gosh, the bowling alley has been closed nine or ten years I think. I don't think they could break even operating it. I didn't know we had a real, alcohol-serving bar in town. Why haven't the church people shut it down like the Branch Office? Shouldn't they have their infants and toddlers in their arms at nine o'clock at night, parading in front of the bar, pointing out how the children in the community are being harmed by the bar? posted by
Joty
on Jun 29, 2008 at 07:29 AM
Temperance in Tehachapi TK? No way! lol.... posted by
ProgressoDasani
on Jun 29, 2008 at 09:59 AM
The Branch Office wasn't harassed until it brought in bikini dancers. This had been preceded by several exhibitionist patrons, egged on by management to twirl around a pole it had installed. An excellent example of a grass-roots public effort by dedicated community volunteers resulted in a successful defense of Tehachapi. Had they not done it, the VFW location would be a strip bar today. The bar at the Summit Motel is also in the city limits.
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